indimom
Are We There Yet?
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Finally got our daughter settled in yesterday. Left at 5 a.m., arrived at school at 10 a.m. Took about two hours to move in. Then we had lunch and ran a few on-campus errands. Headed home at 2:30 and arrived at 8p.m. Long, long tiring day.
I think DD's biggest worry was that she was bringing too much and would look silly. That concern ended when she saw her first U-Haul trailer pulled up in front of the dorms. lol.
Crowds were pretty low when we arrived, so we were able to get a cart and access to the elevators pretty easy. It only took us 3 runs with the elevator to get her moved in.
It got worse as the day wore on, with carts running low and long, long lines for the elevator. We used the stairs (to the tenth floor) a few times while we ran her errands because we didn't feel like waiting. I felt bad for the people who were trying to move in at that point. And this wasn't even the "freshman" dorm. We walked past there later in the day, and it was a complete madhouse.
While the tenth floor has it's drawbacks, I think she and her roommate are going to love it. It has a special lounge with an awesome view of campus. And it's the only floor with a kitchenette. Bonus, DD and her roommate are in the room at the end of the hall (so neighbors on only one side) and closest to the lounge, laundry, elevators and stairs (just beyond the security door).
Other than a short text last night, we haven't heard from her. The freshman participate in a Day of Service today, so I assume she'll be pretty busy today... The rest of the weekend, they have various fun welcome events. Hopefully it goes well and she gets off to a good start with classes on Monday.
I think DD's biggest worry was that she was bringing too much and would look silly. That concern ended when she saw her first U-Haul trailer pulled up in front of the dorms. lol.
Crowds were pretty low when we arrived, so we were able to get a cart and access to the elevators pretty easy. It only took us 3 runs with the elevator to get her moved in.
It got worse as the day wore on, with carts running low and long, long lines for the elevator. We used the stairs (to the tenth floor) a few times while we ran her errands because we didn't feel like waiting. I felt bad for the people who were trying to move in at that point. And this wasn't even the "freshman" dorm. We walked past there later in the day, and it was a complete madhouse.
While the tenth floor has it's drawbacks, I think she and her roommate are going to love it. It has a special lounge with an awesome view of campus. And it's the only floor with a kitchenette. Bonus, DD and her roommate are in the room at the end of the hall (so neighbors on only one side) and closest to the lounge, laundry, elevators and stairs (just beyond the security door).
Other than a short text last night, we haven't heard from her. The freshman participate in a Day of Service today, so I assume she'll be pretty busy today... The rest of the weekend, they have various fun welcome events. Hopefully it goes well and she gets off to a good start with classes on Monday.