A Big Birthday for a Big Boy

Today is my son's eighteenth birthday, and we're celebrating with a big barbecue bash for thirty or so of his closest friends tonight. My "baby" is six feet tall and itching to be on his own in college this fall. It will be strange to have an empty nest when he leaves, but for now, I'm enjoying the milestones--birthday today and high school graduation next Thursday. He made it safely through prom night last weekend, crawling in the door at 7 am, so that was a relief!