Sayonara Ben-san

Ben is off chasing the sun around the world in a trip that will take him 24 hours to find the next sunset. We were up at dawn today to take him to the airport to begin his flight to Japan. There were tearful goodbyes as our boy left home for his first adult job. We likely won't see him until this time next year.

Ben's trip started with a two and a half hour flight to Detroit and is now continuing over the Pacific. He'll arrive at 4 AM our time in the land of the rising sun--just in time to watch the sun set and get settled into his new futon. The next year will be quite an adventure. We miss him...and envy his youthful freedom more than a bit.