Tomorrow I will head out on an adventure. My grown son is traveling with me on a trip.
Where does time go? It seems that it was just the other day when he was a youngster. He's twenty-three now. We've traveled many places together, but it's been a long time since our last mom/kids adventure. I think the last big trip I had with my son was when he was 15 and we went to San Diego. The three of us, my son, daughter and myself, explored one of my favorite cities. I have been to San Diego many times. I had always wanted to share it with my children. One spring break, I had the opportunity. I took them to the famous San Diego Zoo, Coronado, Point Loma, the Harbor, one of the missions, La Jolla, and we drove to Los Angeles so I could take them to Disneyland.
My children have had the opportunity to visit both U.S. Disney amusement areas. Spoiled? Possibly... probably. Maybe I'm the spoiled one, I have been the one to share these experiences with them. How wonderful is that?
One family trip, as we were heading to Florida on an airplane, an attendant came up to my son and said another passenger had a question for him. Was he a Calvin Klein model? As a mother, that is NOT something one expects her child to be asked! He might have been 17 at the time. Certainly he would have been perfect CK model material. Lanky. Longer haired. Stylish. It might have been his messenger bag that was slung over his shoulder in such a way that said, I am Carefree. I am Youth. I am the Future.
I wonder what awaits us on this next trip? He has grown so much. He has lived on his own for the past four years. Shopped, cooked, cleaned, graduated from college, and traveled with his friends. I'd like to take a little credit for the man he is becoming, but I know he's been the one in driver's seat. I helped set the foundation and he's done the rest. I can count on him to help without my telling him what to do. It's amazing how these little ones we bring into the world grow in the blink of an eye. They make us realize that time moves forward. They remind us of our blessings. They remind us that life is short.
I will cherish my travels this week. The two of us will be visiting my daughter, his sister. I've been trying not to blink...she's growing up as well. Amazing how that happens! lol She'll be the one showing us around her world and surroundings. I don't want the week to go by too quickly, but I can't wait to blog again next week! I'm sure I'll be sharing a ton of pictures this week on my other social media avenues.
Tomorrow, I'll have my Calvin Klein model by my side...as we head to visit my Princess!
~Lisa Kroll
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