Well, it won't be long now and Tebo and I will be empty nesters once again. While there are certainly mixed feelings about it there is a part of me that is looking forward to having the house to just ourselves. We will be able to go into work as early as we want and stay as late as we want as well as go out for happy hour or after work functions if we want. I might even be able to catch a softball game or two now since I won't have to rush home to take care of a teenager, but the house will be quieter again and we won't have near the activities we had with running Trevor here and there for school activities or parties or just to hang out with friends.
We had two years (almost) of it just being the two of us when Chad left and it took me quite some time to get accustom to our "new normal" as first time empty nesters, but this time I don't anticipate having quite the length of time to adjust as before since we've already been down this road before.
It is sad though when I think about Trevor and the things he has at his finger tips here and what he will be giving up as he returns to a small town like Vernon. He won't have Fast Lanes, or the movie theater selections he has here and certainly not the choices of restaurants like there are in NW Arkansas. There are advantages I know of being in a small town, like knowing everyone really well and being in a familiar place. Going to school with the same kids you've always gone to school with is comforting as well I'm sure. Of course, it does limit your resources to girlfriends if the majority of your classmates are related to you.... Oh My!
Regardless where Trevor chooses to live all we want as parents is for him to be happy, healthy, and grow. I believe if he puts his mind to it he can do that no matter where he lives. We would like to have him here with us, but understanding that it is hard to not be with his mom, we will support him moving back to Vernon also. It will be difficult for a while to watch Tebo miss him and not have his buddy right here all the time, but we've done it before and we will do it again and adjust our lives accordingly.
This will certainly make us enjoy having all our kids at home any chance we all get even more now that we are going to be the only two in the house again.
Hmmmmm.... what to do, what to do.... I bet we can think of something to keep us busy! LOL
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