<p>So . . . this is good news, right Seriously, have a great time catching up with The College Man. Just don’t be too upset if he spends a lot of time with his buddies as well!</p>
<p>Great news for you, berurah! Fall break so soon? When will he have to go back?
Lucky you! I won’t see my D until Thanksgiving week.
Just don’t get too used to it!</p>
<p>I think everyone at Duke is definitely ready for Fall Break (even if it’s only 4 days)-so he’s probably just as glad to see y’all. The parents’ weekend is in a couple of weeks as well. </p>
<p>My mom actually asked me what I wanted her to cook for dinner tomorrow night-you can tell she’s excited! :D</p>
<p>Berurah,
We head off tomorrow evening after S2’s soccer game for parents weekend. Today I made 3 loaves of pumpkin bread, banana choc chip loaf, american chop suey and a turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes, and gravy to take down for S1… he gave up sweets last year as a freshman…not quite sure why, but it impacts what I can make as a treat… hence the “real” food instead of cookies etc…</p>
<p>My DH’s reaction to the kitchen marathon is perhaps we should visit S1 more often… his other reaction is a willingness to do the mound of dishes that resulted from the outpouring of love as measured by food!! </p>
<p>Very lucky to have your daughter and a boyfriend (who you like) able to assist with cleaning… that must be worth a 100 cookies at least!</p>
<p>Moominmama~You are very perceptive!! How could you tell??? I am already resigned to only seeing him as much as I did BEFORE he left…which means, if I want to, I’d better stay up late and sneak in and watch him sleep! <em>lol</em> But after his being gone, that’ll work for me!</p>
<p>A.S.A.P.~He’ll be here until Tuesday, and then back off…I’m sure we won’t see him for too many of these Fall Breaks, but what with this being the first time he’s ever been gone from us, we went ahead and splurged…Then, back for Thanksgiving!!</p>
<p>warblersrule~I hope you have an awesome and relaxing Fall Break too! I don’t dare plan an actual dinner tomorrow night. With my luck, the plane will be late, but if it’s on time, he’ll probably want to go hook up with some friends right away! <em>lol</em></p>
<p>maineparent~You wouldn’t mind just dropping by here on the way to see your son, would you??? OMG, what a ton of fabulous food!!! Your dh sounds like mine, but I think the happiest one was Ds boyfriend…he LOVES my cookies!!! And yes, he’ll probably eat at least 100! Enjoy your parent weekend!!!</p>
<p>OD~AAAAAAAAAAAAAACCCCKKKKKK!!! I will hold you personally responsible if I wake up with nightmares tonight!!! <em>lol</em> :0</p>
<p>My sophomore daughter is coming in from Duke this weekend, too, so we are also very excited about seeing her. Never mind that she is only two hours from home…! This is the first trip home for her this fall. That is just how much she loves being at Duke! (and no, there is no boyfriend in the picture) …just lots of close friends, plenty of classwork (and group projects) to keep her busy, and various extracurriculars on Friday afternoons and Sunday mornings… </p>
<p>I hope that your family thoroughly enjoys every minute with your son, Berurah! It sounds as if he has adjusted really well to being a Dukie. </p>
<p>I remember jumping up and down with the dog last year saying “the kid is coming, the kid is coming”. </p>
<p>My husband just asked me “is the kid coming home tomorrow or is he just going to throw his laundry out the window on the way to San Diego for Fall Break?”</p>
<p>parentofteen~I am SO jealous that you are only two hours away from your daughter!! You are lucky! I am amazed that this will be her first trip home since she left for Duke…what a testament to her happiness at Duke! My son seems to be doing very well there too. I was worried, of course, since we are 1250 miles away, but I am starting to relax a bit now because he seems to be so happy there. Enjoy your Fall Break with your sweetie!</p>
<p>lamom~<em>lol</em>! I can just picture your “happy dance” last year!!! Yep, that was just what I was doing today <em>lol</em>. I guess in some ways we are lucky to be smack dab in the middle of one of the most boring states…He (and his laundry) have NO chance of finding anything better close by!!! <em>lolololol</em> I guess there are SOME benefits to not living near gorgeous San Diego!</p>
<p>Have a wonderful visit with your dear son, berurah! I’m sure it’ll be all too short, but oh so memorable… even if he spends all of 23 minutes in the house the entire time, LOL!</p>
<p>I’m off to the opposite coast for 2.5 days next week for family weekend. That’ll be my only chance to see mine until Christmas; I hope he deigns to spend at least a FEW hours with me!</p>
<p>mootmom~Thanks so much! He finally called tonight, and I think he may actually be planning to <em>gasp</em> reserve some time for us!! His g.f. is running in a cross country meet on Saturday a.m., and he said that if I went with him “we could spend some time together”. I would NOT get up early on a Saturday for too much, but for that, you betcha! <em>lol</em></p>
<p>I hope that you have the most wonderful time visiting your son next week! I’m sure family weekend will be a blast for you all, and I just know that your awesome son will show his appreciation by gracing you with his presence for at least a LITTLE bit!! <em>lol</em></p>
<p>I’m glad to see you are back! I enjoy seeing your enthusiasm. Have a great visit with your son.
I am a little envious. S came home last year during fall break, but had other things going on this year, and has not been as “fiscally responsible” as he could be. (his words) We couldn’t find any cheap flights.
I also just posted on the Parent weekend thread. He will be playing in a regional tournament on Parents weekend (in a location about 600 miles from Duke), and that much further for us to travel. We may not see him until Thanksgiving this year…</p>
<p>I am so happy for you, berurah. I can hear absolute giddiness and joy in your voice! I wish for you and your family a fabulous visit! Have fun!!! :D</p>
<p>1sokkermom~I know that this visit will be short, but I’m still SO happy and excited. Originally we were planning for a couple of us to go out for parents’ weekend instead, but I started adding up the costs–flights and tickets to all of the various events and it got out of control very quickly. So we talked to S and he said that he’d prefer to come here where he can see everyone with much less cost to us. I realize that this may be the only year we get him for Fall Break, and truthfully, it was more a need for US than a need for him, but he gladly obliged. He will also be coming home for Thanksgiving and of course, Winter Break, so we are lucky this year (and BROKE! <em>lol</em>), but we just felt it was important this first year to do this. Who knows where he’ll be off to next year!? </p>
<p>I have actually been surprised at how LITTLE money he’s spent so far at Duke! I expected far more, but I’m certainly not complaining…it’s probably just due to his being a freshman and his not having a car! <em>lol</em> </p>
<p>I wish your son the very best of luck in his upcoming regional tournament!! I know you will miss being with him for Parents’ Weekend, but Thanksgiving will be here before you know it! </p>
<p>Thanks for the sweet note…BTW, I wanted to pm you awhile back, but you do not have your pm enabled…</p>
<p>Hey, Berurah: I’m joining the celebration…my S also gets home tonight for fall break…it’s his second trip home (he was here for 24 hours 2 weeks ago, for a family wedding)…it’s SO wonderful when they’re back, even if the only time you see them is when you are allowed to drive them to see their friends! And four days seems so much better compared to 24 hours!</p>
<p>Enjoy…hug your S from us (and I’ll hug mine from you)…and eat a cookie for me, ok? I’ve coped w/S’s absence by non-stop eating; I’m beginning to resemble the Good Year Blimp! So the only cookie-eating in my future is the virtual kind, or if you do it on my behalf! Love–OAM</p>
<p>SplashMom~Thanks sooooooo much for the good wishes! I’m finishing some last minute cleaning this morning, and even the bathrooms can’t wipe the grin off my face today!! <em>lol</em> </p>
<p>OAM~Dang, I wish we were closer so we could get the whole crew together for a celebration!!! I am actually harboring a small amount of hope for some real time with my S, but then, I am already receiving emails from his friends, so I don’t know…<em>lol</em> I’m afraid that my mechanism for coping with his absence has been much the same as yours ;), so we will have to band together and motivate each other for some healthy eating—AFTER this weekend for me! Love you lots!!! <3 {{{{{HUGS}}}}} to your sweetie!</p>
<p>Now I feel disappointed that my freshman at Duke decided to stay at school. I am not that surprised. He has made good friends from the West coast who are staying. He wants to keep them company! That’s okay. I am so glad that he absolutely loves school. He finally got tickets home for Thanksgiving. He didn’t get his first or even second choice. But, I didn’t say told you so. Well, maybe I did. My husband and I are looking forward to parent weekend.</p>
<p>candace~{{{{{HUGS}}}}} to you. If you read my above posts, we sort of traded Parents’ Weekend for this because it would have been sooooooooooo much more expensive for us and also because for less money, he could see MORE people…BOTH parents, all sibs, and friends. We have five children still at home, so it is next to impossible for us both to get away. We’ve actually only done it once in our married lives…and that was to move S to Duke. So, that is why we decided to have him come home for Fall Break. S seemed to think this would work out better than one of us trying to come for Parents’ Weekend. So, like you are now, I will be feeling kind of left out on Parents’ Weekend when so many students will have family there and my son won’t. Hopefully, someone will “adopt” him for the weekend! I hope that you and your husband have the BEST Parents’ Weekend ever!!! ~berurah</p>
<p>Hugs back Berurah. I can relate to the not geting away part. I only have one at home though. I felt left out when my son and husband went to Blue Devils days. My daughter will stay with a friend during parent weekend. She stayed home alone for the first time, for move in day. That was a little scary for me, not her. She did fine alone. I do not have any relatives nearby, so it is hard. I don’t like to leave her home alone.</p>
Seriously, have a great time catching up with The College Man. Just don’t be too upset if he spends a lot of time with his buddies as well!</p>
How could you tell??? I am already resigned to only seeing him as much as I did BEFORE he left…which means, if I want to, I’d better stay up late and sneak in and watch him sleep! <em>lol</em> But after his being gone, that’ll work for me!</p>