Our daughter dreamed of going to college on the east coast for as long as I can remember. She talked about getting her passport when she was only four or five years old. As a parent, it was hard to let go, especially when she would be 1500 miles away.
She has thrived. And we finally adjusted having the house a lot more quiet without her. Sniff. sniff.
And now my husband and I take turns on traveling up to meet her at the end of the semester. He went to NYC on business and they got to see Christmas in the Big Apple.
They said it was a magical trip. And the big Stud can take it off his bucket list. They created such great memories.
It was my turn to travel up the east coast to bring her back to Texas for the summer. I traveled up to Pennsylvania thinking that she would need help moving out of her dorm room after her freshman year. When I got there, she had already had everything done.
We raised some independent and self reliant children! Thank the Lord!
My only goal of the entire trip was to be able to spend some extra time in the cooler weather and having some down town with my sweet Savannah. I was leaving behind a heat wave in early May in South Texas, so that was top of mind too!
I researched, “places to go within a few hours drive from Easton, PA” and came up with Cape May, NJ as my choice to explore after picking up my daughter. I wanted to celebrate her for the excellent grades and successful first year of college. She said I could pick since we would be there for Mother’s Day too. 
Let me just say that it was marvelous.
And beautiful.
Relaxing.
Inspiring.
Little did we know that we would be strolling around Cape May the same time they were filming the Bob Dylan movie. It is supposed to be called, “A Complete Unknown.” The movie stars Timothee Chalamet.
Squeal.
Well, that added a new plot twist to the quick trip to the New Jersey shore!
We strolled around the mall area in hopes to spot the actors. Can you really call it a mall? It was more like a gathering place for the whole little town.
It was so relaxing. And the high temperature was 71 degrees.
Awwww. Heaven.
As a parent, you hope and pray and pray some more that your child will pick the right college experience for them to thrive.
When I left her on parent weekend in the fall, she was a little nervous.
And this time when I drove up in my Nissan Sentra rental car outside of her dorm, she was beaming.
She made marvelous grades and had the best professors her entire freshman year. But the most important thing of all, she had already made some life long friends.
Happy Summer Savannah.
We sure are glad to have you home, at least for a little while.
Love,
Mom
Stay Sassy Y’all.
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