This is going to be the longest day ever. Cherry's having dental surgery. I was at yoga the other day. During the introductory meditation the teacher asked us to reflect on what makes us feel vulnerable and set an intention related to that vulnerability for the day's class. My ability to engage with that kind of stuff really depends on my mood. I must have been in an open mood because immediately I thought about Cherry.It overwhelms me how much she loves me, depends on me and is loyal to me. And that I feel the same about her in return. Crazy that she's a dog.

So yeah, let's hope a) she wakes up from anesthesia, b) she doesn't have anesthesia-induced dementia like the elderly people my sister treats at the hospital, and c) her recovery is swift and straightforward.