A week from today, she will be waking up in her dorm room for the first time, and we will be starting our new chapter of life without her daily prescence. Things will be quieter, and I imagine we will have a little sadness to overcome. My encouragement comes from all the exciting experiences she has ahead of her, however my thoughts have been going to that place of the fact that this is the end of her living with us. Yes, she will come home for weekends, summers, holidays....but we will become temporary housing and the odds of her ever living here again are slim. It feels so strange.
Last night we attended a local alumni group send off party for her University! It was wonderful to meet other students and parents from the area, along with visiting with representatives from the university. I have no doubt that she isn't in great hands, in fact I don't think we could have found a better fit for her. In the midst of my sadness, I am so thankful for the glimpses of how this next step is no doubt the right step!
The list of needs is getting smaller, you can hardly walk into my front room anymore! the calendar is full with appointments, get together and "goodbyes" with family and friends in the next few days. I have decided that we shouldn't be calling them "goodbyes", but "see you laters". It's a little easier for my to look at it that way!
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