My calendar had been counting down the days until we could reunite with my little bird on her new turf! FAMILY WEEKEND! Life had been so busy with my substitute job, keeping up with the boys and their crazy schedule that the day arrived so quickly. I left my husband with all the bags packed at home
and he was scheduled to pick us all up from our different schools and we would hit the road.....
Wouldn't you know, my month spent constantly with 22 8-9 year olds caught up with me. The stomach bug hit about 45 minutes before we were to leave. I found myself crying in the elementary school nurses office- devastated. The precious school nurse had just started to see the bug, and believed it to be a quick one.
I called my husband, he rushed up and we made the decision to go ahead and go. Barf bags, ginger ale, saltine crackers, accedopholis, blanket and pillows in hand, we got on the road for our 3 hour journey down 1-35. She kept texting us, so excited and I was so sad to tell her I WAS SICK!
We arrived without too much car drama and a fairly good nap, but I couldn't get in the hotel bed fast enough. Dad and boys went to have dinner with her at the sorority house, and my 17 year old ended up staying with her. 2012- boys can stay in an all freshman girls dorm! STRANGE! He certainly had the time of his life, going out with her and meeting all the beautiful college women. He ended up staying with her all weekend. They had such a great time together and I am so thankful for that. Of course at 17 he isn't near as verbal about his feelings (actually about much of anything), but I KNOW he was missing her and excited to get to spend so much time with her.
Of course my little one was extremely jealous and felt as if his big brother was hogging sissy's time! Anyway, wouldn't you know, my husband woke up not feeling so great. I felt much better and determined that I wasn't going to miss the game. Not sure if it was mind overvmatter, but i was determined to see my girl and have a great day! We had great tickets, so my little one and I left my husband in bed (he was crushed) and took the shuttle over to campus!! It was thrilling to get to see her. We headed over to the game, to our wonderful seats and it was SO HOT. Not good for my recovering stomach bug infested body. We made it through the first half and had to seek out airconditioning. BUMMER!
We watched the game on campus in airconditioning, thankfully it ended in a win! How pathetic that we all decided to head to our prospective beds for a NAP. My husband bounced back and we headed out to a fun family dinner. It was just great to hear her chatter about her friends and experiences.
Sunday, I woke up feeling queasy, not because of the annoying, interfering bug, but because another "see you later" was impending! We had a great day! Took her to lunch, shopping for groceries, hung out in her dorm and met more of her darling friends. It was for sure the best part! Departing is always hard, but she was ready for us to go as she needed to do some studying. My little one was sobbing, which doesn't help this weepy momma with contagious tears.
We left there just praying we didn't leave her with the bug- thankfully we didn't. We discovered that time with her is precious no matter what pesky interferences try to get in the way, and while it wasn't the weekend we envisioned or planned-God knew and He blessed the time that we did have together, and I probably would have "hogged her" and she wouldn't have had that special time with her brother!!!
God is good ALL the time!
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