I'm too young to be doing this...aren't I?

This past weekend was a very, um...difficult time for me. I say difficult, but do not mean HARD in the sense that I couldn't do it. It was just somewhat of a reality check for me...my BABY is growing up!

There, I said it!

Justin's becoming a man, an adult, changing out of this whole "homeschooled teenager" into a college-bound young adult! And I'M NOT READY!!! I mean, seriously, when did this all happen? I just gave birth to him about 3 years ago, didn't I? There's no possible way that he's old enough to be scouting colleges and thinking about military careers and talking about moving on to the next phase of his life.

I just want to find the key to this speeding roller coaster and TURN IT OFF!

But alas, there is no stopping LIFE, and so we made the trip to Lee University for their "Lee Days" and boy, was it a wonderful time! It was just Justin and I, which rarely happens anymore, and we had made plans to spend the night down there, even though it's close enough to have driven back and forth. Staying in a hotel gave us a chance to do a little more talking and visiting later on Friday night, and it made our morning more relaxed.

We began Lee Days with a tour of the campus, which is absolutely gorgeous. And we had a sweet little tour guide named Kelsey, who Justin informed me was a hottie! Hm, I didn't know that!!

After walking and walking, and...walking...we finally got back to the truck to unload our arms of the free stuff they had given us, then we hooked up with his other friends that were there, and toured the freshman guys dorm, which is where we took this photo. It smelled like...a guys dorm! And the girls were totally grossing out! It was hilarious!

That night, there was a big party in the arena, where they gave us all the pizza, Krystal hamburgers (or White Castle's, for all you Yankee readers), and Taco Bell tacos we could eat, as well as chips, sodas, and candy! ALL FREE, which was awesome, since we're on a "less-than-shoe-string" budget! They gave away an IPod, a Wii game system, and lots of college shirts and things like that.

THEN, it was off to yet another activity. Justin opted to go to the open gym "Chill Out" while his friends and I went to the drama department's production of "An Ideal Husband." It was very good, I just wish they would have micro phoned the players, it was hard to hear them. But it was great British humor, of the Pride and Prejudice type.

THEN, we went to the campus coffee shop to have smoothies, Chi tea's, and frappuccinos. YUM! Finally, Justin and I headed back to the hotel and dropped into bed, only to get fitful sleep, not being used to the beds.

Saturday morning he was headed for basketball tryouts, and was extremely nervous. His youth pastor called him and prayed with him on the way back to campus, and I also had prayer with him before I headed off to a parent's workshop. He told me later he was very surprised at how nervous he WAS NOT when it actually came time to try out. I believe that was a direct answer to prayer. After tryouts, he headed to a luncheon they had just for the seniors, where he registered for some scholarship drawings (he didn't win any!). After our parent's workshop, they served us Chick-fil-A lunch! And then it was a little bit of free time.

So we headed to the book store/apparel shop to buy some shirts and hats to take home. Then we had a fun time watching another play the students did portraying "Life at Lee!" Very cute. After this, we were invited to attend a picnic for parents and students, where we were severed pork bar-b-que, potato salad, baked beans, and the ever-famous MOON PIE!!! If you're keeping track, that's 3 meals they gave to us, free of charge!!! It was such a wonderful blessing!! And then we ended the weekend with a wonderful worship service (since it is a Christian University), a good message by the president of the school, and some great music. It was a very packed 30 hours of non-stop fun and excitement.

Please pray for Justin. He's waiting now to hear back from the coach on whether or not he made the team. It's an expensive school (what college isn't?) and so scholarships are a MUST for us. He is still praying about the direction God wants him to go. This is a tough situation for him, all his friends seem to know what they're supposed to be doing with their lives, and he really doesn't have a strong leading yet. So, if you think of him, just whisper a prayer that God will speak to him and give him peace.