Time is such a perplexing notion. The future always seems so far away but before we can even realize it, the future is here. But only briefly, for in a blink of an eye the future quickly becomes the past.
18 years ago we welcomed our second daughter into our family. I can't say it seems like it happened yesterday because it really does seem like it was a long time ago. But back then, to think of her graduating from high school and going away to college, well, it seemed something that was just so far in the future. That time would surely never arrive.
Yesterday, as I sat next to Raegan on the sofa of a sister I visit teach, I looked over at her and with amazement could not believe that my own daughter, my baby girl, The Nerf Baby as she was so affectionately called, is now my visiting teaching partner. It seemed surreal. She looked different to me - I saw a woman - a woman who was just starting on the journey of the rest of her life. A journey that will be quite different than the one that she has known up until now. One that I hope will be everything she has hope for.
*sniffle, sniffle*
Okay, on to the next subject....I have a new blog - one that I set up so that I would have some place to stick some of the millions of photos I take! I've posted some more of Raegan's Senior pics. You can check it out if you are ever really, really bored.
(You can also click the link at the top right with the pic of the Sacred Grove.)
5 comments:
Wow, just a blink ago Raegan was in young womens, and now she's your vt partner?! They don't waste any time, do they?!! Congrats to Raegan and to all of you! That road ahead to graduation seems to go on forever, yet I know it will be here before we want it to be.
That is a great idea to make a blog just for pictures cuz I put a million on mine already. I'll have to give that some thought...your pictures of Raegan are incredible though!! I really need some lessons from you! Way to go!!
that certainly made me ponder on my babies!! Steve found his book from his mum with all his baby, school, travels pics and memorabilia. Orihah was fascinated and I secretly shed a tear as I now know how hard it must have been for his mum to put that together! You are so organised!! I'll check it out when I have a mo!
That's so sweet, Maryanne! I'm anxious to see your pixel blog too.
*Maryanne* You should add your new blog to your blog roll...blogs worth checking out.
sniff. sniff. There goes my water works again!
I was holding Luca on the couch last night and could not stop squeezing and hugging her. In my mind I was thinking, "maybe two more years until she won't want me to do this anymore." As I read your post I pictured Luca as a grown women sitting next to me as my visiting teaching partner and it got me all weepy again!
It sounds like you have a great relationship with your daughter!
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