The First Good-Byes

We had a party at Michael's parents on Saturday. It was a little sending off party and the first one. He was happy to see family but was not looking forward to saying good-bye. It was a nice time. His mom did a great job setting it all up. They set it up in the garage and it worked out perfectly. Everyone had a place to sit and eat-and there was plenty of food! I don't know if I ever stopped eating. I just kept munching all day. It's always nice when the whole family gets together because I get to hear stories from his mom and her sisters about growing up. And I love to hear the banter and tales from Michael and Christy (his sister) from their childhood. We brought the dogs and they did really well. We had to tie them up in the yard since it's not fenced in all the way around. They didn't seem to mind too much. Somehow at one point Sammy got under the fence (there's a fence that divides their yard and the farmer's field) and Benny decided to follow her right through the fence. He's so little I think he can just fit anywhere. After everyone left we watched movies and Michael and his friend worked on downloading movies onto his laptop. I took a nap. :) I think it's difficult for Michael the closer it gets to leaving and he's staying strong. I don't know that it's really hit me yet. I know that he's only home for 2 more weeks but I don't think I'll get upset until it gets closer to that time.