Monday, August 31, 2009

Empty Nesting

Got both of my kids off to college this past week. Today was the first day of classes, and I vividly recall what that was like when I was a freshman at the University of Maryland. It seemed so big and I felt so lost. My "kids" - a freshman and a junior at different colleges - go to smaller schools, but I bet it's the same experience on the first day of the fall semester.

In some ways my own college experience seems like yesterday, and then it doesn't. I grow faint when I think of how many years it has actually been since I moved into the dorm for the first time. I've always been one to embrace the experiences that life brings on. But, somewhere in the middle, some time got lost.

Oh, I know what I was doing in any given year, but in bulk that time between my kids starting kindergarten and graduating from high school is a blur. I know the reason is my two jobs kept me hopping - you know, the paying job and being a Mom. Now that my husband and I are here alone - in complete peace and quiet - I have time to reflect on such things. I also have time to blog again, talk with my own friends on FB, and do some projects around the house. I may even take a few art classes in the fall.

Come to think about it, being an empty nester - even if it is until Christmas break - doesn't seem all that bad.