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August 16, 2007
> 3:49 PM
o God, come to my assistance!   O Lord, make haste to help her! And I'm sure He will, help her and come to my assistance as I deal with her not being here any more. Today was the day my Katey moved out of the house and onto EKU's campus. Keene Hall (EKU alumni, please, you know that deal). We got her housing app in late so she got stuck "off campus" in Keene. It's the dorm in the hinterlands, across the bypass from the rest of the Eastern world. Ah well, she'll get to walk a lot. Woo hoo! We got her moved in early this morning and just got back from Richmond about 40 minutes ago. Her roomate seems nice. We met her and her Mom and two cousins and talked for a bit. We got her unpacked (not too hard) and then went to Wal-Mart to get MORE crap! ha! You gotta have that last minute stuff. Then on to Sonny's to eat lunch - Yee ha! Real Pit Barbecue! Katey and I also (before lunch) went into the Newman Center there (Catholic campus center), which was also familiar to me from way back, and ended up meeting a few kids there and the campus minister - very nice guy, we had a good talk for a little bit. After that we took her over to the bookstore where she was meeting a friend from high school who is also starting this semester. So that's where we all hugged and said our "goodbyes" - on the side of the road next to the Ravine and she walked back to the bookstore to meet her friend. And really, I was fine all day. It was cool. I sort of felt that college "thing" as we came in and out of the dorm and drove around campus. Liz and I both went to Eastern as well (me twice) so it's very familiar. Well, I was OK, UNTIL about two miles outside of Richmond on the interstate, driving home, it hit me and slowly but surely the tears just came rolling out. I almost had to stop and let Liz drive. Good Lord. Then Meaghan (these sisters are best friends, truly, only 17 months a part, almost like twins) gets that I'm up there crying and she starts in the back seat. Oh my! Anyway, it was a tear-fest the rest of the way home. We're pitiful. At this point, I'm really OK. Even though I still have red eyes and the choking up still hasn't quite stopped, I feel fine. It's not really like depression as much. It's just the odd separation thing. It's truly a parent thing that's very difficult to understand I think. You're happy, proud, sad, scared, worried, excited for them - all that rolled up into a ball. And so, crying is in order. Katey will be fine. She's a little scared too, but she'll get into the swing of it faster than she thinks. Father, I give her into your care. Protect her and continue to draw her close to Your Heart. Help her to use her mind well and build wonderful relationships while she is there. Amen.technorati tags > parents and children, children leaving home, family, growing up, going to college Labels: family, kids, personal 0 Comments:| permalink | e-mail me | 
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