Allyen Speaks » family http://allyenwilson.com/blog Family, Travel, Photography, Cooking, Politics Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:13:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Travel Days – Dubai 2009 http://allyenwilson.com/blog/index.php/2009/02/26/travel-days-dubai-2009/ http://allyenwilson.com/blog/index.php/2009/02/26/travel-days-dubai-2009/#comments Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:31:20 +0000 allyenw http://allyenwilson.com/blog/index.php/2009/02/26/travel-days-dubai-2009/ My emotions on days like this run the gamut. I am headed to Dubai with my wife/business partner for some work and a couple days worth of fun. I am excited to travel internationally, see new places, meet new people and have interesting experiences in general. However, to have this experience means I must leave my children at home. They will be well taken care of, have fun, and probably not miss us a whit. But no one can take care of my kids as well as me, right?

I get uneasy being half a world away. I know it is only 20 hours, but it is half of a planet! I will miss the things that I have done every day for ten years. Repetition has not quelled the simple satisfaction of being an active parent. I will miss being there when they get home from school to get them a snack, hear about the day, and get them started on their music practice.

So, my excitement at traveling around our planet is tempered by the seperation from my kids. I hope I can come home with wonderous stories, pictures, and memories to delight their imagination and enrich them just a little, making the trip beneficial to all of us.

Lookout Dubai! One dad is on his way to collect precious memories.

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