The Beginning...you in?

Tomorrow we visit a college.  No, not for me, but for our youngest son.  Our first official college visit.  He's deciding which college he wants to attend.  Overwhelmed? Yes.  Scared?  Yes.  Excited.  Yes.

I know I share this feeling with so many other parents across the country and actually around the world.  As parents, we are on the same journey.  We are letting them go. We raised our children, hopefully to make the right decisions. Our children will have plenty of  hard decisions.  Some good, some not so good.  

Do I think he can do this?  Of course.  Do I think he will be scared?  Yes.  Will he miss us?  Yes. And that's what scare me.  I know he will be fine.  We all were fine when we left home.  But all you parents know exactly what I'm saying. I won't dwell.  And neither should you.  Our kids are strong.  They are smart and funny. They are individuals and they are followers.  They will fall and yes, they will rise.  Who will feed them?  Who will remind them about the sleet and dangerous streets?  Who will remind them to take their shoes off the sofa?  Who will drive them crazy?
 They will make mistakes and  you better believe they will hear our voices in their heads.  We will miss them and visit them as much as we can.  You can do this, we will chant, the minute we hear sadness in their voice during those phone calls. 

But for now, he's with his friends tonight and tomorrow we drive three hours to visit a college that has accepted him and has offered him a scholarship.  We, I mean, he hasn't decided yet, which college he will attend, but watching him make the decision is like watching him, as a young boy, play with his Legos.  He's building, tearing down, deciding what to create.  I watched him then, and I will continue to watch with wonder and pride. 

Rosenda's Newsroom: Where Have I Been???

Rosenda's Newsroom: Where Have I Been???: Deadlines, appointments, guilt, stress....overwhelmed.  I find my life is going so fast that I have a hard time keeping up.  I'm exhaust...

Where Have I Been???

Deadlines, appointments, guilt, stress....overwhelmed.  I find my life is going so fast that I have a hard time keeping up.  I'm exhausted but know I need to keep going.  Wait, do I?  Could I slow down and maybe just stop for one day?  I read other blogs of people who are working less and living more.  Come on, really?  Is it possible?  Don' t get me wrong.  I control my fate.  I have the ability to go another direction.  But lately, I'm consumed with working, my business, my family but I feel bad that I am ignoring friends.  I spend as much time as I can with friends but admit, I am doing a poor job.  After a full day of running, I like to just come home and well, catch my breath. My home is my sanction, my escape pad.  I worry that I'm turning into a hermit.  I ask my husband what he thinks and he just says 'oh...we are just like everyone else'. So are we all hermits? Are you?  To all my friends, I say...I am here.  I hope to reach out to you more than just a "like" on Facebook or a retweet on Twitter. But if not, I am sorry.  I think of you often and enjoy the small moments when we do visit, if for a brief moment. Does this happen as we get older?  Consumed by the speed of life?  Where have I been?  Here.  Always near.