Daughter off to college
Well, sad to say but my eldest daughter left for her second year at UT Austin a week ago. I already miss her. Fortunately, she invited us to some big Sorority event, so Rune and I flew down to attend last night. All I can say is my husband nearly passed out from Estrogen overload. What few guys were there were in the same shape. I felt like standing my husband up next to them to fan testosterone fumes his way. Nevertheless, he was impressed by how sweet, loving and wholesome the girls were. Alpha Xi Delta is a greek sorority that's more like a non-sorority. They don't allow alcohol on the premises and are more bent on community service than keg hugging. My husband, being the over-protective skeptic that he is, left saying, "Well, I don't see any beer or puke stains anywhere. And the floor is not sticky. I guess this is okay." I'm sure he was recollecting his own sordid college days--days I prefer he keep to himself.
Although I miss my eldest, I have four more down the chain. I'm hoping they're all annoying as hell right before they leave for college so I'll want to change all the locks or move without leaving a forwarding address behind. But so far, it looks grim.