So, I have been off line with this blog for nearly two monthes. Why? Life. Both adult sons worked out of state this summer. The youngest was home for ten days before returning to college. The oldest son finished up a summer job, then moved home to continue looking for full time employment. Throw in a twenty-first birthday celebration for the youngest, classroom prepartion for the new school year, and the organization of my 35th high school class reunion: life!
Our middle child, Mark, has secured a job in the technical theatre profession; fitting in with his college degree and life plan. Wonderful! He is now moving out! To Milwaukee! We Jacobsens always pitch together to assist in big projects, like a move 450 plus miles away. This weekend all five of us will head northeast to get Mark moved to his new home.
After my summer journey back east, this trip is not intimidating at all, and I am very excited for Mark. I am looking forward to exploring a new city and a different countryside. My husband and I visited Milwaukee several years ago for the NCEA National Convention, and we found the city to be lovely! With the modern conveniences of Google Maps, I have been exploring Mark's new neighborhood on line, and cannot wait to see the city again.
Although this journey has a tight schedule and serious goals, it will be an adventure. The true blessing is I will be traveling this jourrney with my husband and three grown children. It will be well organized; Mark takes after me in the list-making department. It will be loud! It will be full of laughter, a few arguments, and some tears when we return to Missouri on Monday. Most importantly, it will be full of memories to last a lifetime.
This journey may not be what most people envision as a family trip, but for us, it is perfect way to enjoy each other. It will be a journey of a different kind.
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