HocusPocus
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Last week our son (20) was married in a small ceremony in our back yard, he left the nest a few years ago but lives in one of my rentals. Yesterday we dropped off our youngest daughter (18) at a hotel near LAX for the night. Early this morning she was shuttled over to MEPS to finish up her processing and for the final swearing in which we were able to see via Facebook live. She called a few hours ago and was about to board the plane headed to Lackland AFB to begin Air Force Basic Training. It was almost 40 years ago to the day that I made that same trip.
After dropping her off yesterday Momma was a little emotional but I was too focused on getting back home and dealing with traffic but this morning was a different story. The house is too quiet, her room is empty and her car parked outside. We have 4 kids and our house was never quiet and very seldom did we have the house to ourselves. So now we start a new chapter, just wonder how long it will take to get use to it? I'm sure many of you have been through this and others think its too far away to think about. It truly is one of those bittersweet moments every parent goes through. This is her with her big brother just before heading to the airport yesterday.
After dropping her off yesterday Momma was a little emotional but I was too focused on getting back home and dealing with traffic but this morning was a different story. The house is too quiet, her room is empty and her car parked outside. We have 4 kids and our house was never quiet and very seldom did we have the house to ourselves. So now we start a new chapter, just wonder how long it will take to get use to it? I'm sure many of you have been through this and others think its too far away to think about. It truly is one of those bittersweet moments every parent goes through. This is her with her big brother just before heading to the airport yesterday.