<p>Was in New Haven for the weekend for the Jonathan Edwards all class reunion. Great time!! However, the best of the weekend was seeing my D who I had not seen since August 22 at drop off. Seeing her walk out the entryway and come across Old Campus was a wonderful sight to behold. Being able to give her a real hug - not a virtual one - was priceless. Seeing her happy and around her friends gave me a great sense of comfort. As I have said in previous posts, she was having it rough for a time. She was lonely, calling home, did not make the club volleyball team, was eating lunch alone in her room, etc.</p>
<p>But seeing her with her suitemates, having her leave me with my old "fuddy duddy" friends and run off to the Yale/Army game to have the college game day experience, and watching her dance the night away with her friends at the gala Saturday night, gives me hope. Now, the next time she has a bad day (and we all know they come), I will be able to give her sage mom advice knowing it will pass.</p>
<p>Has anyone else see their babies or are you going up for Parent's Weekend on October 10th? Share your stories.</p>
<p>I have to wait for October break to see my son and I can’t wait. I’m not going to parents weekend cause my soon will be in Middlebury, VT that weekend with his water polo club team on a tournament so there’s reason for me to go. Also, his visit home to FL in October will be really short cause his team has another trip that weekend and he doesn’t want to leave them:(</p>
<p>@Saona63 - I am so sorry. Though seeing her has made me miss her more. Though I have not called or bothered her since being back. I am alone in my sorrow. =(( </p>
<p>We text pretty often, but a couple of weeks ago DS decided that he did need his bike after all, and various other odds and ends. It’s a two hour drive, so not a huge deal and I went up to drop the things off. We had a very pleasant lunch, hung out for a bit, and I headed off to beat traffic. </p>
<p>I knew beforehand how he was doing (generally very well, but perhaps his semester schedule was a tad ambitious), but it was wonderful to see all of the kids smiling and buzzing like happy campers. His room was stifling hot (I had brought an additional fan), his roommates were friendly and happy, lots of friends waving and smiling as we walked on campus, and any tears were shed only by me and only on the way home. </p>
<p>I see dd more than you guys, but still not enough! Lol my mom heart wants to have dinner once a week but my head says " not til Thanksgiving, she deserves to separate", she wants no parts of home because she is so close.</p>
<p>I stopped by her room on Monday to bring her bday gift. Her suite mates and a male friend were all in the common area on their MacBooks. It looked like they were studying, but you never know. Lol they all looked incredibly happy and adjusting well. I was there all of 10 minutes and my first instinct was to make her bed & tidy up her room!! </p>
<p>She texted yesterday to say that she was sick, refused to go to YHP so I drove her to her pediatricians office and we had a quick lunch in the car afterwards. I was feeling so guilty! ! I was slightly thrilled by our impromptu visit. As we drove down Whitney Ave, we passed by her old nursery school teacher walking with her husband. Of course we made a pit stop to say hello. Just so happens he works in the FA office. </p>
<p>Yes, she has been fighting a sore throat for the past few weeks…I dropped off some Throat Coat tea, honey, cough drops & a huge bottle of Listerine( gargling daily with it can help keep those bugs away). She has an ear infection. I have always stressed the importance of proper hand washing. Let’s hope they can stay free of colds/flu this winter!!</p>
<p>Hope your baby is better NewHavenCTmom. Mine has so far missed getting the bug. Her step team - Yale Steppin’ Out - performs for Parents Weekend so I am looking forward to that.</p>
<p>Who knows if she is better. Lol I only hear from her on two occasions. Sickness & money issues. Lol. She has really pulled away from home. When are they performing? </p>
<p>Sorry, since I posted last I saw her Parents Weekend and the last few days for fall break. She is good and was actually missing her Yale friends. After a couple of days of chauffeuring , I was ready for her to go back too. I miss her but the day to day hassles of mothering, not so much. Go figure. I’m good till Thanksgiving. </p>
<p>I spent time with DD yesterday. A little shopping for her costume. Apparently Halloween is a HUGE deal on campus. A NHSO concert where the tix sell out in minutes, they then go “trick or treating” on campus. She hasn’t dressed up since middle school! Had no interest for years. </p>
<p>DD spent part of her weekend at Columbia as well! She and 5 friends hopped on Amtrak went shopping, dined and whatever else co-eds do. They returned on Sunday morning. I wonder if they got any studying in!?</p>
<p>So interesting!! This is the first time I’ve heard that! I hear this word all of the time on the news. There are far more damaging & derogatory words that dd could be called! I just did a search here on CC & it’s used on a regular basis here as well. </p>
<p>She stopped off at UPenn to see friends first before coming home. One of her friends was home from Colorado College so they hung out. She actually broke her tooth while she was home so Friday morning was spent in dentist’s office - so glad that happened here and not at school. </p>
<p>Funny NewHavenCTMom, my D bought her costume while she was home. Some onesie bird thing that is bright blue. She is too excited for Halloween and says the parties will run from Friday night through the weekend.</p>
<p>Not NHSO, though…Yale’s very own YSO who produces a silent film (always awesome) during the year and then provides the live soundtrack (in costume of course). A spectacular event, and yes, tickets do sell out within minutes because it is so popular.</p>