We spent the weekend getting our son settled in his dorm room at the Savannah College of Art and Design. The house seems quiet now (without his stereo blaring)--- and I had no one to eat lunch with today, but I know he will be happy there.
This weekend, he kept asking me and my husband, "When are you leaving?" He was so ready to be on his own! The only reason we stayed was to accompany him to an awards dinner for scholarship recipients Saturday night.
And if I can brag a little, I must say I didn't know a parent could feel so much pride for a child as I did Saturday night. At the awards banquet, the college's president said these students were the "cream of the crop" and were in the top 6 percent of the incoming student body. The scholarship recipients included winners in the Scholastic Art Contest, the Coca-Cola Arts contest, a Disney Art contest, a student who had been featured on CNN and NPR, and the list went on.
When they asked the winners to stand, I cried tears of JOY. I thought my heart was going to burst! I could not believe he was included in such an elite group. I didn't cry much at his graduation, but at this moment, it seemed like his 12 years of school flashed before my eyes---and I could remember him at each stage.
Ok, I have to stop now because I'm going to cry again! And the best news of all was that after only 2 days there, he couldn't wait to leave the dinner and go back to his dorm because he was meeting his new friends for pizza and a movie!!!! New friends after only 2 days there? That was the best news I could've heard.
And he got a great roommate---and a large corner room in the dorm. God is good!
Gosh, I miss him already, but I know he's having a blast.
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A bittersweet weekend in Savannah
