Thought for the day - move in day

Today is move in day on campus.  i have to admit that i'm glad i am not having to deal with that...especially in this heat.  But, it does bring back some good memories of my first move in day.  We caravanned from Monroe to Greensboro.  Mom driving the lead car with Grandmother, me behind them and Dad in his truck behind me.  This was back in the olden days before cell phones, so we had to keep track of each other and Mom, being in front, had the map and directions.  When we got to Greensboro, Mom, being the speed demon driver that she was, ran a red light.  i got so angry because i had no choice but to stop and i didn't know where i was going.  i was physically raising hell in the front seat because i didn't know where to go.  So, when the light turned green, i made the left turn that Mom had run through and luckily she had pulled off to the side of the road waiting on us.  It still irked me though LOL

The dorm was easy enough to find.  Hinshaw on the quad.  i got the keys and we went up to the room to check it out.  Adam was already there with his Mom, Rachel.  i think he'd already picked his side of the room, which didn't matter much to me.  In those days, there was no A/C or cable, so it's not like you really needed to choose your bed on those credentials.  Anyway, we'd not met before, so the families did introductions and we set back off downstairs, this was the 3rd floor mind you, to begin unloading.  Grandmother got her needlework out of the car and spent the next hour or so in the common area crocheting while we carried things up.  Luckily, some student organization, i think it was a Baptist student something actually, was on hand to help us move.  That was a huge help and it didn't take long at all.

We didn't actually unpack much at all.  This was on a Friday and since classes didn't begin until Monday, i had all weekend.  Plus, it was hot in the room LOL  We all went to K&W for lunch.  Rachel rode with me and after a few moments of conversation, it was clear that Adam and i would be good roommates.  After lunch, we found the place where Mom had rented a parking space for me off of campus.  In those days, there were also no parking decks so parking was a premium.  And after that, we went back to the dorm.

Goodbyes were said and Mom, Dad and Grandmother headed back to Greensboro.  i got emotional after they left.  i had never really been away from home much in my life and this was to be a whole new experience for me.  And, yes, those first few weekends of college i went home a lot but that eventually changed.  i was off on a new life, something different.  And, even though things did not turn out exactly as i had planned the first time around, that first day of moving into my first dorm is one that i will never forget.

Cheers