Mommy, You're Going Away?

As I am leaving on Tuesday for a fun-filled 4.5 days with Julie in Minnesota, I thought it might be time to start preparing Ethan a little bit (especially since I've never been gone more than about 36 hours). So this afternoon it went a little like this:

M: "Ethan, on Tuesday Mommy is going to go on a trip to visit Julie."
E: Blank stare
M: "So you are going to be with Daddy while I'm gone."
E: "Yeah!"
M: "And then I'll come back on Saturday."
E: "Mommy, you're going away?"
M: "Yes, on Tuesday, but then I'll come back."
E: "Mommy, don't go away!" followed by a big hug around the neck.

Yeah, we'll see who has a harder time with me getting on the plane. :-)