Kiley, Spain 2009
So kiley has been gone for about a month and i have really done pretty well. we get to talk by skype on the computer every sunday and i get to see her and talk with her about a half hour a week so it's not bad but it's just not the same as her being in laie, chatting with her daily and seeing her weekly or running out to her work to have lunch with her or taking groceries to her house for her and her friends. i really miss her and right now i can't imagine her being gone 3 more months but i know it will go really fast. i am glad she is there, it is an amazing experience and she is getting a valuable education of the world. She is learning to appreciate a lot of things. her family doesn't have a dryer and in the winter it is taking forever for her jeans to dry so she is really appreciating the conviences she has at home, even in her little house in laie. she has to shower at night since they wouldn't have enough hot water for the family in the morning. we are so lucky! she has expressed much love for matt and i which i truly appreciate but she makes me cry. you don't know what you have until it's not there for you. in so many respects.
she is an independent, adventurous girl and will probably not stay long once she gets home but i know she will always return. in the mean time i just pray for her safety and try and hold in my tears ;)
3 comments:
Awww, you're making ME cry! I just know that in a blink that will be Natalie.
They go away, but they do come back. You're so lucky to be so close to Kiley. I hope I have that with my girls...
I am proud of you. You have come such a long way in letting your kids grow up and experience the world. You are a really great mom. Time and distance really does do things to your heart.
Funny. I couldn't wait till my kids started school so that I would have some time catching up on my sanity. I never thought about my kids moving away from home when they go to college though. I'm sure I'd react the same as you when they're away and in college. Thanks for reminding me about how to cherish my time with my kids.
My mom went through a similar phase as you when I went away to college and then my mission. Not to long after that, I got married!
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