With a blink of an eye 4 years have passed and Chelsea is graduating from college. We are leaving today for the weekend to watch her cross the stage and receive her degree. I feel like it was just yesterday that she graduated from high school and we brought her to college…having to say our final goodbyes.
I know if you asked PaulA to describe that August day, he would the same way: Chelsea in a blue jean skirt, flip-flops, carrying a wooden clothes-drying rack. After exchanging hugs and kisses, we watched as she turned around and walked away…headed for her new home…a high-rise dorm with 900 females.
When Chelsea was younger, she never liked to go on sleepovers…always wanted to be home…so who would have thought she would be the one to go the furthest. There was a part of me that didn’t want Chelsea to go so far…there was the chance that she might not return home. A very good chance, she would like the warm weather and all that southern hospitality. It’s not that I want Chelsea to move back home into her sweet blue room and be my little girl again (Wait, is that still possible?) It’s time for Chelsea to make her own life now…I guess we both have grown up.
So the college gig is up for our Big C. It is the real world now. No more scheduling classes to sleep until 10 am. No more Friday afternoons free and parties with your housemates at the Mansion. But it’s not all bad. New experiences and new independence lie ahead…all very exciting.
Congratulations Chelsea on your graduation from college. We are very proud of the great job you have done. Mom, Dad, Colin, and Brianna will always be with you…no matter where you live.
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Big congratulations to Chelsea and also her mom and dad -- gulp -- seems like just yesterday my little boy graduated from college. It's a bittersweet time, I know. Go Chelsea! :-)
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