It’s been awhile since I checked in and it’s great to hear how everyone’s kids did. Mine had sort of a rough start going from small rural western town to UC Berkeley which was his dream school but a bit more overwhelming than expected. Had the same friends from kindergarten through senior year and didn’t realize how out of practice he was in making new friends. But he ended up eventually finding his groove and by the end of the year was quite happy with a tight crew. He had great professors and was very fired up about all his classes. It’s definitely the most excited I’ve ever seen him about academics. He was quite homesick first semester, but not much second semester…and now is spending his entire summer in NYC doing an internship. After growing up in an area with more cattle than people, he seems to really thrive in city environments. I’m super duper proud of him, but I miss him. It make me feel even more an empty nester since he’s not even spending this summer at home. He comes back for just a week before he heads back go school in the fall. I’ll try hard not to smother him. 
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