Back to school

 

All the back to school pics are definitely hard. Jess would be moving into her dorm this week. This pic is one from last year. Senior year, so full of promise. She had strong armed the entire senior class to go for sunrise at the beach on that first day.

I love the proud happy look on her face. The last couple of years she didn't want to give me "first day pictures" but last year she was happy to share. We were entering the next great phase.

As you all know, I have volumes of material; photos, blog posts and #StuffMyGirlSays about young Jess but this bright sparkly confident young woman is the one I miss most.

It’s strange how much a single photo can hold. This one carries so much joy, and now, so much ache. We thought we were stepping into something new. We were. Just not the way we imagined.😢😢