empty nest

 We've been away a couple of times in recent years since our kids have grown...but holidays, really, getaways. Not adventures. Adventures were something we did with kids. In fact, everything is an adventure with kids. Like cooking dinner for example. 

And using the bathroom alone. Oh, the adventure.

Or praying the rosary. I could go on but I think you get the picture. It’s a dangerous business going out your door. Or going outside your comfort zone. Kudos to parents everywhere.

So what will an adventure without children like?

Honestly, I don’t think anything will match the exhausting and awesome years of raising a family. This new adventure has the quality of not knowing and that is exciting, but with all the knowing of what we have back home - all the people full of life and love.

That’s the real adventure. But all those years reading history together made me want to go meet it in person.

Off we go then.