A Letter to My Son--BOS Wk 10 (digi #2)

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A Letter to My Son--BOS Wk 10 (digi #2)

This is my second digi attempt and I've learned that it is a lot easier to do a layout with a lot of journaling the traditional way! I used a kit I downloaded from this site. I created it in response to the BOS Week 10 Challenge. My great inspiration piece was by carver and it is on Page 2. I was going to actually lift her entire design and do a layout with a letter to my future daughter-in-law but my heart went another way. I think I'm going to redo this the traditional way but since I worked so hard on it am going to post it this way. The journaling reads: It just doesn’t seem possible that you should alreadybe a grown man. In my heart you’ll always remainabout the same age you are in this photo, small enoughfor me to wrap my arms around but big enough to havea mind of your own. Well you’ve actually always hada mind of your own! Today is Mother’s Day 2006 and maybe that’s why I’m feeling a little blue. You’vejust left to go back to Pharmacy School. You are now 23 and in this photo you were 12 years old–seemslike only yesterday. I can no longer stand behind you and see over your headSince you’re rarely here I can’t wrap my arms aroundyou anytime I want. I miss those times. I miss ourlong conversations. I know I can call anytime and you do call me all the time, but it’s just not the same.I miss seeing you at bedtime and when I wake up in the morning or come home after a hard day. You’ve been in college for 6 years, you’d think I’d be used to it by now, I thought I was. Today it really hit me that you’re not coming home anymore. Oh sureyou’ll continue to visit but you won’t be “here” anymore.You’ll get married, you’ll buy your own home and start your own family. I know I will always be ableto count on you but you’ll still be “there,” where ever there will be, instead of here with me. I’m sad but I’m also happy. I’m happy that you’re a successful well-adjusted young man. I’m happy that you’ve found a wonderful girl to love. I’m happy that you have your own friends and your own life, not so happy that it’s so far away but I’ll survive because Iknow that you are happy. I think what I’m the happiest about though is that no matter how old you get or how far away your life takes you from my home I know you’ll always remain my little boy in my heart. I’ll Always Love You!