Three weeks from today

Sarah will be taking off from O'hare Airport 3 weeks from today.  Before that even happens we will: be flying to North Carolina for 4 days (leaving tomorrow), working at family camp for 1 more week and Labor Day weekend and, oh yeah, getting Zach packed up and off to MSU (August 29th!)  Three weeks seems like a long time, especially since most of the other Rotary Exchange students have already left for their year away.  BUT, time has been flying and I don't anticipate that it will slow down just because I would like it to.

Life has been so busy with work at the library and work at camp I have not been home for more then 2 or 3 hours before it is time for bed.  I can't even picture right now what it will be like to have uninterrupted time at home?!  I feel like once Sarah is gone everything will come to a grinding halt.  Camp is done at the same time so I won't be dividing my time between the two jobs.

Here is what I think is going to happen when we drop off the kids at their respective destinations.  When we drop off Zach I will cry and be excited and happy and maybe a little sad but REALLY mostly happy that he has moved out of my house and onto his own, mostly independent life.  I will see Zach is October for Parent's Weekend.  I will see Zach in November.  I will see Zach in December.  Get the picture?  I will see Zach.  When we drop off Sarah I will cry and be excited (for her) and happy but mostly REALLY sad.  So, friends and family expect copious amounts of tears.  The fact that I had to walk away from the computer to get rid of the tears while just writing this should tell you something!  It will be fine and really quickly after I know she made it safely to Germany I will be super happy and excited for her as well as for me!

Sarah and I are working on Skype. So far she can see me but can't hear me.  I can see her and hear her just fine.  I need to get a microphone attached to my computer.  I hope I don't use Skype as a crutch.  I hope she doesn't either but man am I happy that such a thing exists!  Ok, that's enough for now!