today my dad took my nieces and i out for lunch...being a lovely sunny day...we sat at an outside table at the fish market...conversation was great...lots of laughter...but underneath there was this underlying sadness...
my niece jessica takes off for school early tomorrow morning...and she is flying clear across the u.s. =(
there were a few references made by my niece during lunch...and a few times we looked at each other...and knew...we would most likely be in tears in a little while...but we seemed to hold it together throughout the lunch...
after lunch we took some goofy pics outside the restaurant...and as we walked back to the cars...i was surprisingly ok...and then i got my first hug...and as i held her tight and told her how proud of her i was...and how this was a great new big chapter in her life...i started tearing up...but i was still holding it together...
we laughed a little bit...and then came hug #2...more encouraging words...and then she looked at me...and said "i really enjoyed all the time we have spent together" and by this time...her and i were crying...and laughing...and semi holding it together...
as i got in my car...after 3 or 4 more hugs...i realized that she is now truly leaving...and although i know that we will probably talk a lot...on the phone, via fb...even skype...and i will most likely fly out to see her...the truth is...she won't be 5 minutes away...everything will need to be planned out...no more spontaneous days that we loved so much...
the most tender moment came...when i looked in my rear view mirror...and she was coming back to my car...crying...she needed one more hug...thank God! because i think i needed one more hug too...i got out of my car...and held her tight...i told her i loved her...
as a new chapter begins for her...i can only think how proud i am of the young lady she has become...and excited for her...for all the new adventures that await her...
i love you j!
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