We have made it to Virginia Tech for second admitted students day! So far so good and also so hysterical. First, the drive was lovely. It’s amazing how short 4.5 hours feels when the week before it was 9+. Plus the redbuds were blooming along the road, the grass and trees were really green and the mountains just looked beautiful. A seriously nice ride. Second, we ate dinner in downtown Blacksburg - went to a hole in the wall pizza place - pizza was awesome and it was good to be in the middle of what is clearly a student place. Lots of kids milling around, looking like a fun vibe. We walked a little bit through the little downtown area, but not for too long. All along S25 was saying “I can’t use this to compare to Clemson, it’s not fair since I didn’t get to see fun nightlife there.” Which suggests to me that he’s liking what he sees. Then third, our hotel. This is the hysterical part. On Wednesday, we got a call from the hotel we were supposed to be in that it was overbooked and our reservation was cancelled. We scrambled and were able to find a different hotel. And… it’s hysterically awful. Case in point, the bathroom door is a sliding barn door. I went in the bathroom and, when I went to leave, the handle is missing on the door. My son had closed it behind me - from the outside - after I went in so I hadn’t noticed. So there I was, trapped in the bathroom. I tried to dig my fingers in at the end but couldn’t, so I ended up banging on the door and half shouting to be heard over the tv so someone could rescue me. The good thing about this is that it’s SO BAD that we are just laughing at the ridiculousness of it.
Right now S25 is supposed to be working on homework. Instead, we’re watching the Caps game, and just saw Ovie tie Gretzky. Son is doing zero work. That’s ok, this is a moment to enjoy.