y’all are so lucky! I have exactly one week to wait, grrrr…
Well . . . he was home for 15 minutes . . . enough time to play with the dog and change to go out. I did get to see him with my peripheral vision on the drive home from the airport, though.
You got to touch him, however briefly, too @saintfan, that is something special.
She’s home. Exhausted and happy. A long uneventful trip from the east coast US to Asia. She is curled up on the sofa watching a movie, it is wonderful.
Struggling with the empty nest blues, even though I still have one bird in the nest (but he’s a senior).
Trying to remind myself that it’s a good thing.
It’s so hard though! :’(
Busy, great Christmas; five days with D2. D1 didn’t come home; had to work the day before and the day after Christmas. I miss having them here.
It is hard @SouthFloridaMom9, in some ways senior year was harder for me than this year. It is all a process though, with ups and downs. I am sure enjoying her visit now though.
I take it back. She leaves Monday and I can see that she is getting very excited to go back to her new home, new friends, and very new first ever boyfriend (with all the joy that goes with that). I would never want to take that excitement and joy away from her. But,very deep inside, in a place that I am hiding, my heart is breaking, because I know that every time she goes she is leaving me more and more. This one might be harder than August.
I am savoring every moment this last week with both of them. I’m trying not to think about Sunday!
La La La La, I can’t hear you…no one is leaving home ever… 
I have so, so enjoyed having D2 home - she leaves on Sunday. She was home Dec 9 so she’ll have had a whole month. But, after all the company has left, the holidays are done and I am back to work, I think she sees (and I"m happy about this) that her place is not home entertaining the dog but at school with friends, work, a routine and productivity.
They will go back at it for 7 weeks or so, have spring break and another 7 or 8 weeks and be done for the year. Piece of cake!
I still have 2 weeks with mine, but I went back to work today so that was my first step “back to reality”.
I think I am going to need a lot more chocolate this week to ease this heart break.
My guy spent the day with me…and was sweet and cuddly to boot. I think he knows how hard this is on me, and it weighs on his heart. I am taking him to the airport tomorrow and will not cry. Until I drive away. 78 days until Spring Break. I think this goodbye is the hardest so far.
Oh, I’m sorry…I do think when they have to fly away to go back to school, it’s much harder than just a drive 75 minutes away. Hugs. Isn’t it wonderful just having them come and go, flop on the couch, have meals…it’s seems so “normal”… Then so damn wrong when they are gone.
I always cry a little when I see my children after they’ve gotten off a plane. And I cried a lot when my younger daughter left last summer, by plane, for her first job after graduating from college.
Nobody ever tells you how hard this is. It has given me more compassion for my parents. I was always so excited to go back to college, take the next step in life, etc. It never occurred to me that maybe it was hard on them (maybe it wasn’t LOL).
I love the country song “You’re Going to Miss This.” Could be about my life.
I was stuck in my house between Christmas and New Year. Our office is closed during this time and my H. was working. In a past we used to go to NYC at this time to visit S’s family. This year he went to Florida.
What a drag that was!! I did sooo many of the pottery pieces, I just did not know what else to do. I did some Spanish, but that makes me feel tired, cannot do it for hours. Packed 4 huge bags for Salvation Army and packing box of books for the Public Library. Then my normal daily exercise takes only 2 hours. I am so so scared of retirement. I hope I will not feel that way for the rest of my life!
Kids are great fun and the biggest entertainment in person’s life, that is for sure! But my youngest left the house 8.5 years ago. She loves to visit us though. And she was with us for 3 days during my break. The next one in line is a job. Take these 2 away, and I can see big depression looming at some point… Scary, and I am already past full retirement age.
It does not get better with time at all, it will get worse. Sorry to disappoint!
Is your husband retired? I know how you sort of feel, as I am “retired” right now as you know…but looking for PT work. I truly don’t want 40 hours anymore…I liked my 30 hours the last 15 years. I’m also starting to get anxious knowing I will be alone again in less than a week. I think if my husband were retired and my friends it would be different. However, I’ll probably still need some more structure than just staying home.
I think you need some grandkids!
conmama,
"I think you need some grandkids! " - if this is addressed to me, my grandkids are in HS and the older will apply to colleges next year. They live in NYC. That is why we usually visit there on my break, but they went to Florida this year. I will not have another set for awhile, D. just started residency, it is very very time limited. She also lives in a different city.
I was soo happy to be back to work. This job is also happen to be my best. I had many in a past, so I can compare. I do not care how many hours I work. If I need to work more than 40, then I work from home and it is for free. It is an interesting job and nothing else is as entertaining. Planning to retire in 2.5 years and be a beach bum. My problem is that I do not like to read, I will force myself to do so, I guess. But at least I will be with my H. on a beach. I will offer my services at my current job to work from the beach after I retire. I am sure that they will not care for that though.
Wish you best looking for PT.