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FaithS · 12-13-2008, 08:42 PM

DD19 is home from New Orleans! She has really enjoyed it there. Just about got to meet Brad Pitt. He has an organization called "Make it Right" that does similar stuff that DD's organization (MDS) is doing -- rebuilding homes, etc. His organization is building a home right next door to one that DD has often worked on, and he was actually there one day. He came over and met all the volunteers at the MDS house and shook their hand, but DD was at a different house that day.

DD has a new BF (boyfriend). She just broke up with one in November that she'd been seeing since this fall, due to her leaving and them choosing to not try to do the long distance relationship thing.

She hasn't dated a lot. She had one long-term boyfriend when she was 15-1/2 through 17 (for a year and a half), and the BF was only the second.

However, less than a month later, she now has a 23 y.o. boyfriend. He was also a volunteer there, he is from Canada, and he's already invited her to be his date at his cousin's wedding, which will be in Winnipeg in August. Sounds like she plans to try the long distance relationship thing with this guy. Not sure what I think of all this -- seems kind of serious already for such a short time knowing each other. But, I keep reminding myself that she is an adult. Age 19 just doesn't sound very adult yet, to me, especially to be seeing a 23 y.o. But, I guess 4 years isn't as big a deal at their ages as it would've been when they were in high school.

Here's a link to my previous post, about my empty nest.

Quote:

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/sh...hlight=orleans

After Christmas, MDS is sending her to a project in Texas to work on rebuilding homes that were also hit by hurricanes there.

~ Faith