We plan our fall vacation around Columbus Day. We typically rent a cabin in one of the Pennsylvania State Parks and, in some of the cabins, they allow dogs. It just so happens that this year, as we headed down, I had very mixed feelings. Because I was very excited about Booker having this new adventure. However, at the same time, this is the date we were headed back last year - the day that Archer passed away. Things are so different this year. We never expected Archer to be still with us last year and there was a lot of nervousness and debate about taking him - whether it would be too much for him. What if something happened? And, of course, we decided to bring him. So there was packing our cart so that he could ride while we took walks. When to leave him alone in the cabin. And this year, instead we went with a very young dog who is still completely full of it. So while I felt sad on one hand, I tried to just remember that Archer had a great week with us before he left