Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Bye, Bye Baby Girl



There she goes...

I took Ramsey up into the mountains today and left her there :)  She is spending the next couple of days away at Girl Scout Camp.


Ramsey's camp program is called "The Mane Event" and is based on horses.  She will be learning to care for and groom the horses, as well as, enjoy riding time while she is there.  This is her camp counselor, "Pudge".  Ramsey's cabin holds 5 girls, so, she'll be meeting 4 new friends tonight...hope none of them snore!



Once she was all checked in, it was time for mom to check out.  She is standing in the "Goodbye Circle" where the parent(s) say goodbye.  She hugged me and then kissed me 3 times quickly in a row which is what she does when she is not ready to let me go.  Her eyes were a little red and I held her until she said "okay, I'm ready" and that was it, she turned and left the circle and joined the other girls heading off to the next step - without their parents.  I stayed strong for her but barely made it around the corner before the tears started flowing as I thought about how proud I am of the young lady she is becoming and how in a small way I miss the little girl she used to be...but then, she'll always be my baby girl.

 

As I drove away, she waved at me from down there in the meadow where she was playing games with the new friends she had already made.  She had a big smile on her face and I still had a tear on my cheek.  Bye, Bye Baby Girl.

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