It's been a long and emotionally-wrought few months. The last few weeks in particular. But that is not what I am writing about. I mean, I could. I have a lot to share, a lot of emotions to consider, a lot to process. But I'm still trying to work through all of the ups and downs of the last few weeks. Very briefly, we made a family decision that brings my son to spend his senior year on a ship, adventuring around the Atlantic ocean, and that leaves me with a suddenly and
