Pete, our 3rd son, graduated from High School today, and had his graduation party tonight. He sent an e-mail inviting us, but the best part was his parting line "I will see you soon, that is so much fun for me to say." It is fun for me to hear. At the end of June Pete, his brother Henri, sister Mari and his mom and dad will be in Minnetonka for several days.
I am excited to see him. We have kept in touch via e-mail, exchanging pictures and news, but there is nothing like seeing someone in person. His sister is finishing a year in Washington State, so the Repo family will start their journey on the west coast, first picking up Marti and then going to Northern California to visit Mrs. Repo's exchange family (she was also an exchange student in high school). The five of them will come to Mantegna; Pete will stay with us, Henri with his host family and parents and Mari at a hotel. They will spend the 4th of July in NYC.
Pete has his law test for University the day before they leave and the day after they get back from the trip, he starts his mandatory 1 year military service.
It will be a whirlwind trip for them, but hopefully a memorable one for all of us.
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I clicked on the link and skimmed through your blog posts about Pete. It's great that you recorded your observations and thoughts about his home stay. We had an exchange student for only three weeks in March and I thought my heart was being ripped out when I sent her back to Germany. I can only imagine how attached you were to him. I really love the poem on a teen leaving home. My oldest just graduated from high school at the end of May and will go off to college in August.
BTW, I had to laugh at your list of things affected by hockey. I've got that same list going. Seems incredulous, in hindsight, that hockey would prevent so many things. But we find ways to get things done anyway, right? :)
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