And she did! Then I found out where they went and I was so mad because I wanted to go too! Mama and Papa went back to New York for the weekend. I miss New York. I miss my friends and I miss peeing in the park and I miss going to the Great Hill with Jackie and Uncle Roland, and Mama and Papa got to do all those things! [Note from Mama: We did NOT pee in the park.] I was jealous.
But they went back for a very sad reason. Papa used to work for a man who is very smart, and he had a wife who was also very smart, but she got sick and passed away in May. They held a memorial service for her over the weekend, which is where people stand up and say nice things and people remember someone who died. Mama said it was a very nice service and that the lady who passed away was very cool and Mama and Papa admired her very much. They were glad they went.
They were also glad they got to see some friends, but they couldn't see all of them. Mama and Papa have a lot of friends, and they haven't been away that long! Mama says she will go back to New York again and see more people.
But this time... hoo boy! Mama and Papa stayed with Miss Kimberly, who used to live across the hall from us but now lives in a nice building 10 blocks away. Miss Kimberly is very cool and was always so nice, and Mama and Papa think she is the bestest for letting them stay with her. Miss Kimberly has a doggy named Brooklyn (I've talked about her before) who doesn't like other doggies but she likes people a lot and she loves my papa. Mama and Papa brought Miss Brooklyn a toy, and she destroyed it!
That is the stuffing from her elephant. Silly Miss Brooklyn! But later on she calmed down and snuggled with my papa. She is a lucky doggy.
Before the memorial service, Mama decided to go see Uncle Roland and Jackie! She went to our old building! She got there early because she wanted to see Mr. Arnold and get a treat from him [Note from Mama: I did not expect a treat from Arnold], but when she got there, he was gone! Mr. Yasin, who still works at our old building, said Mr. Arnold now works at another place nearby. That made Mama kinda sad. But she got over it, because she got to see Uncle Roland and Jackie!!! Mama went with them to the Great Hill and saw the other doggies, then she went for coffee, just like old times. Mama said it was so nice to see Jackie, and that Jackie was so excited to see her and kept sniffing around looking for me! I miss Jackie lots and lots.
After the service, Mama and Papa hung out with Miss Kimberly, then the three of them and Uncle Roland went out to dinner. They talked about me and Brooklyn and Jackie a lot, because we are their kids.
On Sunday, Mama went back to the Hill, and this time she took Papa. It was very chilly. Papa borrowed a hoodie from Uncle Roland but he gave it back, which makes me sad because Papa would have smelled like Uncle Roland if he had kept the hoodie.
Then they went to Brooklyn (the borough, not the doggy) because Mama and Papa happened to be in town during the Badass Fall Festival! It was so exciting! They got to see lots of people they like, like Miss Hilary who takes great pictures, and Miss Danielle and Miss Janine. Mama also met Miss Danielle's and Miss Janine's doggies for the first time-- they are my Internet friends and I like them a whole lot and I was jealous. Here's Miss Betty trying some Evermore Pet Food, which is made by Miss Sharkita's mama. Miss Betty thought it was delicious!
Miss Betty has a brother named Mr. Bugsy. Mama got to hold him. He is very cute and has big bug eyes.
And here is my mama with Miss Betty, later at the bar:
Mama and Papa also met Miss Greta! She is very big and hound-y and everyone likes her a lot. Mama said she was very nice and she snuggled my mama.
Then Papa had to leave for the airport. Mama was very sad. So her friends cheered her up and they went to a bar and hung out with other Badass parents. Mama and Miss Janine got to meet Mr. Alvin, who is special even though he is a Chihuahua and I don't like Chihuahuas.
Mr. Alvin had a broken jaw when he was a stray doggy, and it never fully healed. His mama, Miss Jenny, adopted him and got him as fixed up as she could, but he will always have problems with his jaw. His tongue sticks out the side of his mouth and it is very funny, but I would not like that very much. Still, he is a fun doggy and he and Mama got along very well.
Mama stayed in Brooklyn for a while, then she met some people for dinner, including Aunt Mariann who is very pretty and I like her. Aunt Mariann wants to visit and see me! She should.
Mama stayed an extra day in New York so she could work. She had meetings all day and then a flight. Papa picked me up this morning-- I had a bath before he came so I am clean now!-- and I looked all over the house for Mama, but she wasn't there. It was very distressing! Then we got in the car and I didn't know where we were going. We went to a big place with lots of lights and people, then all of a sudden there was my mama! I was so excited! I missed her so much! We went to dinner and I sat outside and guarded the table and let the nice lady rub my butt, then we came home and I went right to sleep. I like having my whole family around me.
Mama said it was kind of weird being in New York, because they hadn't been away that long. It was like she had only taken a trip. But she missed our house in Raleigh very much. I asked Mama what she missed most about New York and she said she missed her people the most, that it's very nice to see friends she loves, and that she misses having Uncle Roland down the hall and Miss Kimberly nearby. But she said it was hard, because she still feels like New York is home, yet she doesn't have a home there. She said she doesn't miss the subway and the loud people and the expensive drinks, though.
I hope Mama's and Papa's friends come visit us in Raleigh so we can show them around and tell them how nice it is, so maybe they'll move here and Mama can have her friends in a place she likes and I can have my house and my backyard. I will start with Uncle Roland!
No comments:
Post a Comment