Showing posts with label College. Show all posts
Showing posts with label College. Show all posts

27 August 2021

Saint Louis University

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Well, Hudson is officially moved in to his new college and city. We woke up bright and early to make the long haul to St. Louis. Move-in was a breeze. There are so many students helping the freshman and transfer students. We lucked out for sure. Considering he decided to transfer about a month before actually going, his dorm was one of the last on his list. But you know what? It's kind of amazing. It's HUGE, and he and his roommate have their own bathroom, if you can believe it. After unpacking, we were starving, so drove to drop off our U-Haul and pick up some Salt + Smoke BBQ. Absolutely delicious. Brian and I left Hudson to do his thing, then checked into our hotel and wandered around campus. I had never been before, so loved seeing everything. It's really nice. The next morning was Convocation. We weren't really sure what it was about, but are so glad we went. It was pretty inspiring, and the President of the University was absolutely amazing. After that, we had a couple hours, so took Hudson for lunch again. We went to a new food court called The Foundry. It opened about 1.5 weeks ago, and is even walking distance from Hudson. That will be nice to have there, for sure. Then, we had to say our goodbyes, and made sure to drive past the airport where Hudson will be spending a lot of time. Ugh, goodbyes suck. I really missing having him around, but seriously, it was time to go. Such an exciting future ahead. Here's to a much better year. 

28 August 2020

College Move-In

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After years of prepping and months of anticipating, we moved H to college this week. We woke up bright and early Thursday and made our way to Kalamazoo. First stop was a COVID test, then it was time to move in. His roommate had slot earlier that day, so was already set up and waiting for him. And his roommate was able to get in earlier that week to drop some things off so lofted their beds. We only had 90 minutes, so it was huge. We did all we could, then it was time to let them be. Since it was my first time on campus, we drove out to the airport, which is pretty incredible. I can see why H picked Western Michigan to pursue Aviation. That night Brian, C and I went to Hopcat for dinner. So many places are closed yet, but it was perfect. I was exhausted, and ending up falling asleep by 10pm, which is crazy earlier for me, especially since Michigan is an hour ahead! 

The next day we grabbed breakfast then went to Target and the hardware store for a few quick things. We had one more quick visit with H to drop everything off and got to peek in at their room. They finished most everything yesterday which was amazing, and were spending the day doing their virtual welcome. We said our goodbyes (again) then Brian, C and I walked around campus before heading back. We are home now, and it seems extra quiet here. This is going to take some getting used to. I already miss him like crazy. I know in my heart it was time for him to leave -- it's just hard. This is such a crazy time to be heading off to college. So much is still uncertain. I just hope they have a safe, healthy, and incredible semester. Only a few months until he'll be home again. Hopefully.