Seriously? College Planning? Already??? Nawwww!..

As Margot would say, "Ya, for sure, ya betcha!"

This weekend we're up in Santa Barbara for our first official Westmont College visit... as the PARENTS this time. We love SB, so we're in town often. We tromp around or at least drive through campus and wave at our favorite spots fairly regularly with the kids. This time it is For Realz, though.

Since Michael and I, brother Jon, Mother, Aunt Sherry, Uncle Nels, and Aunt Jean were all Warriors, and Granddaddy Ortlund was on the board for many years, it's not a new idea that the kids might carry on that legacy some day. But, I've got to admit that it was surreal to go to Chapel, take a tour of the campus, eat in the D.C., and then meet with an admissions counselor... for our daughter...

for COLLEGE!

*awed silence, whimper, sniffle*

Folks, I need a "Pause" button for my Marg, and really for all of my babies. I want to enjoy them for a few more minutes before they graduate, get married, and send their own little nuggets off to Westmont.

Just so you know, it's not like Marg or the other kids who will follow her to Westmo - um, I mean "college" have to go here. It's no biggie. No pressure. We want them to take a gander at schools all over California, and out of state, internationally too, I guess, and make the choice that's right for them individually. Really. Not a teensy tiny bit of pressure...

*snigger, snort, guffaw*

As Margot would say, "Ya, for sure, ya betcha!"