My heart is broken today as we put Ashlynne on a plane this morning all by herself to go and visit her grandma. Our little girl is gone for the next two weeks, she will be gone until the 18th. Since we weren't able to go to our Family Reunion this weekend she is going to be our little representative and then she'll head up to Wyoming to stay with grandma for the rest of the time. She had to leave so early in the morning (she had to be at the there at 5:30am) that I was unable to go with her to the airport. Jeremiah got to take her while I stayed home with the other kids. It was heartbreaking to watch her leave and I could barely let her go, but I didn't let her see it. I was trying to be really strong in front of her so she wouldn't be too nervous flying alone. Miah was allowed to go up to the gate and wait with her until it was time to board but they did not let him walk up the concourse to see her to her seat on the plane. Last year when she flew home from SLC to Vegas they were allowed to walk her right up there so he felt pretty upset that they did not allow him to do so. So now I guess the waiting begins...14 more days till she comes home. I'm gonna miss her while she is gone, she is my little buddy and a huge help around the house. I know she is gonna have fun though and I know she is in good hands, it's just hard not to be able to see her everyday. It's gonna be a loooonnnnggg 2 weeks.
4 comments:
oh my gosh, you are such a brave mommy! i can't imagine putting my kid on a plane by themselves, though I'm sure they'd love to give it a try! I sent Nathan off with grandma one time and it was so hard seeing him ride away in the car. Oh my goodness. I'm sure she will have such fun though! Hope it goes by quick for you!
Oh my goodness that would just break my heart! I'm like almost crying even thinking about having to do that! I'm sure she'll have a great time and be fine but from a mommy perspective I think it would be so hard to let her go! Hang in there!
I can sympathize with you missing your daughter. I was gone for 6 weeks from the hubby and it nearly broke my heart. I imagine that a child leaving would be 10X worse than that. But the good news is that time flies and she will be home before you know it.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who almost cried reading this! :) Fun times for all, right?
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