How's Everyone Doing? How did Move In Go?

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<p>Hi, I'm sleepless and missing sonny. He used to keep me company staying up late. Now I'm on my own. DH is an early bird, unlike me, the late owl. :(</p>

<p>So, I'm on CC NYU with some of my thoughts and questions:</p>

<p>Did your move-ins go smoothly (relatively speaking)? How were the crowds? What time of day was best for moving in (from your experience)? How about parking?</p>

<p>How does it feel to be at NYU and in NYC (for those new to town)? Are you getting acclimated with Welcome Week events? Is NYU matching up to your expectations? (You are probably too busy with all the Welcome Events to come on the forum much, but hey, I might catch a few of you. :) )</p>

<p>Oh, yes, how are the Welcome Week leaders, RAs, and Student Hall Council members doing? It must be quite hectic for all of you.</p>

<p>Well, I sent sonny to ABC Carpets and he got a high quality carpet for $100 (he thought the room at Founders was a little too sterile with the bare floor). I must say he is a good shopper (I like to think it is partly my training, hehe).</p>

<p>We are also looking at best value compact fridges. Did you notice that with the yearly rental of $105 for a fridge and $50 shipping, you can practically buy your own compact fridge?</p>

<p>One last thing about parking and a warning for any families coming to visit residents at Founders (or even other residential dorms at NYU). Remember in an earlier post, I said I was quoted $41 for one hour parking a couple of streets from Founders? I passed that up, of course, and ended up in a parking lot right near Founders, Manhattan Parking (12th St. and 3rd Ave.). I hurried like mad to make it back to the parking lot to pay for 1/2 hour parking for $8 (and not to go over to $16 for the one hour of parking), especially since sonny wanted me out of his room to take a nap. Well, I made the 1/2 hr deadline, but discovered later that the parking attendant had charged my credit card $43! Wow! I am not sure if it was an honest mistake or a scam. Good thing I kept my receipt (I usually do, thankfully).
Because of that, my cc company will dispute the charge for me.</p>

<p>Without my receipt, I would have ended up paying $43 for 1/2 hour parking. So beware and ask for rates and quotes beforehand and keep your receipts when it comes to parking in NYC (not that it happens all the time, but once is enough)!</p>

<p>Anyway, hope all is going well for the new students at NYU, as well as returning students.
Have fun before the school work and demands begin!</p>

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<p>Move-in Day was a breeze! We were amazed at how easy and quick it went. Upperclassmen were right there with the big orange carts, we got right up in the elevator and were done! Room is great, roommate is great, and my D is busy and loving it!</p>

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<p>SDonCC,</p>

<p>So glad to hear everything went smoothly. I hope others’ experiences are similar, after all the worrying about traffic and all.</p>

<p>I’m also happy to hear that your daughter is loving it at NYU. Likewise with my son. He stated to me, “What’s not to like. This is a good life.” He particularly likes the view he has of lower Manhattan and the Brooklyn Bridge from high up. I just hope it remains this way when the schoolwork begins!</p>

<p>By the way, SDonCC, which dorm is your daughter in? Just to let the readers know. Founders is a good fit for sonny right now. Don’t know what the fit will be when the rain starts pouring and the snow starts coming down.</p>

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<p>D’s move-in to Brittany went great, other than a small hitch at her hotel. She was on the fifth floor of a boutique hotel (i.e. no elevator) and the bellman was not on duty yet when she had to leave, loaded down with a huge amount of luggage. Of course, mom can’t say “I told you not to pack all those books in your bags!” Her roomies were already at the dorm, however, and got her bags up for her while she checked in, so it was all good. Loves the dorm with its huge rooms and huge closets, the kids, the city, life in general, except for the humidity. We are from a very dry area and the humidity has worn her down, especially with an unairconditioned dorm. She visited her studio at Tisch and can’t wait for classes to start next week. Says she feels like she has lived in NYC forever. I am still kind of train wreck, but it’s time to pull up the big girl pants and concentrate on my own life more, and hers less! My only concern now is Hurricane Earl and having not one, but two kids on the East Coast.</p>

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<p>writestuff54,</p>

<p>It is really good to read about the helpfulness of your daughter’s roommates. This is something I really like hearing about NYU; extending oneself to help with one’s “neighbors,” which is sadly lacking in the 'burbs where I live. My son was even hanging around on Move In Day, even though he had moved in everything already, to help his new roommate. They have been shopping and socializing together, along with other NYU students my son already knows (through Orientation, Project Outreach, and his old High School).</p>

<p>Brittany sounds like a great place, except for no air-con. :frowning: Brutal. I love the Vornado fans; when they are blowing strongly at you, even some of the bad humidity seems to disappear.</p>

<p>I can so empathize with your feelings of loss; I have shed a few tears thinking of this major separation process (and I live around 1 1/2 to 2 hours away). No more waiting up for sonny to come home, no more late night chats (face to face though there is the MacBook IChat video chat), no more hearing sonny play his guitar and music.<br>
I used to occasionally complain about the noise (though sonny was generally considerate), now no more need to complain. It is very quiet around here. :(</p>

<p>Oh, well as you said ^^, it is time to do my own thing as well. Anyway, this is our rite of passage also. I wish you well as you move into a freer phase for yourself.</p>

<p>We are not sure the storm will hit NYC, last I read 40% by Friday evening it might pass through eastern Long Island, though the path of hurricanes can never be totally predicted. It is good to have food, water, flashlight, first aid and the like ready, just in case. But hopefully, NYC will be spared except for heavy rain. Hope your other one is not near North Carolina, parts of which are supposed to get hit by the Category 4 Hurricane (as of my reading about the storm last night).</p>

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<p>Evolving,
Thanks for the kind words. D and roommates are already “besties”. She always has wanted sisters…given that her brothers are 10 and 12 years older. </p>

<p>S is actually in South Carolina, which will be spared. But he is in Reserves and also is a volunteer firefighter trained in water rescue…so I am sure he will be asked to help in NC if it hits hard. D has experienced tornado threats, but never hurricanes or even that much rain. D’s new galoshes are actually in a box that is due to arrive there today…good timing!</p>

<p>Let’s pray for the safety of all those on the East Coast and especially all our precious children.</p>

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<p>Your conversation is bringing back fond memories when my D moved in freshman year. It is a very exciting time. Best of luck to all the new parents and freshman.</p>

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<p>milkandsugar,</p>

<p>Haha, Words of experience from a parent who has been there. I hope years later I will just think of the exciting part. I know it is tremendously so for sonny, but I am experiencing the “empty nest” syndrome, as well as some envy towards my own sonny.</p>

<p>I have wanted to move back to Manhattan for a long, long time. To think I grew up there, studied hard, worked hard and decades later, it is hard for me to afford a decent place there!</p>

<p>It is a time to celebrate both our children and our own new found freedom (from each other, hehe), but it is hard to step out of the mommy role so fast.</p>

<p>writestuff, I do hope your children, especially your son, are safe through this storm and in any other events to come. My son, an only child, is also excited about having a roommate and friends all around. He is very busy meeting and socializing with everyone. Hehe, he left me in the middle of an Ichat because he was socializing with friends! The kids are definitely into the excitement phase! And that is good; better that than their feeling homesick.</p>

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<p>The first year for me was a little hard, my D is an only child as well. But once I got off the pity pot, I started focusing on myself. Got in touch with my creative/artistic side and started designing and making jewelry that people actually liked and started buying, so I have a very small jewelry business on the side. All of my energy went into creating a little business. I started to really enjoy my new found freedom. Free from the every minute parent worry about our kids. I forgot what it was like not worrying or parenting on a 24 hr basis. It gets easier as time goes by. But I must confess, when they come home again, I love it, but I see myself slipping back into parent mode and it is emotionally demanding. We just never realize how much our lives have changed because of our kids.
The only hard part is saying good bye again at the end of the summer. I always feel the immediate void. I get weepy as soon as we pull the car away from the curb.</p>

<p>Evolving, the one good thing is that you live in the burbs like we do. A few Sundays, we would drive in and take D out to dinner, just to check in and make sure things were ok. That was only during freshman year.</p>

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<p>milkandsugar,</p>

<p>Thanks for sharing your more in-depth thoughts. They helped! Because I am aware of this “24-hour on duty parent” existence. Friends have said they now feel it is just work and hassles when the kid comes home (back to cooking, giving up the family car, etc.).</p>

<p>I still have to get there. But letting go day by day, especially since I know sonny has already sprinted off. :)</p>

<p>What you have done in your own situation is very life affirming! Congrats on your own creative home business. Yes, we do have lives after being parents! :)</p>