It's been a month since my son, Matthew left for college. I had promised
myself that I wouldn't be a basket case and would not need a prescription for
Xanax or several bottles of wine, although I purchased a few just in case. All
summer I knew this day was coming but boy, it sure showed up faster than I
expected.
He drove down with his dad to the school the night before he was to move in,
and I drove down the next morning with my parents so that they could finally see
the campus. We got to his new dorm early and started moving his things in. I
tried keeping myself busy by making his bed and unpacking his dishes and
glasses. After about an hour, he gently touched my arm and said "Hey mom, I
think I can handle it from here." I forced myself to smile and suggested we go
eat lunch instead.
After small talk over lunch my parents and I realized it was time to head on
out. I am actually proud of myself not turning into a blubbering mess when we
were leaving and not squeezing the life out celine purses of him
when I gave him the biggest hug of his life. He sweetly kissed my cheek and said
"I'll be fine mom. I promise I'll text you. I love you."
I held it together until I got in the car and then I just boohooed all the
way back to Atlanta. I cried to the point where I had massive amounts of snot
and I was running out of tissues and I was sucking in short, rapid breaths like
toddlers do when they have a Celine meltdown. But
I made it.
So day one came and went and I didn't hear from him.
Day two came along and I finally heard the familiar country song that plays
as his ring tone coming from the bottom of my purse. I dropped everything and
dug down into the http://www.celinehandbagse.com/ black abyss
that is my purse, searching for my phone.
"Hey Mom! I have the funniest story to tell you" and he went on to tell me
about his first night on campus. We talked for a while and then he said he'd
call me later in the week. My heart filled as he hung up with "love you
Mom".
Day two came along and once again I heard country music coming from inside of
my purse. "Hey Mom! Can you tell me how to set up my printer?"
Day three"Hey Mom! Rush starts next week. What do you think I should
wear?"
And so it goes. He is now one month into his college life and I have heard
from him just about every single day. Every time I hear the first few notes of
that country music song my heart double beats.
And even though I don't get to see him every day like I used to, in a weird
way I am getting more quality time with him with each phone call. We are
actually talking, not just saying hello like we used to when he'd come home and
go straight upstairs. He tells me about his day new friends he's made, funny
things that have happened, and we just talk in general. And I'm really happy
with our new, mature communication even though I know the phone calls and text
messages will slow down as he becomes more and more celine handbag
comfortable with living on his own.
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