The Gift of Anticipation

In this year of uncertainty, something we’ve all been robbed of the joy of anticipation. Concerts, sporting events, dining out, travel, even the most basic intimacy of hugging a friend have been impacted by the pandemic and our country’s handling of it. Few nations have managed it worse, and we are all paying the price for it.

Yet, with my announcement the other day, I find I’m energized by the very thing most of us have been lacking. There’s nothing like the sensation of dreaming and planning a tremendous adventure

Travel for the three of us has always been different. Considering Samwise and Emily as peers and not pets, our journeys are designed with equality in mind. What can we do that will make all of us happy?

Thankfully, that’s already how we live our lives. I forgo several past pleasures because they no longer fit into my life. We move as a pack. Each time I book a hotel or an Airbnb rental, they must allow dogs, and they must be allowed on the furniture. (We’ve rented a couple of…