Said Good-bye

So we did it. We said good bye to Beth and headed into Seattle. It was actually OK.

The weather had been beautiful and we saw David's nephew Jason who is living in Seattle right now. We took him out to lunch and had a really good time walking around Pike's Market with him.

I'm not sure how much I will miss Bethany yet. Right now though it feels good to know that she is getting ready to start a big new chapter in her life.

Sending Bethany off to College

Well, we are getting down to the wire. I will say goodbye to Bethany tomorrow morning. I am already preparing for the tears...actually I have been practicing. Evergreen will be a wonderful place for her! She has an AWESOME apartment on campus -- second floor with vaulted ceilings and views of the redwoods. She shares it with three other girls. So, forgive my glib broad brush. Truly, they really seem like wonderful young women!

"Evangelist Emma" - Bethany ended up with the Residential Assistant in her apartment. She seems very nice. She likes the same sci-fi authors that Bethany does AND one of her favorite books is the bible - hmmmm interesting. On her Facebook page she was showing off her new tattoo; a big cross over her appendix. We didn't see much of her while we were here. The good thing is that Bethany will always have 100% recycled toilet paper (since the RA always has a supply on hand)!

"Blue Hair Hanna" - She is from Maine. She seems very nice..intellectual...mature... only child. Her mom, Lisa, came with her. She is a DO (osteopathic doctor with an alternative practice). Hanna shipped lots of books and they were forever grateful that David helped them raise Hanna's bed (my charming man). Hannah saw Bethany's "James Logan Water Polo" shirt and started laughing. Turns out her dad's name is James Logan. We will have to send up a shirt from the high school.

"Tattoo Mary" - Darlin' Mary is from Tennessee. She has an entire TWO PARAGRAPHS tattooed on her back. It is from "The Prophet" by Khalil Gibran. I did give her a hard time about not having the quote citation tattooed on her back as well. Her father is a Republican, but I have to say it is obvious how much he loves the daughter who, in his words, "has been throwin' me for a loop since the day she was born". Her mother tried to put an Obama sign in their yard, but Dad wouldn't hear of it unless it said "women in this house for Obama"....I thought that was cute and indicative of many parts of the US that we Californians just don't understand. I loved her mother!!! She thought that Morgan (Beth's BF) seemed like a "wonderful fellow".



It is amazing how much my heart hurts... what a wonderful and amazing journey!