My son's orientation at Humboldt State University concluded today. We had just spent the last two days attending various presentations concerning a wide variety of subjects that we as parents would be dealing with while our son was getting aclimated to his new life as a college student. He spent the last two nights in the dormitory while my wife and I opted for more spacious accomodation at a nearby hotel. Overall, things went pretty well and my son was able to get through the registration process without much difficulty. The three of us learned quite a bit ( my wife was doing most of the listening ) and we even got in a fair amount of exercise due to walking all over the campus.
For now, the three of us are in a hotel room getting ready to venture north to Oregon tomorrow. What was especially nice was that we got to spend time together talking about a wide variety of things and we were not hampered by our regular work schedules. It was a good time to get caught up on things. After the days affairs were concluded, we drove out to a local landmark restaurant and enjoyed a nice dinner. My son enjoyed the majority of the attention focus due to his upcoming college career being in the forefront of discussion. Next month we will get him moved into the dormitory that he will call home for his freshman year. It will be an adjustment as a parent not having him home but I am confident that everything will work out. Things usually do.
So if as a family you find yourself not too sure what each of the other family members are doing, slow down and take some time out for one another. You will be glad you did!
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