Move In Day Advice

walkinghome
Sun, 22 Jul 2007 15:33:38 +0000

herbrokenmom probably has the most likely scenario except for perhaps the second day part. Each college seems different in their first day set up. We were not able to move our daughter in but somehow she managed. For our son there was a whole army of movers and we had to just make sure they didn’t move in OUR overnight bags. We were able to park very close to the dorm door. The roommates and his folks got there about the same time as us and the dads and the boys were concerned with the electronic set up while we Mom’s made the beds (son was very happy to have that done for him) and unpacked a bit.

There is tons of shopping in and around Newark (my husbands hometown) so if you need something you forgot or don’t want to bring something bulky you can buy it there. There’s even a Costco near the Christiana Mall. Son’s move in was pretty easy and not stressful. Try not to get too tied down with the “stuff” part of the move. Anything you forgot can be bought right there or sent or ordered on line. Enjoy the move, it will all work out.