Finally

Yesterday Lauren received an acceptance letter from Pepperdine University. Thank the good Lord. For the past month I have been inundated with phone calls and text messages from Lauren wanting to know if the mail has come and if she got anything from any of the schools she applied to. Like if something from one of the schools came in the mail I wouldn't call her! Pepperdine and USC are her top two choices, both of which we are touring on Monday while in LA. But just look at this place, who wouldn't want to go there? She has yet to hear from USC but just knowing she got into Pepperdine will make vacation more fun. We leave tomorrow morning for 11 glorious days in southern California. The first 4 days will be skating nationals, Lauren's last, then it's a week of fun with J & J and Audrey and Henry. I simply cannot wait to kiss those babies all over! So while we will have lots of fun over the next week it is also bittersweet. This will be the last time we see Lauren skate competitively. 12 years and it all comes down to this weekend. I hope I can hold it together. After Saturday there will be no more skate painting, bun sewing, I-L-L I-N-I yelling, late night lobby parties with the other parents and no more drama. At least skating drama. But Lauren loves drama so I'm sure she will find another source ASAP!

Go IllinoiSkating!