This weekend we packed up Joe and sent him off to college...I know this seems trite, but it REALLY does seem that it was just a few years ago that he was headed to Kindergarten and was SO nervous about it....doesn't look too nervous here, does he?
Here he is all packed up and ready to go.
Arrival in Poughkeepsie, NY...this is Joe's dorm...Leo Hall.
Here's another picture of his dorm..you can see that it is right on the Hudson River. His room has a river view.
Checking in outside the dorm...Taylor wishes she was off to college, too.
Checking out his ID picture....
Here are Joe's two roommates...Michael and Phil..both are from NY-one from Queens and one near New Paltz. Joe volunteered for a triple because there was a $1000 rebate if you tripled up in a double room...but I have to say...it's very tight in there!
Making up Joe's bed..yup, he got the top bunk.
This will probably be the only time his bed is made all semester.
One last bro + sis picture...sob.
And one last big hug for Mom.
Thank you to EVERYONE who made this wonderful celebration fantastic. It was a tribute to a fantastic mom and grandmother, who is also a beautiful person, inside and out. She is the reason we are all here...let us never forget everything she has done for us over these last 53+ years of motherhood and 22 years of grandmotherhood.
