20 YEARS IN A BLINK

 Here's the man (!) of the hour on his twentieth birthday:

Twenty years ago today, Melissa and I were starting our third day in the hospital in Pensacola, Florida. Melissa was at hour 47 of an induced labor when Caleb finally made his appearance.

May 5th, 2001.

So this evening, Melissa and I made the 80 mile drive to Crawfordsville along with Samuel and Grandma Trudy to spend a couple of hours with the birthday boy. 

We took Caleb and his roommate Seth to the best Mexican restaurant in Indiana. We weren't thinking about it being Cinco de Mayo. The place was packed out, so the service was slow. But the food was incredible.

(I mean, BACON on a steak FAJITA? Genius!)

After dinner we went back to Caleb's dorm to have a bit of homemade birthday cookie together and to pack up some of his belongings in our vehicle so he won't have to make two trips when he comes home for the summer ... this weekend!

Unbelievable. Two years at Wabash College under his belt now. He'll be doing an internship this summer with the U.S. Marshalls in Indianapolis and, later, going off to basic training. Big plans.

Time is picking up speed at an alarming rate ...