My World Has Changed Greatly...

What a difference a few days makes. I dropped Jessie, my daughter, off at the airport Saturday and she was off to Africa. I just logged into her journal and read her first entry after arriving in country. You can read it HERE.

We are also "full on" for her attendance at UGA in the Fall (actually 10 days or so after returning from Africa). She is registered and we are still in the process of collecting her financial aid from the various places which awarded her scholarships.

So Jen and I are "empty nesters" again for a month and then for the school calendar. It takes some getting used to after having the revolving door of teenagers for the past months - especially the summer.

Other big changes are more personal but I will share some of them here. After just over a year of marriage it looks like my son and his wife are separating. This is such a shock and sad event for Jen and I. Hard to watch as parents and hard to imagine our lives without Candace. This sucks ass.

My parents are also experiencing some difficulty in their transition south and I am somewhat unclear exactly what is happening. Hopefully I will be able to decipher the ingredients and offer some help and support. They are from the generation that does not open up very much.

The group that Jen and I attend continues to be my lifeline and I really appreciate the people there. We are also starting to attend another group in Aiken that, at least for tonight, is being hosted by friends who have a son that my daughter dated. They are great people and we appreciate them opening their home for the discussion.

IT"S RAINING! We are finally getting a nice day-long rain after many days of dry and arid conditions. It just feels so good to have the air cool and plants reaching for the sky. I need that type of refreshing.

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