empty nesters...

Empty nesters ~ we've felt this way for awhile cause our youngest Nikki, who is 22, was NEVER home. Today marked another milestone in the Tufano household ~ we are officially empty nesters! We've just returned home from helping her to bring her stuff to her 'new' home.   It truly is bittersweet ~ I'm thrilled for her and a yet a bit meloncholy.

Does she look exicited and ready?!!!!

After seeing where she is going to be living I feel so much more at ease ~ she's with a friend, her brother and in a nice home in a very nice neighborhood.  I fell in love with the house the minute I saw it!!! 

 

 The situation is perfect.

This being Nikki's 3rd attempt at moving out it is definetly meant to be ~ heck,

she may be in Bensenville

but she still lives on Hawthorne!!!!

 

Even though we've reached this milestone in our lives I'm at ease with it ~ my kids are at wonderful stages in their lives and I am happy for them!  I've learned through the older 3 that they still know that "home is where mom is"!!!