We've arrived safely in DC to visit my dad. I visited last summer with M, but the kids haven't been since Thanksgiving 2023. We'll be here 3 days and hope to see cousins, and siblings too. M is at camp just 90 minutes away. We're going to the zoo today. M was the major zoo girl but everyone likes it too. It just feels weird to go without her. Having kids grow up and move on is strange.
When P and I went to California 3 years ago, it was so strange, and nice, to experience travel without the kids. So much of what we do has been dictated by the kids for the last 21 years. L will graduate in 9 years. P has 16 years until retirement. I hope to be an SLP in 2 years, so I'll have 14 years of experience at that point. There is something called Travel SLP where you get a 6 month or 1 year contract and they pay really high wages because you are moving to fill a short term contract. I think that would be a fun way to travel, and still work after P retires.
The years fly by.