@GoldenGirl@WskyTngoFxtrtI haven't shared this with anyone, including family, nor was I planning on it, but I just thought that if anyone could relate or appreciate this, you two dudes would.......So, as you know, my hubb and I recently took a little vaca / getaway / 13 year late honeymoon to St Lucia........Well, the very first evening that we got there, I was literally in tears, sitting at this table, looking at the magnificent sunset and beautiful view of the ocean... ....All because I was missing my big boy, Gunny.......And my hubb knew it.......He tried to calm and comfort me by telling me that I was just tired from the long flight...and hungry... And that I'd be okay........He lied....I honestly cried every single day... And sometimes more than once, or twice, daily..........I cried when I would scroll thru his phone and look at my boys pictures.......And I really lost it when I watched this video he had taken of them playing....So, here I was, in basically paradise... But with a broken heart.......I called home at least twice a day to check in with my mom, who stayed at our house while we were away, to check in on my kids.....(not my mom....)....And even though I had stock piled up on treats, bones and toys, she said that Gunny wouldn't really eat.... He was just moping around, looking just so pitiful and so.......And she said that he would go to the door and just howl, which he never has done / or does.........I kept apologizing to my wonderful husband, and he would just say that it was okay and that we'd be home soon.......He admitted that he was worried that I was going to have a hard time with leaving the boys........I literally counted down the days, and then the hours, til we were gonna be back here... ....I kid you not.....Since getting back home, I have now informed my hubb that I will only be taking vacations that consist of road trips, where my boys can come along....Some peeps probably can't relate or understand.... ....But my boys are honestly my kids.... They're my happiness and my heart.........And Gunny is truly my kindred spirit.... I am really so sorry for you both.......And yes, I am crying even as I type this........And yes, my heart does break for you.........And I honestly mean it when I say that I'm keeping you in my thoughts and prayers.......Love you guys.... 4951