It is spring time, quite possibly my favorite time of the year. You never know what you will get. Will the flowers that have been a beautiful part of our summers every year find their way out again and bloom? Will we have a Texas-monsoon and mess all that up? Getting the trees all trimmed so they can grow into their new thick green summer selves, cutting the grass (This one will get old quickly for me, but for now I love it!), getting the pool ready to dive into....I just love it all.
Things are no different inside here though. We took Hunter to a college visit in Florida. Yes, I said Florida, and I even said it without a tear or even a sniffle. Somehow things have evolved so much that I am seeing this as a wonderful opportunity for him and the next stage in his life. I can't wait to see what he does with himself. Hunt, the ball is coming in low and slow, take it or foul it off and get another - your choice, Dude. What I do know - if he does in fact go to Full Sail, he will be in a perfect place for him, surrounded by others who share the same passion and are willing to do the hard work to make that happen. It is ridiculously expensive, more so than a traditional four-year college (even many private colleges), but if this is where he has made up his mind, and I totally see why, I couldn't be happier! He is getting ready to bloom and I can't wait to see what will happen.
Ivey is doing the same thing, but in very different ways. She is just as excited about Hunter's adventures as he is (I think perhaps more so actually), and this is just exactly as it has always been. She would get so excited when he started anything new (school year, baseball season, football team, soccer, riding a bike, etc.) and the reason (I think) is that she has vision and wants him to do well so she can see how it's supposed to be done. So far he hasn't let her down. She has taken his experiences and followed some of them exactly and some of them she has made her own and those are the ones that she rocks at. But make no mistake, they are his experiences, with a little (ok, a whole lotta) Ivey sprinkled in that makes them so great.
Divorce is getting filed this week hopefully. Hunter and Ivey and I drove to Florida for the college tour. Josh was there already for work. We spent the time there together as a family and it was remarkable. We had a great time, and even though it was obviously different, I think it was perfect. We then spent 17 hours in the car driving home together (Josh drove home with us). I don't know about you, but I don't know of a single other divorcing couple that could do that. We actually had a good time, too. I want that out in the world. We are fine. All of us individually. All of us collectively, too. Thank you for your support. Thank you to friends for helping us get through the ugly stuff and allowing us to do that out in the open. Thank you to new friends and/or friends we have yet to meet for helping to shape our futures.
Let the blooming begin!
