{"id":66802,"date":"2023-10-14T20:08:21","date_gmt":"2023-10-14T17:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armenia23.ru\/?p=66802"},"modified":"2023-10-14T20:08:21","modified_gmt":"2023-10-14T17:08:21","slug":"while-ree-drummond-was-experiencing-empty-nest-sadness-she-decided-to-make-the-16-hour-trip-to-watch-her-youngest-son-play-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armenia23.ru\/?p=66802","title":{"rendered":"While Ree Drummond was experiencing \u2018empty nest sadness,\u2019 she decided to make the 16-hour trip to watch her youngest son play football."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ree Drummond would go to any lengths for her kids, even if it meant making a 16-hour road trip.<\/p>\n<p>The 54-year-old Pioneer Woman actress said on Thursday that she had visited the University of South Dakota to watch her 19-year-old youngest son, Todd, play football for the school.<\/p>\n<p>Ree describes a photo she posted on Instagram with the following caption: \u2018In this photo from last Saturday, I am displaying the classic goofy, dreamy, <\/p>\n<p>I-get-to-see-my-kid-for-two-whole-hours empty nest sad-but-happy mom smile.\u2019 \u2018(I love you, Todd.)\u2019 she continues.<\/p>\n<p>Ree is seen hugging her delighted child, who is dressed head to toe in football gear, while grinning widely in the photo. Ree is dressed in the school&#8217;s red and white colors.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/armenia23.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3267-208x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-66803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/armenia23.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3267-208x300.jpeg 208w, https:\/\/armenia23.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3267-768x1107.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/armenia23.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3267-711x1024.jpeg 711w, https:\/\/armenia23.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3267.jpeg 914w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>She asks her followers in the caption, \u2018Let me know if you get it,\u2019 in reference to the conflicting emotions visible in her grin. <\/p>\n<p>Many readers shared their own personal experiences with having an empty home in the comments section.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I fully understand! According to one of my followers, they are \u2018going through it now themselves, and it is AWFUL!!\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Someone once said, \u2018My guys are in North Carolina and Florida; living without them is the worst thing that has ever happened. They are the to me,\u2019 which struck me as particularly poignant.<\/p>\n<p>Ree responds to these readers&#8217; comments and those of others by writing \u2018Hugs\u2019 or adding an emoji of a heart.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I travel 45 minutes from my house to a school event for one of my grandsons, and the event frequently lasts less than an hour. <\/p>\n<p>I take a 45-minute drive home after the event. This image accurately illustrates what love looks like in its purest form. Another reader of my blog leaves a comment.<\/p>\n<p>This information is provided by Ree in her response when she states, \u2018We drove for 8 hours in each direction.\u2019She said, \u2018It&#8217;s what we parents (and grandparents) do!\u2019 following that.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/armenia23.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3268-300x189.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-66804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/armenia23.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3268-300x189.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/armenia23.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3268-768x485.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/armenia23.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3268.jpeg 893w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ree, who is also the mother of Alex (26), Paige (23), Bryce (21), and Jamar (21), assisted her husband Ladd (54), <\/p>\n<p>in relocating Todd to his dorm room at the University of South Dakota in January. Paige is 23, Jamar is 21, Bryce is 21, and Alex is 26 years old.<\/p>\n<p>Todd could be seen wearing a red University of South Dakota shirt in the backdrop of a photo Drummond uploaded to her Instagram Story. Drummond was seated in a car when the picture was shot.<\/p>\n<p>She wrote on the photo, \u2018Made it to SD yesterday,\u2019 and then attached it. Go Todd, and go Yotes.<\/p>\n<p>Drummond wrote about how her kid decided to enroll at the school just one day after visiting the campus in a post on her blog.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/armenia23.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3270-247x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"247\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-66805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/armenia23.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3270-247x300.jpeg 247w, https:\/\/armenia23.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3270-768x931.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/armenia23.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3270-845x1024.jpeg 845w, https:\/\/armenia23.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3270.jpeg 1074w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>She claimed that as they were making their way back to their home, he \u2018couldn&#8217;t stop raving about the school and the football program.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>She claimed that he took to the athletic facilities and the coaching staff right away. After that, <\/p>\n<p>Todd had a signing ceremony on December 21, while he and his family were on vacation in Vail.<\/p>\n<p>Later that day, she posted numerous more pictures of their separation with the message, \u2018Said bye to our baby today. Even if we tried, we couldn&#8217;t love him any more.<\/p>\n<p>She ends by telling her kid to \u2018go have an awesome experience and keep bein&#8217; yourself, son.\u2019Utah State, go!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/armenia23.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3269-300x171.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-66806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/armenia23.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3269-300x171.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/armenia23.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3269-768x437.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/armenia23.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3269-388x220.jpeg 388w, https:\/\/armenia23.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3269.jpeg 874w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ree Drummond would go to any lengths for her kids, even if it meant making a 16-hour road trip. 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