It was sure sad to take Mop Top to the airport last night. The past two weeks was a whirlwind, but I had a great time showing him DC and New York City. I think he even had a little fun when he wasn't sleeping or melting in the sun! It's kind of funny that he just so happened to show up for our record-setting heat wave of more consecutive 100+ degree days than ever recorded and the day after he leaves it drops to the mid 80's.
Mop Top is turning in to such a great young man, and he has such a kind heart. He's just got the personality that draws people in. I thought about it as we took the metro to the airport and an older lady started talking to him like a grandmother would talk to her grandchild. Asking him where he was going and about his time in DC. Then again in the airport while he was in line to board the plane he quickly made friends with the lady behind him. Earlier in the week he informed me that he had a great time talking to the lady next to him on the flight out here from Seattle. She even bought him a cookie on the plane! Little did she know that his grandmother sent him on his way with roughly 8 pounds of food for the 6 hour flight, including a bag of over 2 dozen cookies!
I'd love to rattle off all of the things that we did while Mop Top was here, but the most enjoyable for me was simply getting to spend time with him. Things like wrestling on the living room floor, playing video games on our phones and showing one another the replays of cool or funny tricks, explaining to him how to meditate, teaching him how to read a metro map, watching him with Thumper, hearing about longboards and mountain bikes, and getting to reconnect with him after feeling so far away for so long. This was an absolutely wonderful experience for me, and I can only hope that he had a fraction of the fun.
Happy Travels!
Pancho
Mop Top can't possibly get home and say he was bored !!You both should be exhausted but sounds like a fun time was had by all. Enjoyed reading all your adventures.. Love ya
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