Thursday, May 8, 2008

I am sad..........



This is my oldest son Dylon in Africa July of 2006. He went on a mission trip with our church for 2 weeks. He has been all over the U.S. each summer on mission trips since he was twelve. He has been to Milwaukee, North and South Dakota, Nashville, North Carolina, Florida,and New York. I am very thankful he has had these experiences and I think it has helped make him into the awesome young man he is.

But, it has also given him the spirit for travel and adventure. Something I do not have. I have anxiety just going away for the weekend (hey, a lot of things can happen). Though I actually worried more when he went away for college, than I did for the 2 weeks in Africa (hey, colleges are wild jungles!!) Last June after dinner Dylon said he needed to talk to his Dad and I. I immediatley thought I am just to young to be a Grandma........NO, no, thats not the talk we had, he told us he wasn't going to go back to college in August, he decided to join the Coast Guard. I cried like a baby (hey, come on I'm his mommy, he's my baby). He said he wanted to finish college and get it paid for by good ol' Uncle Sam. Of course Mr.Fun thinks this is a great idea. I cried for weeks yet not around Dylon and the paper work began. And went on, and on, and on, and I started to live in my happy world again. Dylon was home and working full time, I see him every night, the boys play video games together, they fight over silly things, life was good.

The Coast Guard said they have become more selective,(I saw selfish hope) more people want to join the Coast Guard than the other military options right now. Dylon has been approved, Dylon will be joining the Coast Guard, he doesn't have his exact date yet, they want him to spend the day with the Coast Guard in Duluth just to really truly make sure (I could kiss them, great idea)before he signs 3 years of his life to the Coast Guard and gets his exact date. Dylon said his advisor told him after that if he is sure and signs he will leave in Sept. or Oct.. It is feeling very "real" now. Days like these I wish I hadn't been give the crybaby gene.......

2 comments:

Joe Coastie said...

I found your blog via my RSS reader, and I wanted to assure you that the Coast Guard is one of the best choices I've ever made (I was prior Army). Good Luck to your son!

~Joe
CGBlog.org

Monica said...

Thanks so much for your encouraging words. To be honest I've heard only great things about the Coast Guard. I'm just acting like a "mom" :)