She's going to leave soon...

This beautiful child of mine...

...that her Dad and I are so very proud of...

....who made our little family complete...

...that her Grandmothers dearly love...

...who is my best friend...is leaving soon to travel the country as a travel nurse!  These five pictures were taken the day she was pinned and officially became a nurse over four years ago.  She has gained so much knowledge and experience and is ready to test her wings and see the world!  This coming Monday she will head to Arizona and we couldn't be happier for her.  Of course, we're all going to miss her terribly - she brings so much joy and love and laughter to everything!  But we raised her to be a confident, independent young lady and she certainly is that.  What an adventure she's going to have!  Of course, now that her Dad and I are traveling so much we will probably show up everywhere she goes!

The cats wanted my bed all to themselves!

Smoke detectors were going off!

I spent the night with her a couple of weeks ago to help pack her up.  It is pretty surreal...

 

Breakfast at Denny's the next morning.

Uh.  Excuse me.  There is NO syrup on the table!