Nic goes home today. Nicole and I awoke and went for a sunrise walk on the beach with the dogs. afterwards, we packed Nic up for her first alone flight. We are leaving early so we don't need to worry about traffic, its a 3 hour drive to Baltimore airport. When we arrived at the airport we were 2 hours early for her scheduled flight, only to find out there was a 3 hour delay on her flight. I put her on standby for another flight going to Providence, RI and we waited, she was upset because she was going to see her sister for the first time that evening and now she would miss her birthday celebration and sleep over with her sister. Luckily, she made it onto the standby list for the other flight. I stood by her in line and she boarded the plane.
Then I cried, I had known it was coming, My special needs daughter was returning to CT to her home, To the program that assists her "The Supported Living Group" I am worried she will be lonely or sad and I won't be there for her. I have tried to make this an adventure for her too.
She started this trip with us and she will be flying to see me in Florida for two weeks over Christmas, Then again in March as she requested, for "Vegas". I then drove home three hours in the Hyundai, no bluetooth as my dodge has. I couldn't spend the three hours to talk on the phone. Bittersweet day.
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