I had lunch today with one of my favorite teenagers. Mallory and I have literally travelled around the world together. To Bulgaria and back. Twice in fact. We danced authentic Bulgarian dances together, we took a bo-jillion silly pictures of us on airplanes together, we chased around the Detroit airport looking for clues in a scavenger hunt together (fun story for another day), we tested (and I bought) hula hoops together, she came cruising over to show me her slippery teeth the day her braces came off, we sold booyah, cookies and hamburgers together, cried a few times together and most certainly laughed a lot together.
Mallory helped fill a space in me that felt empty after my own two daughters left for college and for that I will always be thankful.
She left a few months ago for that place they call college, as a lovely young lady with much on her mind and I believe holding questions in her heart as to just exactly how she fits into this huge world. What I saw at lunch today was a lovely,
confident young lady who is enjoying the journey of finding her way.
She's going to be fine. Just fine. (As long as she can get her mashed potatoes.)
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