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One week to go :whee:

41,172 2,080 August 8, 2019 at 09:56 AM
We'll be empty-nesters soon!

Daughter heads off the college next week. We're all driving out next Thursday afternoon and staying the night at a vrbo near campus. She moves into her dorm next Friday morning.

I've been excited for her for the past few months, once she decided to go to a four-year university. She had been apprehensive, but got excited about college after new-student orientation about 5 weeks ago. She's starting to get nervous now that it's close. I'm just now starting to freak out a bit. At least she'll only be a 3 hour drive away.

Also, Go Cats!

/coolstorybro
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ProfessorChaos
08-08-2019 at 09:59 AM.
08-08-2019 at 09:59 AM.
Really happy for you, Dad, and your daughter!
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Landers
08-08-2019 at 10:11 AM.
08-08-2019 at 10:11 AM.
Congrats! Seems like yesterday you were posting about her as a little kid and now she's off to college. Crazy!
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acesmuzic | Staff
08-08-2019 at 10:18 AM.
08-08-2019 at 10:18 AM.
Whee

like landers said i can't believe it's already that time Woot
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emelvee
08-08-2019 at 10:21 AM.
08-08-2019 at 10:21 AM.
She's been coming out to have lunch with me at work once a week the past couple of years - I'm really going to miss that. I pretty much have to stop thinking about it or I'll be a mess. laugh out loud
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08-08-2019 at 10:44 AM.
08-08-2019 at 10:44 AM.
laugh out loud Have to stop thinking about it = posting in the lounge so we can all say congrats and keep bumping the thread to.....remind you about it Smilie

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08-08-2019 at 11:42 AM.
08-08-2019 at 11:42 AM.
Quote from Schooby :
laugh out loud Have to stop thinking about it = posting in the lounge so we can all say congrats and keep bumping the thread to.....remind you about it Smilie

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iamiamian
08-08-2019 at 11:49 AM.
08-08-2019 at 11:49 AM.
No worries, she'll move back in 4 years.
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pansyrhonda
08-08-2019 at 01:41 PM.
08-08-2019 at 01:41 PM.
You will cry on the ride home.
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VorlonFrog
08-08-2019 at 01:56 PM.
08-08-2019 at 01:56 PM.
Hang in there, buddy. Empty nest syndrome goes away in just a few weeks. Now, the once weekly lunch thing, that's gonna take a LOT longer.
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Novakingwai
08-08-2019 at 06:46 PM.
08-08-2019 at 06:46 PM.
Should do 2 years in community college first. All the credits can transfer, 1/2 the work and 1/4 the cost. This is Slickdeals.
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ProfessorChaos
08-08-2019 at 07:57 PM.
08-08-2019 at 07:57 PM.
Quote from Novakingwai :
Should do 2 years in community college first. All the credits can transfer, 1/2 the work and 1/4 the cost. This is Slickdeals.

When you get accepted to a college anywhere you'll be entitled to an opinion.

Good luck!
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Iaaaiws
08-08-2019 at 08:43 PM.
08-08-2019 at 08:43 PM.
Quote from ProfessorChaos :
When you get accepted to a college anywhere you'll be entitled to an opinion.

Good luck!
Well to be fair he likely has done a couple of years in some sort of institution so that might entitle him to voice an opinion.
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finzz2dlft
08-09-2019 at 01:36 AM.
08-09-2019 at 01:36 AM.
Quote from emelvee :
She's been coming out to have lunch with me at work once a week the past couple of years - I'm really going to miss that. I pretty much have to stop thinking about it or I'll be a mess. laugh out loud

hug hug

Very exciting stuff! I am very happy for her! Smilie
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Novakingwai
08-09-2019 at 06:23 AM.
08-09-2019 at 06:23 AM.
Quote from Iaaaiws :
Well to be fair he likely has done a couple of years in some sort of institution so that might entitle him to voice an opinion.
Not my money, I could honestly care less. In fact, let me go ahead and add this to my ignored thread list.
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