Reminiscing

I know it's a bit late to post a picture of Damion's Homecoming Dance from last year but I am in a reminiscing state of mind, as I am wont to do now and then since he's left my "nest." As my sweet son is now a High School graduate, embarking on a life of his own, I often resort to gazing at old pictures and home movies to get my "kid-fix". (A practice he isn't particularly fond of, I assure you!) Still, because his schedule is so full, his absence affords no other alternative in which to see his smiling face other than those mementos of good memories and days gone by. Well...sometimes we get to go to lunch together. :o) And sometimes I get a glimpse of his car across the river when he works for my neighbor. It's just not enough, sometimes.

Look how much that little guy has grown!







Nevertheless, I don't begrudge him his adulthood or his freedom, of course. I'm excited for him, and for his future, and I look forward to the gifts his life will bestow on me as I remain a proud Mama. (Including a daughter-in-law and grandchildren someday, way, way in the future) ;o) I've realized lately that I have a lot more to look forward to as a mother. It hasn't ended for me. I just have to accept that it will be a little removed from my immediate vicinity from now on. Thankfully, Damion has provided me with a lot of happy and proud moments to look back on, and promises the same for the future!






Presently Damion is interning at his church, keeping himself busy with all of those sometimes fun, sometimes mundane, chores that keep a place running (and that are often heavily heaped on an intern.) We all have to pay our dues, eh? He's also working as a chef at a popular Italian restaurant in town, and word has it that he's getting quite proficient at cooking! I'm still waiting to test that theory whenever he deigns to delight my palate with delectable delights! He's done it before! Once we tried our hand at sushi! Take a look:






This is much harder than it looks, and it's really hard to make it pretty like the pros do. I hope to have a cooking session again with him soon.



In the meantime, I'll content myself with these fun pictures and the hope that we'll get together soon! I hope that you enjoy them, too!