Back in the spring when the girls came home from college, they just brought their college stuff home and piled most of it on to a table or on the floor in our basement. We all knew that they would need it again for the fall, but that felt so far away at the time. Now that it's (already) time to head back, they have spent much of this most recent week sorting through those same boxes, organizing and re-organizing, and then packing what they need while putting the things they never used back into their room. It was quite the process and there were moments when we were just climbing over piles and weaving through the basement trying to walk wherever we were able.
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Here is a look at our basement the week before the big send-off:
Eventually it all came together and then we started bringing it all upstairs and loaded into the cars. Since we were storing furniture for Morgan's roommate who would arrive on campus earlier in the week, we needed to take one trip up on Thursday so we could deliver it to her early. Then we would pack up the rest to be ready for when Morgan drove up on Saturday afternoon.
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On Saturday, after we left Melayna's cross country meet, Noel and I drove the van, loaded down with Morgan's belongings and then Morgan and Marissa drove Morgan's car to campus where Morgan would check-in and pick up her keys. We all met up in the parking lot outside of her dorm.
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Watching the kids say their 'good-byes' is always bittersweet.
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Anyway... back to her arrival on campus...
Morgan will be living in a different dorm again this year with three other girls. She will share one bedroom with one girl and then the two other girls will share the second bedroom. The living area isn't quite as large as her space from last year, but this dorm is closer to the student union, her on campus job and all of her classes, so she thinks that it's a fair trade.
This dorm has a large lobby area on each of the three floors. If it's like the dorm that she lived in during her freshman year, the boys in this dorm will end up using the area for poker tournaments and wrestling matches while the girls stay hidden in their rooms. LOL
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Morgan was able to use her ID to get herself into the dorm and then we found her room and dropped off one small load. When we went back outside and started bringing the larger furniture in, we found out that the rock that we had used to prop the doors had been kicked out of the way by someone and we weren't able to get back in, so she had to bang on her roommate's window to get her attention and have her come let us in. We made sure that someone took a turn guarding the door and holding it open after that.
"Helloooooo, please come and let us back in!"
Finally we had everything inside her room and Noel helped her loft her bed so that she could put her desk and much of her storage underneath. It really opened up her room and gave the girls much more open space.
After she got most of her things settled into the closet and got her bed made, we made a quick run to the grocery to pick up a few breakfast and snack items and then we came back to say our 'good-byes'. She still had a lot to do, but she would have the rest of Saturday and all of Sunday to decorate and get everything organized like she wants.
I'm excited to see the finished product of her bedroom and the living areas. Hopefully she will send pictures once everyone gets completely settled in.
"Oh Morgan... You will do great this senior year and although I already miss you terribly, I know that God has a great purpose for your life. Seek after him, and you will find success in all of your ways. I'm so excited to see how much you will grow and how far you will come in these months ahead.
I just pray that the days go by quickly until you get to come home again."
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