The final hour before leaving home

LINYMOM
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:39:08 +0000

Hi. We are back and I want to report that I made it!

The morning we left was fine - packed up the cars (we downsized earlier this year so we had to take two cars!) and D was fine on the drive down. The actual move-in was not nearly as bad as the anticipation of it, despite how emotional I am. I was kind of a wreck the night before and I have had some sad moments since we left D at school, but I didn’t make a scene at the dorm! That was an accomplishment! It makes it easier because D is SOOO happy there (she changed her FB status yesterday to “XXXX loves this school.” After less than 24 hours there, she texted me that she had a “solid group of friends.”

My best preparation was that she’s been going to sleep away camp since she was 12. So this is the not the first time she is away. Things are certainly going to be different around here, but knowing she is happy really helps.

I thought about leaving her a gift as some have mentioned (there was a winnie the pooh quote on another thread and I was going to frame that and leave a little stuffed animal), but I thought it would just make it harder for her and for me. I also didn’t want to make her feel bad about how much I’m going to miss her.

So she is on to her new life and I really have to focus on work again. The past week has been both physically and emotionally draining. Plus, I get to spend three days at the US Open with my son this week and I’m really looking forward to it!