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On Saturday I took possession of a Subaru for a 24 hour test-drive. On Sunday morning I drove it to the North End of Boston to pick up Steve and all of his stuff and his sweetbaby, Erin. It has been a bittersweet visit, spending time with the two of them and knowing Steve is moving to LA.
It was wonderful to have Erin here for a couple of days and get to know her better, become more familiar and love her for the darling that she is, the sweet soul that Steve loves. But it hurts to see how much they will miss each other, knowing that it is very different from the separation anxiety I experience when my kids go away.
I should be so used to Steve being away and still it is so painful to see him grown up and capable of life without me. I know that he will always need my love, but all the rest he can do on his own. He's behind me, opening boxes and resealing them as he labels them for mailing and I am not helping him! Being the Steve that he is, he just reached for a newspaper to wrap something and had to read the page before he used it. Now he is making political commentary. Yeah, that's my boy.
I won't see or hear from Erin as much with Steve away. I'll miss that, though I haven't spent much time with her yet. I guess this move means that end of some possibilities. As the character in Company Car says, "We shall see what we shall see."
I pointed out Steve to an acquaintance of mine today at the cafe. He said something about me having accomplished something great. Yeah, I have.
It was wonderful to have Erin here for a couple of days and get to know her better, become more familiar and love her for the darling that she is, the sweet soul that Steve loves. But it hurts to see how much they will miss each other, knowing that it is very different from the separation anxiety I experience when my kids go away.
I should be so used to Steve being away and still it is so painful to see him grown up and capable of life without me. I know that he will always need my love, but all the rest he can do on his own. He's behind me, opening boxes and resealing them as he labels them for mailing and I am not helping him! Being the Steve that he is, he just reached for a newspaper to wrap something and had to read the page before he used it. Now he is making political commentary. Yeah, that's my boy.
I won't see or hear from Erin as much with Steve away. I'll miss that, though I haven't spent much time with her yet. I guess this move means that end of some possibilities. As the character in Company Car says, "We shall see what we shall see."
I pointed out Steve to an acquaintance of mine today at the cafe. He said something about me having accomplished something great. Yeah, I have.