Live from Japan!

This week we have been busily packing and preparing for our move. It has become more real with each box that is packed, each item that is put away. But I don’t feel that the reality really hit until we had to say our first goodbye.

Today we had to drive our kitty, Eva, up to Wisconsin where she will live while we are in Japan. To those of you that aren’t pet owners it may sound trite, but this was one of the most difficult things we had to do. And it still makes me tear up just thinking about it.

For the past few days she definitely knew something was up. Her whole world was being packed into boxes and moved around. We were so busy that we barely had a spare moment to sit down and pet her. But last night, when we took one last trip to Target and picked her up some new cat toys it really hit us. Before I even knew what was happening I was sobbing in the aisles of Target trying to pick out which catnip mouse she might like best. It was pitiful.

I know that moving her up to Wisconsin was our only choice. She is staying with my uncle, who I trust will love her and take care of her as well as we would have. In some respects he may even do a better job. For one, I know he is certainly better about brushing his cats. Even though I know it was the right thing to do and that she will be safe and well taken care of, I will miss her. She is my fuzzy buddy after all.