We went canoeing today as a last good bye to Jeremy ( my nephew). He is off to basic training in Missouri tomorrow. It was nice to be able to do something fun with him before he left. Thankfully I was able to get off work early Friday night ( 1 am ) and was able to go. I know we ALL will miss him but no one more than Lizzy! Our 5 cousin power group is slowly breaking apart as they grow older. Jeremy is off to Missouri, Kristie is in ST. Cloud and soon to be in Texas student teaching, Kelly is in Bemedji, and thankfully Shannon and Jake are here. I no they miss each other and are glad when they can all be together, even if it's just for a night or two. You got to remember, they have been close since birth, so you can imagine how hard this is as they begin to separate. 5 cousins, 5 best buds, 5 lives forever intertwined.....