"Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower." ~Albert Camus
The view outside my bedroom window has been getting a little redder each morning for the past week. The ravine was more lush this summer than I have ever seen it before. It should be a glorious autumn.
Jacob's first visit from university was wonderful though a bit startling. Just two weeks ago he left home, a boy. On Friday, he came home, a man. His foray into the quasi Mohawk haircut was short lived. He arrived home Friday night with a full buzz cut - mourning his lost locks but also with a bit of pride that he officially joined the ranks of engineering. He told me about all his adventures these past two weeks - new friends, classes, orientation activities and his first keg party. He's having a lot of fun. He also determined he needed a new printer and some computer items so the weekend included another trip to Best Buy. A lovely Rosh Hashanah dinner on Saturday night, brisket leftovers on Sunday (declared "freakin awesome" by Jacob), a bit of conversation and it was time to drive him back to Guelph.
Tonight the moms of his friends will be coming over for our first official "moms' dinner" where we will no doubt endlessly discuss our children and our attempts to adjust to our emptier households and the change in our maternal roles. I haven't decided what to make for dinner yet but there will definitely be champagne and something chocolate.
Happy Autumn.
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