<p>I know college_query is already on the road and jmnva06 is already on site. It’s all happening!</p>
<p>Boysx3 - hilarious move-in story! I bet the room mate will be super nice, and eventually will marry someone just like his mom!</p>
<p>We met D’s room mate, who is here early for an orientation program (we live 20 minutes from school) and she is absolutely lovely. On the other hand, it made the launch feel real for the first time… Went shopping together and found a $20 rug at Ikea for their room. It was the only one of any size that was less than $50, and I’m guessing about half of the incoming freshman will have one!</p>
<p>So I just wanted to post a quick f/u to my sad tale of woe a few days back about SS having launched and my worry about him not wanting to be there. He’s only an hour away so we ran up there yesterday to have lunch. The kid is doing great. Relaxed, enjoying getting to know the kids there, and ready to start classes today. Thanks for the support that was offered here - it really helped.</p>
<p>oldfort, maybe I am compulsive but I also put my son’s cell number on the label in case something got misplaced after we had left his room to go do the ID part.</p>
<p>CIEE83: how big is the rug and what color is it?</p>
<p>Phase one of our launch starts in half an hour.</p>
<p>So glad I will be back at the school to see her on Friday for move in. Lots of sympathy for those who don’t have that luxury after pre-frosh program.</p>
<p>Yesterday was hard. Trying to keep upbeat now,</p>
<p>Sniff sniff</p>
<p>My kid is having dinner tonight at her advisor’s house with the other advisees that professor has. Yay for personal attention! Will find out what courses she got into tomorrow and classes start on Wed. Her textbooks will be ordered mostly online (probably) Tuesday and will hopefully get there by next week. Lots of students there don’t have textbooks the first week if they don’t want to buy them in the campus bookstore</p>
<p>No updates from neighbor’s son so we are assuming all is ok…</p>
<p>This morning while dog walking, we realized that neither of us learned either of roomie’s parents’ names…that’s how bad things were when we came back to the room after lunch–no hello, no polite chit chat–</p>
<p>This morning I am just thinking about the poor roomie and how he must have felt…all kids seem to think their parents are embarrassing…to be the one with the truly out of control mom must have been awful for him. I am really hoping the two boys bond and become good friends, and can laugh when they look back on their move in day.</p>
<p>Suzy, I am glad to hear things are better! Yay!</p>
<p>S and I did the big drive Saturday and Sunday. We are here in Orange. DH and younger brother are flying in today (DH can’t do the drive due to chronic back pain, but we wanted to be together for this). Today we are going to check out the campus and then buy books and hang around Old Town Orange. When I asked S how he was doing when we were at dinner last night, he said with a grin,"well, I am not panicked! " Tomorrow is move in day.</p>
<p>Hubby wants to squeeze in S closer. We are making “the last supper” for tomorrow night, but hubby decided to make his other favorite more casual dinner for him tonight. And s is supposed to be doing laundry and getting his bags out.</p>
<p>No. He’s going out in a little while to his friends house - it’s called the river house - a piece of crap second home by…a river… where they hang out and play games. </p>
<p>Hubby is going to be crushed. I just told S - do not blow your dad off tomorrow night. You can go out - but be home for dinner! </p>
<p>He seems completely unconcerned about packing. If he’s not worried, I’m not worried. We aren’t leaving til noon on Wednesday.</p>
<p>Eyemamom, We can relate. Our S did the same thing when we tried to reel him in closer before college. He needed to miss us before he appreciated us, I guess, because now he’s very attentive when he comes home.</p>
<p>And regarding packing, D packed over the course of a few days while S packed the day before.</p>
<p>Boysx3 - that mom is totally out of control - your neighbor and her son handled it perfectly! I hope that she doesn’t visit much!</p>
<p>Eyemom - I am making my daughter’s favorites all week except Friday when she is going out with a group of friends to say good bye. </p>
<p>The launch list is starting to freak me out because we are getting closer to our date! I am quietly freaking out and staying calm on the outside - I’m hoping I can keep that up through drop off on Saturday. </p>
<p>My daughter and I started going through her room yesterday - she decided that she was going to purge what she didn’t want anymore and there was three garbage bags full of that and then a couple more of clothes that she is giving to my neice. Clothes wise she is pretty organized - has separated and packed what she wants to take and is wearing what is staying home. I have no idea how she is going to fit all of it in her dorm room - my daughter is a clothes fiend and she loves shoes. She has to fit not only her clothes but all of her cheering stuff too. I very well might be bringing stuff home with me. LOL! </p>
<p>Karen</p>
<p>I guess I better get some labels together. It hadn’t occurred to me to do that but I understand there will in fact be volunteers helping so that sounds like a good idea. Music conservatory students are moving in a day earlier than other frosh so I am hoping that means a significantly less busy move-in.</p>
<p>Question - did anyone else buy the Target lamp with 5 shades and assemble it yet? It’s no nicely packed in a box I don’t want to take it out until we arrive, but I’m wondering if it’s a pain to set up, if tools will be needed, etc?</p>
<p>SeAant from my VM670 using CC</p>
<p>Ohiobassmom,
We bought a similar lamp from Walmart and it was easy to assemble- no tools :)</p>
<p>Are you talking about the spider lamp? If so, it is very easy to put together. FYI - some schools do not allow it because it is fire hazardous. D2’s school technically does not approve it, but she is using it. Use 60 watts, not 100, do not cover the lamp with any clothes (to create mood) and turn it off when he is not in the room. D1 used it 5 years ago, with no problem.</p>
<p>Thanks guys. It’s this one:</p>
<p>[Room</a> Essentials® 5-Head Floor Lamp - Blue : Target](<a href=“http://www.target.com/p/room-essentials-5-head-floor-lamp-blue/-/A-10704220]Room”>http://www.target.com/p/room-essentials-5-head-floor-lamp-blue/-/A-10704220)</p>
<p>It specified 40 watt bulbs so that is what we bought. His dorm doesn’t allow halogen but doesn’t say anything about wattage of normal bulbs. I was thinking it would be a good lamp for desk, bed, general lighting, whatever. My daughter has a similar one in her bedroom and it’s nice to be able to have one, some or all of the bulbs on.</p>
<p>havent been here for a while, but am following. D is launching next week. many tears as her friends launch. Cant figure out exactly why. She was crying last night about text books. She is really a homebody, but hardly antisocial, or socially awkward. She is just quieter, and not too much of a partier. One of her roomates got into William and Mary and so the new roomate looks pretty wild. Polar opposite. But that is college. have most of the study stuffed with things. H is grouchy. fun fun. congrats to all the launched.</p>
<p>boysx3 - kudos to your neighbor for handling a very difficult situation with a lot of class. Could have gotten really ugly.</p>
<p>Whatever happened to the brother sleeping over while your neighbor’s son went to the hotel?</p>