Melancholy

Feeling a bit melancholy today. The weather is not helping.

My oldest daughter will be graduating from high school tomorrow. She will be leaving us afterwards to move an hour and a half away. This morning, as I was folding laundry, I would come across something of hers and place it in her bag she is getting ready. Do you know it felt like somebody died and I was cleaning out their clothing? And it has finally hit me that this child is now a young lady and anxious to start her life.

I have many worries for her. Will she get the job she applied for? Will she get her driver's license? Will she follow through on going to college? Will she call me if she needs me? Will she be happy? Will she miss us?

Ugh! One of those days. You would think I would have no problem with this as my son has been out of the house for several years. But there is 8-1/2 years between them. It's like it's happening for the first time.