Informing the Princess

Today, was a day I was not looking forward to.

Nora and I had been thinking about the best time to tell Gaby that I was going out-of-town for a job. We thought about 2 weeks out then changed our minds to 1 week out. But I've been busting at the seams. Plus, we've had to be careful about our conversations when she was around. Especially when Dad came over. He is notorious for not being careful about his surroundings, or at least who is around.

Anyway, I also didn't want to betray Annalisa's trust. The last thing I wanted to do is put her ina situation where she found out from someone else, or she thought that I couldn't trust her enough to tell her.

Well, today she started her first day of Advanced Training in gymnastics. She was excited about being able to wear a new leotard designating her promotion, but she was very nervous and has lots of questions about being good enough to join that class; keep in mind that she has been in gymnastics for about 2 years and was in the intermediate class already. I told her she would be fine and that as long as she tried hard and had fun, that was what was important. So off she went.

Nora picked her up and she was able to take pictures during thre last part of the class. She had a blast! The teacher said Gaby was a natural and was ahead of at least half the class. After she got home, Nora and I decided this would be a good time.

We called her and sat her down. We carefully chose our words by first talking about buying a house of our own, whether it was we are currently leasing or another one. We transitioned into me getting a job out of town fo a while and Annalisa, to our surprise related to her uncle John! She completely caught us of guard, thankfully so. But the conversation was positive and we really didn't have any issues. She was a champ. I love her so much and I will miss her incredibly.

She is, after all, my princess.