tomorrow this little onionhead turns 21.

and in september,
she is moving away from home
for the first time.

so you should forgive me now
for the over emotional blubbering mess of a mother
i may become in the very near future.

she's only going to moncton.
i know that.
my head knows that...
my brain knows that....
but my heart....

oh my heart has been in denial
that this day would ever come...

i know she will be fine.
she's sassy and smart,
funny and sweet...
and i'm happy and excited for her,
i am...
but there's still that little
twinge-y squeaky broken side of my heart
that whispers
not yet....don't go...
not yet.

happy birthday baby-girl...
you stole our hearts right from the get-go.