<p>My son’s college, Univ. of Washington, doesn’t have move-in until Friday! Some of his friends started leaving as early as Aug. 15, a couple more around Sept. 1, then the big migration of the remainder was this past Sunday. We had a birthday party for him SAturday that these friends came to, but suddenly it turned into The Last Goodby, tears all around. </p>
<p>Yesterday he drove an hour north to the college that group went to, to hang out – so that Last Goodby wasn’t for terribly long! But, still, it won’t ever be quite the same again, and I think they all recognize that, even while still hanging on to each other as much as possible. I just hope he’s able to start connecting with folks at UW, rather than dashing north at every opportunity. </p>
<p>Anyone else have a child with the Last One Left blues?</p>
<p>My S had the thought-I-was-gone-but-now-I’m-back-Katrina blues. After evacuation from Tulane, he was home in limbo. At first, the kids who hadn’t left yet were still here and there were Last Night gatherings as each departed. Then, all of them gone, S still here and it was especially hard as he had no idea what would happen. Soon the “visiting school” option opened up for him as it did for other Gulf Coast kids. But he certainly seemed adrift and de-railed for those couple of days. As soon as he knew he would be a visiting student at Bates (45 mins away), his outlook became forward-looking instead of “blue.”</p>
<p>He knows several kids at nearby state U and kept asking me how far that was from Bates. I could tell that he was expecting them to be his necessary social life-line. However, once at Bates, he started pretty quickly on his own social life. I’m betting that will happen at your S’s school as well.</p>
<p>Hang in there - it’s a weird few days when they’re the only one around, but it will be over soon.</p>
<p>Thanks for the kind words, jmmom! The upside is, at least we get to see him for dinner. Today is packing, tomorrow is getting up early enough to make the move-in appointment, and he’s off and running.</p>
<p>The Tulane situation must have been nightmarish. I hope it is all going well for your son at his subtitute schol.</p>
<p>you are kidding- there has been so much traffic around the UW that I was sure they started this week. I was stuck on Pacific through 8 lights on my way to take D to school
good luck to your son next week- and thanks for the update- I will be sure to avoid the area!</p>
<p>emeraldkity4, classes don’t start until next Wednesday, and then it’ll really get crazy. This Saturday is the UW/Notre Dame football game, so traffic will be a total mess – and we have to pick up the dear boy in the morning to take him to an event we’re all going to in Bellevue! We’ll rendezvous somewhere north of campus, I think.</p>
<p>I will never get used to the quarter system. Several of the UC’s are on it and I am sure that the Davis students wish they had gone to the Stanford game last week.</p>