Go Bobcats!

I am officially the mother of a college student. We dropped JB off at Texas State today. The process of checking in to the dorm was so much smoother than I anticipated (or remembered). They have students who meet you at the door, help you load your stuff into carts, and take it to your room. The whole process took only a couple of hours (plus driving time to and from San Marcos and lunch with John). We left JB to organize his stuff and wait for his roommate, H, to arrive tomorrow. I have a hole in my heart, though. I'm glad he's moving on to the next phase of life, that he's being successful, but I'm going to miss having him at home. He's the one I talk to. It's going to be weird to not have him wandering through the house grumbling. I'll miss him helping transport his sisters from place to place (even if they can drive). I'll miss him tormenting the cat. I'll miss his smart-ass remarks to almost everything I say. I'll just miss him.


The girls are torn: excited about having more room in the house (and taking over his room when he's gone) and being without the harassment of a brother but feeling a bit abandoned, too. The one I worry about most is John - he's now the only male in the house. That's got to be a bit unnerving. Even Jake (the dog) and Apollo (the cat) don't really count as males! I hope we're not too much for him. 

Closing Night

I can't believe it's over. The end of the best and hardest summer of DA's life. From the audience the final performance looked much the same as all the others, but the emotion on- and backstage was much different. A group of teenage girls have bonded like they've never bonded with anyone else. The have been orphans, thrown together in an orphanage, all summer long. They've loved each other and come close to hating each other. They have created a pact that will most likely last for the rest of their lives, at least for most of them. I'm glad she's had the opportunity, and I'm glad to get my life back for a day! I go back to school tomorrow...