Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Goodbye Amy & Rick


Amy and Rick have left for their new life at Norfolk Naval Station. He will get on a ship in June and probably arrive in Japan in August. Amy may actually get to Japan before he gets there. I so remember my military bride days as if they were yesterday. So I can appreciate the fun and adventure they have just embarked on.

At home we have a reality check as we cope with the departure of our 4th child. When you have 6 kids, at least 4 have to leave before you start to feel the effects of the empty nest syndrome. So I cleaned and cried and now I feel better. But then I see her little ballet type shoes in the family room and well.....

4 comments:

Jules said...

{{{HUGS}}} Mom!! I will be praying that God will comfort you and Dad right now!

How exciting that Amy was able to go with Rick though!! Ah, how well I remember Eric and I driving to Fort Belvoir in that Saturn as newlyweds!! It is exciting :) And seems like AGES ago already! :)

Japan will be wonderful!!

Liz said...

Ellen, I thought a lot about you yesterday. I know this is a tough time for you with lots of mixed feelings. If you'd like to do lunch sometime let me know. I honestly think that we moms of twenty somethings need each others support every bit as much as we did when they were littler and we were still homeschooling them. I keep thinking we need a Moms of Adult Children support group.

LNA said...

Thanks Julie--boy I can imagine you can really relate to driving down as newlyweds to the military base!! I am soo excited for them but it has hit Dad and I very hard. I called Dad at work when the actually drove away yesterday and he was training some Macedonians. He was all choked up and said he had to find a room so he could have a hard cry. Amy had always relied on him so much --especially with her rides to work etc. She still seemed like out little girl.

LNA said...

Thanks Liz!! Get ready for it! It's a harder road than I thought.Amy did text me tonight and they already have an apartment. So maybe it will be easier when we hear the details tomorrow. At least I still have Sarai the Princess and her little minions nearby with Matt and theirs. I have nothing to complain about really...