I am incredibly excited to be going to Chicago for Thanksgiving! I get to relax for almost a week, see family, sleep in, etc. I know once I get out of the airport tomorrow night, I'll breathe a massive sigh of relief.
I'm dreading going through security again, especially on one of the busiest travel days of the year. At least we made the decision to travel Tuesday instead of Wednesday, so hopefully it won't be quite as crazy. I wish we could have driven, but we just don't have enough time off work to spend a day and a half driving each way.
I'll have my fingers crossed that the trend of easy-going, friendly Southwest employees continues. We'll be at their mercy as to whether or not Molly will be allowed to come with us, since they have to decide if she can "stand and turn around comfortably". We do have reservations and a backup plan to board her in case they won't let us take her with us, but I really don't want to do that-- in my opinion, she's too young to be left at a kennel, and I'm worried that she'll be upset with us for a long time (and possibly lose some of the trust she's gained in us [she is a shelter dog after all, and who knows what abandonment she experienced before we got her]) and maybe even get sick from the other dogs. So I'm being stubborn and I'm trying to keep her with us. We'll see.
Of course, having a dog through security will be OH SO MUCH FUN. Maybe the TSA will choose her for extra screening and then kick us out because she won't hold still for the full-body scan.
Still, it will all be worth it to see our families. And all I'll have to worry about after Tuesday is if they'll let us bring her back! Molly, don't grow next week. Please!
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