Aiken and Achin'...
Clay was fun. His voice is really amazing. The audience was unlike any I have ever seen at a concert. We saw everything from little girls in ponytails to scary bikers in ponytails. I want to post some pictures, but just got a new laptop and have yet to set up all my software - including my digital camera stuff.
I gave my other laptop to my oldest to take back to college with him. He left this morning - computer in tow. Paula asked if I was sad that he left today and ever since I've been trying to decide exactly how I feel about it. True, it's not the first time he has left for college (something Paula will experience with her oldest in a couple of weeks), but it is probably the last time he will leave my house.
Next summer he is not planning to move back in here. He and his girl are getting married and will move into married housing at school. I don't really feel sad exactly, but if I think about it too hard I get a bit verklempt. Mostly it's a sense of weirdness that he won't ever "live" with us again.
Keeping that in mind--I'm planning on painting his room--maybe this weekend. I have been looking forward to making it a guest room/office for some time, so a part of me couldn't wait for him to leave. I have no idea what I'm feeling and it's giving me a headache because I think I should be able to pinpoint the emotion. Weirdness is the best I can do.
I gave my other laptop to my oldest to take back to college with him. He left this morning - computer in tow. Paula asked if I was sad that he left today and ever since I've been trying to decide exactly how I feel about it. True, it's not the first time he has left for college (something Paula will experience with her oldest in a couple of weeks), but it is probably the last time he will leave my house.
Next summer he is not planning to move back in here. He and his girl are getting married and will move into married housing at school. I don't really feel sad exactly, but if I think about it too hard I get a bit verklempt. Mostly it's a sense of weirdness that he won't ever "live" with us again.
Keeping that in mind--I'm planning on painting his room--maybe this weekend. I have been looking forward to making it a guest room/office for some time, so a part of me couldn't wait for him to leave. I have no idea what I'm feeling and it's giving me a headache because I think I should be able to pinpoint the emotion. Weirdness is the best I can do.
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My mom felt the same way when my little brother left for what she thought was the last time...he got married, and whenver they come into town guess where they crash? You got it, right there in his old room at the parents' house. This isn't the last he'll be leaving, be sure of it.
Jen - how ironic that you would have this blog today - I was just getting on to post about my 20 y/o dtr who still lives at home and why it's time for her to move on! I know exactly what you mean - I won't take up too much space here with my thoughtss, I'll clutter up my own space, lol... osm
OH, OH!! I forgot to ask - how was the FOOD?????? My sister and I were just talking about the fact that it's nearly fair time here, too. She said we'd take the kids one night, and get a babysitter another night so we could go just to EAT, lol... osm
The food was standard fair fare - deep fat fried on a stick. The meatballs looked completely disgusting and I couldn't make myself try them.
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