That's a Wrap

Last blog... still an empty-nester.  I cannot believe that it is May.  Less then 2 months and Sarah will be home.  Zach has been living in Evanston for 3 months.  Time does play tricks, that is for sure.  Speeding by and dragging on.  I have really enjoyed our time without others in the house.  I would say without kids in the house, but who am I fooling, my children are young adults, not kids.  They both left the house for different reasons.  Sarah knew what she was doing, had planned for it, "trained" for it and was ready.  She needed to see more of this world then another year in a classroom would offer her.  She has had amazing growth in the last 8 months and has seen and learned things that make me jealous and so proud. Zach had no idea what he was in for, just following the path that I had basically laid out for him.  He was fine where he was at MSU but he was not his own person.  The choices that he made in January let him mature and grow into himself.  I see the man that Zach can be when I visit now.  He is not a kid, he is not a YA (library speak), he is just about a full-blown adult.  To say that I am proud of my children would be an understatement.  I look forward to seeing what happens next.

Brian has been a great friend and partner.  I am glad to say that I love spending time with him.  Living in the woods and not having a lot of friends in the area, it is a darn good thing we like hanging out together.  My favorite time of day is when we are both just home for work (or at least he is if it is my day off) and we sit upstairs and catch up or read or watch some news.  The routine of sitting down for dinner together every night (often in time to test our IQ's with Jeopardy) will continue and I hope that Sarah will plan on joining us and Zach too, when he is home.  My other "favorite" of this time that we have had is exploring the state of Michigan.  We have had so many wonderful weekend day trips. That will continue as well, I hope, I hope.

Camp season is upon us, this will also bring changes as I take on the evening job of running the Trading Post and Brian's schedule is dictated by the camp schedule.  We love the summer season and are very ready for all of the wonderful people it brings to "our neck of the woods".  I have loved my time, I will love my time when Sarah is back home, I will love my time when Zach visits or is home from school.  That is my goal... to love my time.