Alas, she's gone -

I know. You're probably all wondering where the heck I've been. Well, I've been helping get my little girl out the door and into another country.


We've been anticipating this day for several months now, and the day has finally arrived. Our week started off with Kacey trying to find the largest suitcase ever made, which just had to be placed in the farthest region of the attic as to not make any part of this excursion easy.



Last night was filled with lots of tears as she said goodbye to all of her guys ... and one special boy. Two of these friends will be gone on their missions (one to Paraguay and one to Chile) before she gets home. The scene after this was really quite sad!



She cried herself to sleep in my bed at about 2:00 a.m. and this morning we left for the airport at 6:30.


I have "encouraged" this experience since before she even began college. So why am I questioning the fact that I just put her on a plane with tears in her eyes? Part of me wanted to grab her and say "Nevermind! I don't know what we were thinking!" But most of me knows that this will be a step in a very productive direction. If it is a terrible experience, I will take all of the blame. If it is a positively wonderful adventure, I will be so thrilled. Whatever the case may be, she's gone to the faraway land of Guanajuato ... and I already miss her.