Sunday 16 September 2012

How do you say Goodbye in Flemish?*

We've got a little bit of Belgium going on here today.  It's the last Sunday that the four of us will be home together for lunch before our son moves up to Edinburgh.  We asked him where he wanted to go and he chose a relatively new restaurant which has opened in town, Le Belgique 
I love the logo, for some reason it tickles my funny bone, it's got a bit of the Inspector Poirot about it.
I'm trying to pretend to myself that him moving up to Scotland is a bit like when he went to university.  A temporary move and he'll be home for reading week and ends of semesters.  But it isn't.  We all know that whilst the location is only guaranteed for the two weeks of his girlfriend's Masters course, he isn't going to be moving back home again.  But that's right and how things should be and I know he's excited to be finally living with his girlfriend properly.  {And I've already checked the Easyjet website to find prices of flights at half term ;-)}
I think a few pages of photos of his experiences in Tanzania are in order!  I don't need to think about what I will be using for the next layouts I do. 
I can't remember the last time the four of us went out for a meal together, but I know for sure I'll be making the most of this one!  It's going to be a while before it happens again.


*Dag ziens

10 comments:

Denise said...

I hope you have a lovely meal together-know how you feel,as we've had two move out,but Coco will keep you occupied-and it's a short flight away- and he's happy...thinking of you -lots of love x x x x

scrappyjacky said...

Hope you have a lovely meal together.....that logo definately says 'Poirrot'.

Elizabeth said...

Your meal together is going to bring up a lot of emotions, but that's good! He's an adult now and has to make it on his own. Yep, that is definitely Poirot.

humel said...

I totally thought 'Poirot' :) I hope the food was good and you had a lovely time together xx

Amy said...

I hope it was lovely too - what is typically Belgian food ... apart from lots of lovely chocolate?

Ginger said...

The menus look delicious! I'm sure it was an enjoyable dinner :)

Sian said...

Good bye isn't good in any language is it? But hurray for a Mum who understands the importance of time together, all together, before he goes and then waves him off with a smile x Best of luck to them both

Beverly said...

I know you will cherish the meal and the time together. It is so bittersweet when they leave us, we are so proud of their growth and excited for their futures but it definitely saddens us mamas as they fully let go of those apron strings.

Maria Ontiveros said...

It's so bittersweet to watch them grow up, isn't it? But I can tell you've raised a fine young man! And you know he will be back to visit.
Rinda

Alison said...

Hope you enjoyed your meal...and, honestly, Edinburgh isn't so far away!
Alison xx