They're Coming Home!

It's fall break at Longwood University. That means the 21 and 22 year-olds will be home tomorrow. There has been a comfortable rhythm about the girls being at school. With both of them at Longwood, we've been lucky to deal with just one academic calendar. But this is the last fall break. They will both get their bachelor's degree in May. One of them will make a transition to the non-college world, the other will start graduate school. Neither of them will have this cherished long weekend in October. They're coming home with plans of hair appointments, pedicures and meal requests. Yes, they'll have some classwork but they'll also hit the mall, bake some cookies and tell me which movies I should watch. We'll talk about getting from fall break to the next break - Thanksgiving. Oh, my. Then, they'll pack up the sweaters that didn't go to school in August and head back to the lives they've built in Farmville. I'll enjoy the whirlwind of their visit. They're coming home!