Yes, it's true. In only six days, my beautiful stepdaughter, Alex, goes into the Navy. I am just a little freaked out about this. She signed up in April of last year, and like summer vacation or Christmas to a ten-year-old, the actual reporting date for her Navy boot camp seemed forever away, a day that was mystical and would never actually GET here.
Now it's next Tuesday. I'm happy for her. I'm sad to see her go but I'm thrilled that she's starting a fantastic new life and possible career. I want to see her turn 21, but I can't because she'll be at Great Lakes. I want her to be safe. I want her go on many great adventures.
I want, I want, I want...
::sigh::
Check it out -- The Husband, Weston Ochse, and I are interviewed by Mark McLemore on NPR's Arizona Public Media Show. We are so awesome-- neither of us got tangled in the mic wires or even fell out of our chair! It's not long (5:30 minutes), but it is pretty cool. We're talking about Tucson Festival of Books, which takes place this coming weekend in Tucson, Arizona. If you're in the area, come and look up our panels, say hi, pick up a book. Seriously: Books Are Love. And if you're not in the Tucson area?
It's worth the drive.
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