Megan goes to London
by Tony Manes
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posted Aug 31 2012 3:13PM
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SO..
"OUR"-HOUSE IS ABOUT TO GET A WHOLE-LOT-MORE "ORDERLY"..
& MORE "QUIET"..
AS OUR DAUGHTER MEGAN HEADS TO "LONDON"..
MEGAN IS A JUNIOR AT FORDHAM UNIVERSITY IN NEW YORK..
& THEY HAVE A SATELLITE-BUSINESS SCHOOL IN LONDON..
"SHE'S" EXCITED..
OF COURSE..
SHE'S "LITERALLY" BEEN
COUNTING-THE-DAYS
SINCE WE DROPPED-OFF HER BROTHER & SISTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA "LAST"- WEEKEND..
"ALL" OF HER FRIENDS FROM BAKERSFIELD HAVE ALREADY RETURNED TO SCHOOL..
SO..SHE'S BEEN STUCK WITH HER MOTHER-&-I FOR THE PAST-WEEK..
& SHE IS "READY" TO GO..
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A YEAR-AGO AT THIS TIME..
MY WIFE & I BECAME "EMPTY-NESTER'S" FOR THE FIRST-TIME..
& WE WERE "BOTH"
"IN-MOURNING" FOR THE FIRST-"MONTH"
AFTER THE KIDS WENT TO COLLEGE..
WE HAD BEEN "SO"-USED TO HAVING THEM AROUND..
THAT WE FELT "LOST"
WHEN THEY WERE GONE..
BUT "EVENTUALLY" MY WIFE & I STARTED DOING "MORE"..
TAKING DAY-TRIPS..
GOING TO THE MOVIES..
"OUT" TO DINNER..
EVEN "EXERCISING"
"TOGETHER"..
& YOU KNOW "WHAT"??
WE STARTED HAVING "LOTS" OF FUN..
"JUST" THE "TWO" OF US..
SO..
"I" AM LOOKING "FORWARD"
TO HAVING THE KIDS "GONE"..
& "BACK" AT COLLEGE..
I THINK WE'RE "BOTH"
PRETTY-MUCH READY TO BEGIN
THIS "NEXT"-PHASE..
& HONESTLY..
"I"
"CAN'T"-WAIT
TO BE A GRANDPARENT..
BUT THAT'S "AT-LEAST" 5-YEARS AWAY..
I THINK..
JD "WILL" BE GRADUATING IN DECEMBER..
& HE "HAS" STEADY-GIRLFRIEND..
"GRANDPA TONY"..
(YEAH "GRANDPA TONY"--MORE LIKELY "LANDLORD TONY"-- HE WON'T BE ABLE TO FIND A JOB & HE'LL HAVE TO MOVE BACK HOME--ALTHOUGH..I "HAVE" TURNED "HIS"-ROOM INTO MY "MAN CAVE"--& HE "AIN'T" GETTING IT BACK)..
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HER MOTHER & I "AREN'T" REALLY-WORRIED ABOUT HER SPENDING A SEMESTER IN LONDON..
(ALTHOUGH I "DO" HOPE
SHE DOESN'T FALL IN LOVE WITH THE FIRST GUY WITH A BRITISH-ACCENT THAT SHE MEETS)..
I MEAN YOU'RE "ALWAYS" A "LITTLE" APPREHENSIVE ABOUT YOUR 20-YEAR-OLD KID "GOING AWAY TO COLLEGE"..OR..
"LEAVING THE COUNTRY"..
BUT SHE "HAS" SPENT THE LAST
"2"-YEARS IN NEW YORK CITY..
& ISN'T LONDON
KIND-OF-LIKE "NEW YORK-LIGHT"?..
LIKE ENGLAND
IS "AMERICA-LIGHT"..
PLUS..
MEGAN HAS DONE A "GREAT"-JOB GETTING GOOD-GRADES & TAKING A BITE OUT OF THE BIG APPLE..
SO..
THERE'S REALLY "NOTHING"
TO WORRY ABOUT..
SHE'S "SPREADING HER WINGS"..
IT'S "IMPORTANT" TO "SEE THE WORLD"..
"&"
HER MOTHER & I "KNOW"
IT'LL BE A "GREAT" EXPERIENCE..
(AS LONG AS SHE "DOESN'T" BRING- HOME SOME "BRITISH GUY" HOME FOR CHRISTMAS)..
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"SHE" IS "VERY" EXCITED..
AND WAS "READY" TO GO..
SHE'S LITERALLY BEEN COUNTING THE DAYS
SINCE SHE CAME HOME FOR THE SUMMER..
"ALL"-3 OF OUR KIDS WERE "READY"
TO GO "BACK" TO COLLEGE..
& "I" THINK
"THAT'S" THE WAY IT "SHOULD"-BE..
WHEN THE SCHOOL YEAR ENDS IN MAY
THEY'RE "READY"
TO COME-HOME & SEE THE FAMILY..
HANG-OUT WITH FRIENDS..
GET A "JOB"..
(IN AN "IDEAL"-WORLD--A "FULL"-TIME JOB.."OR".."AT LEAST"-- "2" PART-TIME JOBS)..
SO..
HOPEFULLY..
THEY WORK "A LOT"..
HANG-OUT WITH FRIENDS..
COME HOME..
TURN THE AC DOWN TO "68"..
EAT "EVERYTHING" IN THE FRIDGE..
TURN-"ON"
"EVERY"-LIGHT IN THE HOUSE..
LEAVE WET TOWELS ON THE FLOOR..
"&"
BY THE "END" OF SUMMER..
YOU'RE "READY"
TO GO "BACK" TO COLLEGE..
"ALL"-3 OF OURS
"COULDN'T"-WAIT
TO GET "BACK" TO SCHOOL..
WHERE THEY CAN
HANG-OUT WITH THEIR FRIENDS..
TURN THE AC DOWN TO "68"..
EAT "EVERYTHING" IN THE FRIDGE..
TURN-"ON"
"EVERY"-LIGHT IN THE HOUSE..
KIND OF LIKE WHEN THEY'RE "HOME"..
EXCEPT THERE'S NO "PARENT"
"HOUNDING" YOU
TO PICK THE WET TOWEL "UP"
"OFF" THE FLOOR..
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MY "BIGGEST" WORRY ABOUT MY DAUGHTER MEGAN'S SEMESTER IN LONDON..
-THAT SHE'LL FALL IN LOVE WITH THE "FIRST"-GUY WITH AN BRITISH-ACCENT THAT SHE MEETS..
("I" TOLD HER--JUST BECAUSE THEY HAVE A BRITISH-ACCENT "DOESN'T"
MEAN THEY'RE HIP..OR COOL..OR CHARMING)..
-THAT WHEN SHE "RETURNS"
AT CHRISTMAS
"SHE'LL" HAVE A BRITISH-ACCENT..
"&"..
SHE WILL "USE" BRITISH-PHRASES LIKE "THE LOO"..& "JOLLY GOOD"..
"ALL"-THE-TIME..
(I "WILL" KILL-HER)..
(I SUPPOSE IT "COULD" BE WORSE..
SHE "COULD" BE GOING TO JAMAICA.."MAHN"--SHE'D BE SAYING "MAHN" ALL-THE-TIME)..
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