Day 172 – Ben & Jerry's To The Rescue

Although today was a pretty good day, I had to take Elijah to the airport. He is off to AZ for the summer to stay with his dad and visit family as he does every summer. So, once again I find myself with an empty nest. At the airport I got choked up (as I always do) but as I was out and about staying busy preparing for our 4^th of July party and taking care of other things – everything seemed fine.

It’s when I got home (a super quiet home) that I started feeling sad. The first day is always the hardest but just like last summer it is especially tough cause I am finding myself with a completely empty nest. All my boys are doing so well that I can’t be too sad but I miss them and it does get to me.

So, when Vinny was home and after we both ate- we decided for my intention to get on out of the house and go for a late night ice cream. Ben & Jerry’s is just a short walk away and it is a beautiful night so off we went. Outside there were so many people standing around talking and laughing and eating their ice cream. After we got ours- we wandered out onto the pier at the small beach area across from our home and just enjoyed our ice cream and the gorgeous night air. One of the open bars beside the pier had live music going on and it just set the best background ambiance.

I understand and accept that it’s normal and quite ok to miss my boys but tonight it was lovely to let Ben & Jerry (and Vinny lol) rescue me from my sadness on the day my youngest left for the summer. #icecreamhelpseverything #missingmybabies #grownupchildrenissues #HGALnowandalways