Tonight I wish our friend Cheryl a bon voyage and many wonderful and exciting adventures ahead of her in the coming year. Cheryl and Cara go back to 6th grade....and any friend of one member ot the family becomes a friend to all of us....whether they like it or not.....that's just how it works.
So... Cheryl has been a part of our life for quite some time...all sorts of crazy sleepover and get together memories, marching band memories. She was so quiet at first...but I soon learned that she was one of us.....with just as quirky a sense of humor as the rest of our family.
College came and went, and Cheryl has been one of the keepers. I always knew she would be...one of the ones that Cara stays in touch with and Cheryl actually helped get her a summer job last year....so Cheryl is one of those golden ones, that can't really do much wrong. I would be an IDIOT if I thought otherwise. The "idiot" reference is one of those silly private jokes involving a few people in a time that seems long ago and far away...but that, as they say, is another story ...
Cheryl is leaving on Monday to travel to New Zealand where she will be an Au Pair for the next year. What an adventure!! I am in awe of her for making this decision...to travel to the other side of the world for a year. It is exciting...but also so courageous. I am not sure if I could have...at any point in my life...had the courage to do it. Thankfully, in this day and age with the advances in technology, it is so much easier to be on the opposite side of the world...and still feel connected to home.
I can't even imagine the sights that she will see and the people she will meet and all the amazing experiences she will have. What a thrilling opportunity this is! What an intriguing adventure she is about to set out on!!
Adventure is filled with the unknown....exciting and terrifying at various times along the journey...but in the end so rewarding. I know she will experience many emotions throughout her journey and learn so much about herself and the world. Cheryl is not much of a facebook junkie....and I don't see a fraction of the photos posted from her life that our family puts up. But I am begging her to put them up somewhere...so I can keep track of her in this next year...and make sure she is ok. And.... so that I, her old "Mama B", going through the day to day routine in Pleasant Valley, can live vicariously through her.
I will have many questions for her upon her return....but for now, I have just one....is it possible to mail oreo balls to New Zealand? Can that be successfully done?
Cheryl you will be in our hearts and minds especially this next year...go have yourself a wonderful adventure!! Love you!!
Bon Voyage!!! Have an adventure or two for me!!
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
~ Mark Twain
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