Lorena and I are now, officially and with no caveats, the parents of adult children. We have pretty much been that for a couple of years now at least as the kids have been out of the house and on their own since they finished their undergraduate degrees, but it took us a couple of years to realize it all an now they are both adults with all the rights the law bestows and responsibilities the law demands. It seems like things are different now in a good buy melancholic way.
We are grateful Christian flew out to see us. We had a great time with him. He did not have to do it–there was a lot going on with friends in Arizona and Oregon the he missed to be here. We did some of the stuff we did when he was a little kid–went to the zoo and a museum–and a had a great time. It is fun to be at those kind of venues (although, it still seems creepy that they stuffed Trigger and have him on display), the best part being the chance to visit along the way.
Then, last night, we took him out to dinner and today he will be on his way home. His home. That is a good thing.