College Readiness

Within hours of returning from our wonderful TN vacation, we helped son G buy his first car, and in the next couple of days went to parent day at his college orientation, and moved daughter G in to her dorm at HER college, for her junior year.  It was a busy few days with lots of "firsts" (yay!) and lots of "goodbyes" (boo).

Son G and my hubby, watching the family of geese that lives in the pond on campus.  There were also some carp swimming in this pond!

After convocation, all the freshmen met together in groups of 15 or so, and they stayed in these groups for the next days of orientation.

Son G is in the green shirt and grey pants, waiting for the rest of his group members to show up.  He bonded really well with his group leaders (one guy and one girl), and they were really great at showing him the ropes every day.

Meanwhile, the rest of us moved daughter G to her college dorm for the third time.  Hard to believe she is half done!

Love her so much.  So hard to say goodbye.  So happy that she loves her college and is thriving there.  That's my heart in three sentences.

Back home, her vacated bedroom, which used to look like this:

...now looks like this!  Son G moved in to her room to begin his college experience.  It's bigger and brighter, and.....he doesn't have to have a roommate.  First time since infancy that he has his own room!