Looking to the Summer

I guess it is no secret that the older you get, the faster times goes by. I don't know why that is, and I know that it doesn't matter how many times it is said, a young person will never believe it. I know I didn't. Of course, I never understood how Granny and Papaw Newell got up at 3:30am when I was a kid.  The idea of getting up that early, at the time, seemed unfathomable. Now, however, I can totally see it.  I must admit that I do not get up that early at the moment, but it wouldn't be hard to do. I get up on my own at 5am, and sometimes earlier.  I start thinking about the things I need to do during the day; and I actually enjoy the me time when I get up before everyone else.

Anyway, that was way off the subject of this post, though somewhat connected.  My point is that Summer may seem to be way off right now, but it is barreling my way rapidly. This Summer is special because we will be taking Megan back to the U.S. to begin her collegiate lifestyle at the University of South Alabama.  I don't get excited about much, but I am happy for her and excited about the whole world that is opening up before her. We will be taking a little extra time this year to get her settled in and have a good vacation in the making, as well.  Though I am sad to see her leave the nest, I think this will be the high point of the rest of her life.

Diep and I will probably start taking more mini-holidays to areas in the region after we get back.  Megan has never been a third wheel, but it will be much easier to just pick up and go without worrying about someone being in school or some other conflict of who finds what interesting, or worth visiting.

In the meantime, I have a whole lot of work ahead of me.  I can't remember the last time I was so busy, though it could just be my failing memory.  Things are generally good right now and I don't see any storms on the horizon