My daughter starts her freshman year in college next week. I’ll move her into her residence hall on the campus of the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, Minn., on Saturday.
Major milestone.
No cliche in the world sums up the transition of your first born going off to college. Minds broaden; lives change – both hers and mine, but mainly hers. There is no downside to to the days, months and years to come. She’s prepared, smart, filled with common sense, and ready to make this move. More than ready, in fact.
And as much as I’ve prepared myself for the letting go part, the actual doing so may not come as easy as I intended. But it will come, just as she goes.
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How exciting! Thinking of you!
You’re a brave man Charlie Brown!
Hi Chuck, we just moved our oldest in to Ireland Hall this year. Joe was ready to go and we were ready to have him go! It’s nice that he is just 10 minutes away; the most significant part of that weekend, for me, was that he invited me to be a facebook friend the day after we moved him in. Kind of cool! Hope you are doing well and I hope that my son is not corrupting your daughter! : )
Don
Hey Don! Love the campus there. Kayla has settled in, joined the rowing crew and seems to be quite at home.