<p>Ok guys, hopefully my last question for you all.</p>
<p>are we supposed to get any kind of paperwork or parking pass prior to move in day in the mail? </p>
<p>I've read up and down the online info and done all there seems to be. I know every school does it different but many of d's friends have gotten parking tags, (for move in day only) and written instructions in the mail.</p>
<p>Do we just not get anything like that or have I not gotten D's?</p>
<p>thanks again as always!:)</p>
<p>There are signs and people directing all over campus. What you do is drive to the dorm area and follow the instructions given to you for that specific area. Since the campus is so big, each area has its own procedures.</p>
<p>Good luck lefty!!!</p>
<p>We never needed parking passes (DD is a junior). Pulled up to her dorm both times and unloaded. Then went to a lot that normally requires a permit but it was not needed on move-in day. It could have changed, I suppose. You can call the parking office to make sure.</p>
<p>Bring your patience with you. As exciting as it is, it is equally stressful for all parties. Just take your time and follow your D/S’ lead and all will be good :)</p>
<p>thanks guys! glad I didn’t miss anything. lol @ linymom… I just had that talk with my husband. I’m sure he’ll have preconceived notions as to how the day should go and how my d will react to things etc… I told him to keep calm and “go with the flow” lol!</p>
<p>lefty, it’s going to be crowded, fraught, exhausting and thirsty. If you go in expecting all that, you’ll be fine. The University does a good job of keeping things moving, but there are a lot of people on this day and it’s a big one for all of them. I strongly suggest you bring a couple of drinks in the car if you can and don’t allow yourselves to get so caught up that you get dehydrated. Also, what’s the textbook situation for your family? We always designate someone to pick them up for my D because the lines bring out the worst in her.</p>
<p>When we went first time, D was sooooooo stressed with entire event. I had to send husband and younger sibs out of the room for a LONG walk, I could see it in her body language the entire process was about to cause an explosion. No offense to dads,and it maybe my husband specifically, likes to “fix” things, and not good at "reading’ when the females in his vicinity are about to lose it. So let the day unfold by your childs lead.</p>
<p>Dads like jobs to do, maybe he can get the textbooks ;)</p>
<p>There is one item I suspect many of you have thought of already to bring but perhaps some of you have not. It ties into a story I would like to relate. Our D has always been a very independent social person, so it came as a surprise to us that the night before she left to come to UD for the first time she came to us and asked if she could take a small family photo we had in a frame on a stand in our family room. Of course we said “sure” and she took it with her and put it on a shelf right next to her dorm bed so she could always see it when she went to bed. She actually kept that photo with her for all her 4 years at UD (one year in dorm, one year is a sorority, and two years in an apartment) and always kept it in a similar spot. She still has that photo (now in a UD frame) and has it on her nightstand at the townhouse she is now living in as she begins to start grad school next week to obtain her MSN as a Family Nurse Practitioner. I never said anything to her about this, but sometimes words are not necessary. Just thought this might be of interest to some of you. Best wishes with your move in.</p>