A day of celebration

Today was a day of celebrations...of stress relief, of looking toward the future.

Alyssa has been driving and stressing about her driving test all summer.  Today, she became a licensed driver.  As a new driver she will certainly need to keep gaining experience and confidence...but that test with a crabby instructor is just a bad memory now.  I celebrate with her this rite of passage and say "Job Well Done"! I am so proud of her perseverance!

I have spent quite a few  anxious moments thinking about Cara's future.  Today she was offered a Teacher Assistant position at a school in Yonkers, thanks to a friend, which will enable her to support herself while going to grad school.  Tomorrow we go look at an apartment...she is well on her way to getting her new life together.  I wasn't actually sure this day would come, and have been worried about what she would do for a job...and this is more than we could have hoped for!! Soexciting!!
 Congratulations to both my girls on these monumental achievements!  And as with every achievement, we celebrate and then look forward to what lies ahead!!

"The best way to pay for a lovely moment is to enjoy it"

~ Richard Bach