48 hours… and then sailing.
It was a quick trip home. I flew into Detroit arriving at 5 a
The adventure started at 5 am in Detroit. Pat picked me up at the airport with a 90 lb dog in tow. Little did London know but this was the day that he & I would part ways.
After a quick nap we began our journey to grand rapids. We arrived in shortly after 11.30 an stopped to have lunch with my peers from my old job. (FTC&H) It was a nice lunch…. Stories all around & some yummy food. After bidding these friends farewell we headed for my mom’s school. This was mom’s chance to say good-bye to London & for here kids to learn a little bit about service dogs. They had some great questions & it was a quick little stay…it was a fun way to prep London for our final hours together.
By the time we arrived at PAWS with a Cause headquarters it was almost 2 o’clock. There was no fan-fare or any kind of ceremony just a hand written note on the wall welcoming him into training. I just met Julie (the foster puppy coordinator) and handed him over. He was anxious to investigate his new surrounding & quickly disappeared behind the door.
The rest of the evening seemed to fly buy. We stopped at river town crossing to pick up Mark from work… Well it took us almost an hour to complete this task because as soon as I walked in I say Kelley and she said you need new boots. Well I wasn’t planning on spending any money at the mall but some how I walked out spending almost $300. Which seem like a lot (and frankly is) but it was well worth the money. I bought 3 pairs of shoes (all retailing for about $100) & a nice Patagonia soft shell & a Patagonia shirt.
After finally making it out of the mall Pat, mark, & I all met Derek for a quick beer & some wings. It was great to see Derek again if only for a short time. The next item on our little adventure was to enjoy the splendor of Grand Rapids…. So we headed to yesterdog then mulligan's, and then to Billy’s where we listened to a live blues band and danced the night away… But that wasn’t the end of the evening. After the bar closed we headed home. Tired & feeling “GOOD”. We dropped mark off at headed back to my parents… a trip that should have only been a 10 minutes. Even in the blowing & drifting snow. Well some how we ended up in a place that neither of us recognized and by the time we arrived at my parents it was 4 am (2hours later) but the funny thing was my mom got up and chatted with us for almost an hour.
Saturday was a little slower paced, I relaxed, napped & visited with the parents. As we headed back to Detroit we were able to meet up with Jamie Reuben, john, and heather. WE had a great dinner & caught up. Everyone’s timing was perfect we all arrived from our various errands within minutes of each other. After dinner and conversation we continued to Detroit to visit Parks & Nicole, Who just had a baby in January it was nice to see them and thier new son. We chatted for a couple hours & then departed to get some sleep. My flight back to Seattle was in less than 10 hours.
So it was a great trip which some awesome friends. Pat was a great help since he drove me everywhere. I am sitting on the airplane writing this and as soon as we land (Rio & I) I will be preparing to spend the rest of the afternoon sailing.
Just another weekend in the life of geoff…
The adventure started at 5 am in Detroit. Pat picked me up at the airport with a 90 lb dog in tow. Little did London know but this was the day that he & I would part ways.
After a quick nap we began our journey to grand rapids. We arrived in shortly after 11.30 an stopped to have lunch with my peers from my old job. (FTC&H) It was a nice lunch…. Stories all around & some yummy food. After bidding these friends farewell we headed for my mom’s school. This was mom’s chance to say good-bye to London & for here kids to learn a little bit about service dogs. They had some great questions & it was a quick little stay…it was a fun way to prep London for our final hours together.
By the time we arrived at PAWS with a Cause headquarters it was almost 2 o’clock. There was no fan-fare or any kind of ceremony just a hand written note on the wall welcoming him into training. I just met Julie (the foster puppy coordinator) and handed him over. He was anxious to investigate his new surrounding & quickly disappeared behind the door.
The rest of the evening seemed to fly buy. We stopped at river town crossing to pick up Mark from work… Well it took us almost an hour to complete this task because as soon as I walked in I say Kelley and she said you need new boots. Well I wasn’t planning on spending any money at the mall but some how I walked out spending almost $300. Which seem like a lot (and frankly is) but it was well worth the money. I bought 3 pairs of shoes (all retailing for about $100) & a nice Patagonia soft shell & a Patagonia shirt.
After finally making it out of the mall Pat, mark, & I all met Derek for a quick beer & some wings. It was great to see Derek again if only for a short time. The next item on our little adventure was to enjoy the splendor of Grand Rapids…. So we headed to yesterdog then mulligan's, and then to Billy’s where we listened to a live blues band and danced the night away… But that wasn’t the end of the evening. After the bar closed we headed home. Tired & feeling “GOOD”. We dropped mark off at headed back to my parents… a trip that should have only been a 10 minutes. Even in the blowing & drifting snow. Well some how we ended up in a place that neither of us recognized and by the time we arrived at my parents it was 4 am (2hours later) but the funny thing was my mom got up and chatted with us for almost an hour.
Saturday was a little slower paced, I relaxed, napped & visited with the parents. As we headed back to Detroit we were able to meet up with Jamie Reuben, john, and heather. WE had a great dinner & caught up. Everyone’s timing was perfect we all arrived from our various errands within minutes of each other. After dinner and conversation we continued to Detroit to visit Parks & Nicole, Who just had a baby in January it was nice to see them and thier new son. We chatted for a couple hours & then departed to get some sleep. My flight back to Seattle was in less than 10 hours.
So it was a great trip which some awesome friends. Pat was a great help since he drove me everywhere. I am sitting on the airplane writing this and as soon as we land (Rio & I) I will be preparing to spend the rest of the afternoon sailing.
Just another weekend in the life of geoff…
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