A Week of Goodbyes...

Em's got a week left of school, and she's going to be spending it in Kenting. :) The senior trip starts this Saturday and extends to Thursday. I know she's bummed.

Yearbooks will be handed out tomorrow, everyone will start signing autographs and saying nice things. Some will be the usual yearbook signings, some will be sincere, but in the end it will mark then end of an era for Em.

In talking with her, I can see how she's ready to go. This place holds little else for her as she's looking to spread her wings and gain more independence. She's looking forward to starting her new job as a college student, making new friends, catching up with cousins and the like. And driving. She's looking forward to driving. :)

T and I couldn't be prouder. People tell us all the time what a great girl she is. T and I usually look at each other and wonder out loud, "Yeah. How did that happen?" She's the oldest. We learned about parenting with her. We've moved around the planet a bit too much, with Em never really knowing how to be rooted in a place, but instead she is rooted in relationships she's built along the way. She has a different way of seeing the world than T or I do, because of her childhood and all she's seen. The world as she knows it is much more of a personal experience.

While we have definitely made mistakes, Em has a character of kindness, giving and humor that has allowed her to not only survive in this childhood she's been given, but thrive as well.

Did I say T and I are proud?