Until Next Time
Last August, my last child headed off to college. I was not ready for an empty nest. I'm still not. Several people told me, whose children had already left the nest, to give it a couple of months and I would love it. They were wrong.
My first born, a daughter, is living in New York City, hardly a nice drive from Kentucky. My second born, a son, is in college at Murray State University, a five hour drive from home. My youngest, a daughter, is at Georgetown College, only a short distance away, but still not home.
This weekend, however, we were all together again, the first time since Christmas. Our oldest daughter came in from New York City to pin her little sister (now a sister--twice) at her college sorority initiation. Our son came in from Murray, too, and we celebrated his birthday, a month late. Our youngest daughter joined us as well.
We are a close knit family who enjoy spending time together, and that is what we did. It was a wonderful weekend.
Our son and youngest daughter went back to their respective schools yesterday. I just returned from the airport, having dropped off the New York City gal. It was hard telling her goodbye, but instead of goodbye, I rationalize it in my mind as an "Until Next Time." She was engaged on February 10, and I know her goodbye with her fiancee was even harder on the two of them. I thank her fiancee for allowing us to monopolize her time here. I am glad he was also a part of our activities as well.
My husband (their Dad), who works second shift and is therefore not here in the evenings, has been a rock for me, sending flowers, leaving me notes, calling me during the evenings just to say hello, taking me out on the weekends, etc. He understands my "empty nest" feeling. I think there's times that he senses the same things.
Until the next reunion, and the nest is full again, we'll keep on blogging, calling, emailing, looking at pictures and videos of the Ellen Show, and our bond will grow even stronger. We're a family, and that's what families do--they let each other follow their dreams, pursue their education, love each other, and continue to be each other's greatest fans!
My first born, a daughter, is living in New York City, hardly a nice drive from Kentucky. My second born, a son, is in college at Murray State University, a five hour drive from home. My youngest, a daughter, is at Georgetown College, only a short distance away, but still not home.
This weekend, however, we were all together again, the first time since Christmas. Our oldest daughter came in from New York City to pin her little sister (now a sister--twice) at her college sorority initiation. Our son came in from Murray, too, and we celebrated his birthday, a month late. Our youngest daughter joined us as well.
We are a close knit family who enjoy spending time together, and that is what we did. It was a wonderful weekend.
Our son and youngest daughter went back to their respective schools yesterday. I just returned from the airport, having dropped off the New York City gal. It was hard telling her goodbye, but instead of goodbye, I rationalize it in my mind as an "Until Next Time." She was engaged on February 10, and I know her goodbye with her fiancee was even harder on the two of them. I thank her fiancee for allowing us to monopolize her time here. I am glad he was also a part of our activities as well.
My husband (their Dad), who works second shift and is therefore not here in the evenings, has been a rock for me, sending flowers, leaving me notes, calling me during the evenings just to say hello, taking me out on the weekends, etc. He understands my "empty nest" feeling. I think there's times that he senses the same things.
Until the next reunion, and the nest is full again, we'll keep on blogging, calling, emailing, looking at pictures and videos of the Ellen Show, and our bond will grow even stronger. We're a family, and that's what families do--they let each other follow their dreams, pursue their education, love each other, and continue to be each other's greatest fans!
posted by Gramma-Whit @ Tuesday, March 08, 2005
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