Chris Drives

Well today Rob & I watched as Chris passed all his tests and obtained his driver's license. This was a much more emotional event for me than for Rob. Rob looks at it as "freedom" from having Chris depend on us for rides here, there and everywhere. I see it more like now neither one of our kids really "need" us anymore. It's tough watching your kids grow up and just not really want/need you around as much. I know that as parents this is what we spend so much time preparing them for but its not easy letting them go. So today, at about 12:30 pm Chris drove out of our driveway to school for the first time. I'm just as excited as Chris is because of this landmark he's accomplished. But I'm also nervous, fearful and sad because I'm a mom and I worry. The other half of this emotional event is that Chris pulled out of our driveway with my (now his) Xterra. The Xterra is the first car that I purchased all by myself. I wanted that car for so long and had to work so hard to get it. It's in awesome condition! I've taken great care of it b/c of all the time and efforts I had to put into just signing the papers to get it. Rob whispered to me as I stood on the porch crying as Chris drove away, "There goes your two babies." He could not have been anymore right. I do not want either baby hurt, dinged or damaged.