Timmy Goes to College--our trip to Notre Dame!! August 16-August 19, 2018

So, this is now done.  Timmy is in college.  He is out there on his own, doing great things...and I am still not being brave about this one.

 We took off on Thursday, after a long delay to wait for Anna (more on that later....) I was trying to get on the road by 9, but it was closer to 11:30 before we left.  Unfortunately, the problem with that is that no matter how hard we try, it takes the Gallaghers 12 hours to drive to Notre Dame from our home, so it was going to be a long, late night.

Odyssey of the Mind finals.  baseball games.  Fox rock summer league games.  Halloween--running to every house, shouting out what he had gotten.  Dinosaurs.  Bad baby. going for walks.  Watching shows with me.

On the way out, I was pretty good, until Rod Stewart's "Forever Young" started playing.  And then I was a mess.  I knew I would be, because we used that song for a pre-school graduation, and it was sad back then....imagine when  you are driving your child  to college?  

I copied these lyrics...:

Forever Young

Rod Stewart

May the good Lord be with you down every road you roam.
And may sunshine and happiness surround you when you're far from home.
And my you grow to be proud, dignified and true.
And do unto others as you'd have done to you.
Be courageous and be brave.
And in my heart you'll always stay

Forever young. (Forever young)
Forever young. (Forever young)

May good fortune be with you, may your guiding light be strong,
Build a stairway to heaven with a prince or a vagabond.
And may you never love in vain.
And in my heart you will remain

Forever young. (Forever young)
Forever young. (Forever young)
Forever young. Forever young

And when you fin'lly fly away, I'll be hoping that I served you well.
For all the wisdom of a lifetime, no one can ever tell.
But whatever road you choose, I'm right behind you win or lose,

Forever young. (Forever young)
Forever young. (Forever young)
Forever young. Forever young
For forever young