history: My husband left for a week long business trip, and he took our dog with him!  I was all alone in the house. My husband went away on a week long business trip_comma_ and took our dog with him
current: Ah, so are you feeling pretty lonely? That's interesting that he took the dog with him on a business trip, but who am I to judge! Could be viewed as kind of cool that he's that close with the dog.
next: Yeah, we're both kind of crazy about the dog lol, and I hate being alone in the house