A series of "Lasts" to be followed by "Firsts"

On Monday, I was able to logon to the OSU residential life website and pick Kat's dorm for next year. Due to the fact that I paid the deposit very early -- she was able to choose on day 1 of the choosing. She got what she wanted -- a single bedroom/bathroom in the Village. Now it is a reality that she is really going away in August.

Now we are doing the "lasts". A couple weeks ago she participated for the last time in her youth group's fast for World Vision. We take a tap class together and in May, we will have our last class symposium together. Also in May, we will go to our last BSF class. In April she will attend her last prom and the next day, she will attend her last Explorer Competition.

I realize that this is part of life and after these lasts, she gets lots of firsts! She will move into her first dorm. She will attend her first class at OSU. She may do some firsts that I won't even know about.

These are exciting and wonderful times!