The final hour before leaving home

itsv
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:50:31 +0000

Vince your post is exactly how I feel. I am so jealous of my son-I loved college and had a great experience. His school sounds so neat and the kids have great experiences. Right now my DS is being such a pill that I can’t imagine sadness is an emotion any of us in the house will be feeling when he leaves in 3 weeks. However this week has been tough for me in that my youngest started high school!! My DD and I are very close and seeing her in her uniform go into the h.s. just choked me up. I didn’t cry but was a little sad. Plus the same day I turned 50-ugh I had asked my husband for no party so of course he and my friends threw me a surprise party. I just wasn’t in the mood for it and really wish they hadn’t because the changes in my life were on my mind. I knew they went to a lot of trouble so I made sure to put on a happy face.

My DS’s going away should be a nice way of saying goodbye because we fly out togeather but I drop him off for a small outdoor orientation for 3 days-I’ll stay in town getting his junk we ordered from stores and then pick him up. We will stay in hotel one night and then I’ll drop him off to dorm and leave the next day so seeing him twice in one week should help the transition.