Hospital, MTC and College bound!

Today was one heck of a day!
Here was the plan:
Pick up our good friend from MA at the airport and transport her to the MTC to begin her mission.
Take Carter up to Logan to get him settled into his new college apartment.
Come home and get to bed at a decent hour so I'm not too tired for work the next day.

The reality was a bit different but similar to the plan:

We get out the door at a good time to pick up Rachel but as we are just about to enter the freeway, Carter gets a call that his girlfriend is in the ER and has to have emergency appendix surgery.  Do a u-turn and drop Carter off at the hospital instead.  Spend the next little while texting and calling Carter checking on her and figuring out the plan now.  Will he still go to Logan?  He has to go, it's my only day off!  Go to Logan and get moved in and then come back home?  It will get worked out.  Breathe.

Drive a bit frantically to the airport to pick up Rachel.  Arrive *almost* on time.  But, luckily in some ways, her flight is late so she doesn't know that I was late (until I tell her because that's just how I am).

The plan is to drop Rachel off somewhat early at the MTC so that we have plenty of time to get to Logan, unpack, shop and do whatever else is necessary without it getting too late.

After picking up Rachel, drive to Target to buy some stuff she needs.

Drive to the hospital to pick up Carter so he can accompany us to the MTC drop off.  Girlfriend is headed to surgery soon.

Get lunch.

Take Rachel to the Provo temple area for a few pictures and then drop her off at the MTC.  Yay Sister Morey!  Yay for missionaries!

Go home and finish packing up Carter's stuff to take to Logan.

Realize that it is not even remotely early and your plans are not going as planned.

Drive to Logan.
Girlfriend is out of surgery and doing fine, thank heaven!

Unpack stuff into apartment, get groceries, and buy other various needed items.
Make bed, put up new shower curtain, put together small shelving unit and otherwise organize stuff.

Try not to cry as you realize your kid is all moved into his College apartment and is totally fine with you leaving now.

yes, the room is a bit stark...but he's  a guy and has no interest in my decorating abilities

One last photo with mom before she leaves to cry in  her car

Go visit the Petersons (friends from MA who now live in Logan) and wish you could stay longer.

Drive home and fall into bed by 11:00-ish.

A long, at times hectic, at times happy, at times sad day for me.

*side note* Carter stayed that night and then came home the next day to be with his girlfriend for a few days before school started.  He's a good, sweet boyfriend and we are super glad that Harley is ok!