On the Road...and Again

Genius Golfer and I, along with Grandmama, are heading to San Diego today for a very quick trip. Miss Larisa is getting married tomorrow in the Golden State and we are headed down for her wedding. Then we are headed right back to try to make it to The Girl's championship soccer game on Saturday morning.

I am delighted for Larisa. Her fiance, Phil, seems like a really nice guy and they get along well with the rest of the extended family. It feels like we have been in Cousins Wedding Mode for most of the year since Nephew Travis got married last month and now Niece Larisa. But this is what kids do when they grow up, right?

I have guilt for leaving my own kids with Dear Friend Chris. Chris will be great, and the kids should be great, but it really isn't her job to do, it's mine. I'm ditching out on a regional PTA meeting that I am supposed to be going to (the second in as many months), and then I have to skip my junior high PTSA shift selling suckers. But worst yet is I have to leave my ALS Care-shift with my Dear Friend Tammy, who really does need the help. I gave plenty of notice all the way around, and I have people covering for me. But that doesn't relieve the guilt.

Perhaps, it is not guilt as much as an overactive sense of responsibility. (But as I heard once, "Most Guilt Trips Are Self-Guided".)

It is probably better I run away with GG for a little bit just to be reminded that the world will not fall down without my supervision. Maybe everyone else needs the chance to serve and shine in that service. My sincerest thanks to everyone who is picking up my slack this weekend!

Either way, it will be very fast trip for us and when I do get back, I want a full report.