Like many on this board — I just finished dropping off my son for his first year of college and college baseball. It was surreal to see him head up the stairs after we said our goodbyes. As we had dinner, I couldn’t have been happier to hear about how he and his freshman teammates were clicking and becoming friends. He beamed as he talked about how they had all gone down to the field this morning and threw/played catch for an hour and what the plan was for fall ball.
As sad as I am to head home without him — I couldn’t be more excited from him… Very grateful to everyone on this board for the advice that has been given and experiences that have been shared.
that usually were very one sided... You'll miss those as now you'll get very short text messages... Try calling and you'll get I'm busy, can I call you back! Don't be offended - it's better than the alternative, I hate it here, please come get me... Early morning lifts, breakfast, class, lunch at 1230, nap, practice at 4, dinner at 7, studying/homework/social activities until late at night... My son's coach once said to us, they don't realize they're just on a 4 year vacation. I'm sure those like me also on the backside of the college experience will agree - it goes very quickly (time *and* money). If you think now that it felt like yesterday that he entered first 1st grade - well compress that by 1/3 and you definitely don't get the feedback of the first 4 years of school.
