Today my daughter moved into her dorm room, excuse me, room at the residence hall. It’s not as if this is her first time to be away from home but this does seem different. The good news if that she is still only a very short distance away and we will get to see her regularly.

I’m getting a little taste of what my parents went through when I moved off to college. Of course I moved 450 miles (not 450 yards) away from home and did not see them from the time they moved me in August until Thanksgiving. This is also interesting because our daughter moved out on our wedding anniversary.

Yes, it is sad but it is also rewarding. This is a sign that we’ve done of job as parents and the world will soon be gaining another responsible citizen. And the world had better watch out because this one is going to take it by storm!