Meg boarding the plane bound for Lackland Airforce Base in San Antonio, TX.
"Letting go doesn't mean we don't care. Letting go doesn't mean we shut down.
Letting go means we stop trying to force outcomes and make people behave.
It means we give up resistance to the way things are, for the moment.
It means we stop trying to do the impossible--controlling that which
we cannot--and instead, focus on what is possible--which usually means
taking care of ourselves. And we do this in gentleness, kindness,
and love, as much as possible."
~Melody Beattie~
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The past couple of days have been non-stop movement in preparation for Meg's departure for BMT (Basic Military Training) down at Lackland Air Force Base in san Antonio, TX- with the USAF. Today was the culmination of more than six months preparation and waiting. It's been a long day. Meg's started at 4:30AM this morning and probably won't end until well after 12AM Texas time. I can never remember which time zone Texas is in, despite having lived there!
I got up at 4AM this morning because I couldn't sleep for being excited, and anxious and nervous for my girl. The rest of the family has been up and going since about 6AM and we're all completely spent...emotionally and physically.
I'll post Part III of "Leaving on a Jet Plane" tomorrow when my eyes aren't so puffy and I've had a chance to sort through all the photographs and decide which ones I want to share and which I want to hold close to the vest.
Hard to believe today is here and just about gone already. Letting go and letting Meg fly was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do. However, there's no looking back, only looking forward to all the wonderful things this amazing young woman is going to do with her life. I've never been more proud to be a mother...her mother!
