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Dropped the youngest off at college

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  • pgprescott
    pgprescott Posts: 14,544
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    Sonny3 said:
    Gonna have to try the FS soon, that looks fine.

    When our son went off to college,  he drove himself and a buddy up there.  It was only about 225 miles away.

    About a month after he had left we were having a telephone chat.  He talked about coming home for the weekend and I told him we would have the guest room ready.  He said, "I'll just sleep in my room".  It was then that I told him he had to use the guest room, because his room was now the "Gym".  He was incredulous about that one.  I went on to explain that going off to college was the beginning of the next (adult) phase of his life and moving back home was not an option.

    I don't think he ever believed me until he came home the first time and found the "Gym" in his old room.  He enjoyed the gym, but to this day (10 years later) he says he can't believe how fast we accepted that he was gone from the house.

    The"empty nest" syndrome didn't last long around our house for sure.
    We joke about the new office, but truth is I'm in no hurry. 
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  • pgprescott
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    DoubleEgger said:
    My folks were doing doughnuts in the parking lot. 
    Oh my! 
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  • theyolksonyou
    theyolksonyou Posts: 18,458
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    Drove myself as well. Mama did cry in the door way though. 
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  • Zippylip
    Zippylip Posts: 4,768
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    I was you one year ago, it's tough/interesting in many ways.  She's been gone all summer too doing this & that, has been back for the past two weeks but is leaving again on Tuesday, I've become very accustomed to the empty nest.

    Thinking back over 30 years when my parents dropped me off 250 miles away & didn't turn the engine off; off-loaded me at the curb & did a Rockford outa there, apparently I was as big a d!ck back then as I am now 
    happy in the hut
    West Chester Pennsylvania
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  • theyolksonyou
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    Zippylip said:
    , apparently I was as big a d!ck back then as I am now 
    Maybe this is why I had to drive myself.... :frowning:
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  • pgprescott
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    theyolksonyou said:
    Zippylip said:
    , apparently I was as big a d!ck back then as I am now 
    Maybe this is why I had to drive myself.... :frowning:
    Maybe if you cooked better wings you would be missed more!
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  • theyolksonyou
    theyolksonyou Posts: 18,458
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    My mama is a ole country cook. I didn't cook a dang thang when I lived with her. I cook now to survive. My wife took after her mama, not much in the kitchen. 
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  • pgprescott
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    theyolksonyou said:
    My mama is a ole country cook. I didn't cook a dang thang when I lived with her. I cook now to survive. My wife took after her mama, not much in the kitchen. 
    Oh, you poor, poor soul!  Looks like you got it covered.
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  • bgebrent
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    Get it totally!  You have made the best of it.  Best wishes to you and your family brother.
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • pgprescott
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    bgebrent said:
    Get it totally!  You have made the best of it.  Best wishes to you and your family brother.
    Thanks my man. 
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  • THEBuckeye
    THEBuckeye Posts: 4,231
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    A life milestone, for sure. 

    We dropped our only at Vanderbilt in 2007, married her off in 2015 and became grandparents (It's a Boy!) last week. 

    Great times ahead. It's all about the journey. 
    New Albany, Ohio 

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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 17,188
    edited August 2016
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    THEBuckeye said:
    A life milestone, for sure. 

    We dropped our only at Vanderbilt in 2007, married her off in 2015 and became grandparents (It's a Boy!) last week. 

    Great times ahead. It's all about the journey. 
    Congrats on being grandparents. I'll restrain from making a dirty fork joke.  =)
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  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,674
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    very nice meal..... i just cried
    Salado TX & 30A  FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Plus a couple Pit Boss Pellet Smokers.   

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  • JethroVA
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    Just dropped baby girl off at East Carolina today. Go Pirates!  Given that we almost lost her 18 months ago, today is a major celebration.  
    Richmond and Mathews County, VA. Large BGE, Weber gas, little Weber charcoal. Vintage ManGrates. Little reddish portable kamado that shall remain nameless here.  Very Extremely Stable Genius. 
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  • THEBuckeye
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    DoubleEgger said:
    THEBuckeye said:
    A life milestone, for sure. 

    We dropped our only at Vanderbilt in 2007, married her off in 2015 and became grandparents (It's a Boy!) last week. 

    Great times ahead. It's all about the journey. 
    Congrats on being grandparents. I'll restrain from making a dirty fork joke.  =)
    Now, dirty newborn diapers are fair game.  B)
    New Albany, Ohio 

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  • pgprescott
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    THEBuckeye said:
    DoubleEgger said:
    THEBuckeye said:
    A life milestone, for sure. 

    We dropped our only at Vanderbilt in 2007, married her off in 2015 and became grandparents (It's a Boy!) last week. 

    Great times ahead. It's all about the journey. 
    Congrats on being grandparents. I'll restrain from making a dirty fork joke.  =)
    Now, dirty newborn diapers are fair game.  B)
    Ewww and ewwww!
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    JethroVA said:
    Just dropped baby girl off at East Carolina today. Go Pirates!  Given that we almost lost her 18 months ago, today is a major celebration.  
    Awesome @JethroVA! Perspective taken. 
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    Mickey said:
    very nice meal..... i just cried
    Thanks sir. It sure has been a flash. My parents just keep getting smarter as I get older. They told me these things, but I knew better. 
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  • DoubleEgger
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    I'm the youngest and the happiest I've ever seen my Dad was at my college graduation. He was telling everybody this was the biggest pay raise he ever had! 
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  • pgprescott
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    DoubleEgger said:
    I'm the youngest and the happiest I've ever seen my Dad was at my college graduation. He was telling everybody this was the biggest pay raise he ever had! 
    I don't know how long ago that was, but holy crap. The cost is ridiculous. That is if you have to pay. 
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  • Wolfpack
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    theyolksonyou said:
    Drove myself as well. Mama did cry in the door way though. 
    Tears of sadness or joy? I only ask because in my case this they were tears of absolute happiness
    Greensboro, NC
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  • JohnInCarolina
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    Bittersweet I'm sure but I'm sure you're quite proud of your daughter.  Congrats!
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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  • tarheelmatt
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    My little mom and pop started carrying these. I need to try one. Meal looks superb! 

    I have a whIle to go before I have to do this, but I bet I'll be a wreck. My wife even more. 
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  • pgprescott
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    JohnInCarolina said:
    Bittersweet I'm sure but I'm sure you're quite proud of your daughter.  Congrats!
    Spot on. Thanks
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    tarheelmatt said:
    My little mom and pop started carrying these. I need to try one. Meal looks superb! 

    I have a whIle to go before I have to do this, but I bet I'll be a wreck. My wife even more. 
    Thanks Matt.

    It's what you work toward, but it's tough to turn the page.
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    pgprescott said:
    tarheelmatt said:
    My little mom and pop started carrying these. I need to try one. Meal looks superb! 

    I have a whIle to go before I have to do this, but I bet I'll be a wreck. My wife even more. 
    Thanks Matt.

    It's what you work toward, but it's tough to turn the page.
    You're right about that buddy. I remember her first day at daycare. I was a wreck. I stI'll tear up when I drop her off sometimes. 
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  • RRP
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    hmmmm, all these posts and not one mention of a student headed back to college with at least a mini or a M/M in tow as has been reported in prior years. OTOH that possession probably comes with upper classmen and not freshmen. I know over the years my dealer sold several mini's for that very destination though most were jocks and/or fraternity boys.
    Re-gasketing America one yard at a time.
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  • pgprescott
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    RRP said:
    hmmmm, all these posts and not one mention of a student headed back to college with at least a mini or a M/M in tow as has been reported in prior years. OTOH that possession probably comes with upper classmen and not freshmen. I know over the years my dealer sold several mini's for that very destination though most were jocks and/or fraternity boys.
    Yeah Ron, we're just trying to get through the engineering curriculum. Maybe in the future! After we've completed a couple calc levels. 
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