This Is What You Should Do

I know what you should do immediately after dropping off your youngest at college… head over to Florida and watch your nephew run around like a butt-monkey for hours. It will remind you that yes, they are so cute and fun at that age, but you are way too tired and old to handle all that energy full time. 

It Takes Time

I’m not sure if I stopped posting because our kids left and the empty nest was just too much, or if I just couldn’t go through all my pictures for the last four months because although it was wonderful, it was a little sad, and I wasn’t ready. Either way, this was the day that we left Jackson in Oxford and said goodbye. We stopped by Shipley’s on our way to the dorms to bring him a treat. He rolled out of bed and came to give us our hugs.  I know he’s going to do great things, and I know he is going to have the time of his life. Both of my boys are exactly where they should be, killing it, and I can’t even explain how much pride and excitement I feel for them.  But sometimes, when our house is too quiet and their absence is too obvious, I miss them both with a depth and intensity I was not prepared for and it still sometimes takes my breath away.

Moving In

Moving Jackson up to Oxford was so quick, we almost missed it. We got up so early, and Scott rode with Jackson. We were there by noon, and we were behind Brady by a few hours. The curtain rod kept falling, they didn’t have a chair or sofa yet, and even though we had made some sort of plan, it didn’t quite look like it. They did have two refrigerators and a party sign up, so I feel like the rest will fall into place. There was no time for picture taking, unless it was a cell phone, and Jackson didn’t really want much help other than moving everything up to the 9th floor and making the bed. I’m not sure if he will ever remember where his cleaning stuff is, or find all his shorts, but he seemed happy, and three or four hours or so later we left him and headed to our room at The Inn. He proceeded having the time of his life.

We did get to say goodbye the next day, so more to come!

And He Is On His Way

Christian had to leave for orientation in Birmingham right before we left to move Jackson in. It all happened at once, and I wasn’t quite ready.I know this kid is going to do great things, I just hope it’s within driving distance of us.