For those of you who I am newly friends with, my daughter works for an international logistics company as a "Key Account" manager. Meaning, I think, she works all the time.. They are supposedly grooming her for upper management. She's been there 6 1/2 years now. They finally promoted her to management about 21 months ago. She travels all over the country for these accounts. Usually domestic.. But it's an international company based in Hong Kong so they've started sending her out of the country. In June of this year she was sent to spend 2 weeks in Hong Kong and Vietnam. Everyone in her HK office wanted to meet her so they sent her. But we expected that to be it for at least a couple years as its expensive and usually just not done much unless you're upper management. She's also gone on her own to both the Dominican Republic and Ireland. She went to DR a week after she came home from HK and Ireland she went a year ago April.. She's done much more traveling than I have! Oh and she is single now. She was engaged to be married last November but in August of last year she finally admitted he wasn't right for her and broke it off. Since then the career has become more of her focus. And the young man she met on her Hong Kong trip he's already history. She dated him a few times after they were home but he wasn't for her either.

Last night she stopped by to tell us they have selected her (one of only 4) to go to this big deal convention/meeting in Tokyo, Japan! It's quite an honor as very few have been asked to go. Her boss has never been asked. Apparently she made a very good impression when she went to HK in June and they want to meet her! I'm trying not to brag but I find I'm very proud of her.. So it's a bit hard not to share. Not that I'm totally crazy about her flying all over the world, I'm not.. I am a bit of a worry wart and still have that, I'm the mommy I'll take care of you, mentality.. And before you tell me to let go I already know.. I do support what she does. But I don't like when she's so far from me..Believe me, I wish I could be more comfortable with it. And this trip will probably be taking place in November when it's her and her fathers birthdays! So we'll have to rearrange our little traditions.. I am happy for her.. I just have to convince myself all will be fine..