Today Nick closes on his first house. He found this house in December and after the offer was accepted it was full steam ahead. I have to admit after Jay bought his house and moved out in November I was sure I had several more years with Nick being at home with us. After all he would joke he was going to live at home until he was 30 which by the way was not okay with us. That Nick is ambitious though and he wanted to get into real estate. He bought this house with the intention of eventually renting it out. Even though he's 19, he's still my little blond haired little boy who didn't start talking until he was 18 months old. I'm convinced he used those first 18 mos to formulate exactly what he wanted to say and it just took off from there. I'm super proud of Nick. Buying a house right now is not easy for Gen Z'rs but when he sets his mind to something there's no stopping him. This morning I was working out in the basement when my eyes came across the free throw line Jay drew in permanent black marker so him and Nick could play basketball in the basement. I was reminded of a time when the house was full of bickering between the boys and utter chaos most of the time. There were days I was sure I was doing a lousy job and I wondered if the day would ever come where there would actually be some peace in my house. The boys eventually stopped fighting and are actually quiet close now - Praise God. So sure things got quieter but up until 8 weeks ago they both still lived here. They brought their girls into the house. The girls blessed us with happiness, conversation and laughter. That free throw line this morning reminded me that season of my life has actually been over for a long time. I've been blessed to pour into Jay and Nick's adult life and for that I'm so thankful. As I enter this new chapter of my life with Mike I realize we are right back where we started, just the two of us. It's bittersweet but I look forward to all God has in store for us.
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