September 8, 2009….our little girl became a First Grader. She was soooo excited to start school and ride the school bus for the first time. She jumped out of bed in the morning and got dressed so fast…she was ready!!! The Back-to-School fairy came and left her a few surprises. Then it was off to the bus stop (with Rosie, of course). She wasn’t nervous at all. She was the last to get on the bus. We watched her as she climbed aboard and stopped to tell the bus driver her name (she was the only one who did that)…he replied, “Well hello Olivia Green, I’m Mr.Murphy!). So sweet.
You know, I didn’t cry at pre-K or Kindergarten, but watching her get on that bus did it for me … the tears came. Dan and I walked back to our house to get ready for work and we both just talked about how our little girl is growing up. How proud we are of her and how fast the time has gone. It was a good moment. There isn’t another man I would have rather shared that moment with … and that’s the truth. We have history, memories, friendship, and we created our beautiful child together … who is now a First Grader…ahhhhh. It’s all good though – ALL GOOD!