Moving Day

Moving day for Bubbie to Texas State has come and gone.  Really, I thought the day would never get here -longest summer ever.  Probably for him, too.  It started off with his longtime girlfriend breaking up with him, was punctuated by not getting into his first choice college, and ended with quitting his job at REI and getting packed and ready in the Texas summer heat.

 

But, we were organized!  We used a basic dorm checklist to craft a list of things he needed.  He will be sharing a 4 BR/4 BA apartment with separate kitchen and living area with three other guys, so  mostly we just focused on things for his bedroom and bathroom.  And since Firstborn left most of his apartment supply at home, Bubbie had everything he needed for the kitchen, too.

Along with accumulating the stuff he needed, we also had necessary repairs done to the 2005 Baja - tires, axle work, air conditioning repaired.  Pricey, but now he has a safe vehicle to get around San Marcos.

 We hit the road early, and it was a good thing, as Austin traffic had already cranked up.

The traffic in San Marcos is NOTHING....

...even though all the students were descending on the university area.

I wish I had taken more photos - the university is actually really pretty, and growing!  Its about an hour from our house, so it will be fairly easy for him to visit home now and again. We signed a one year lease, so he will basically live here for a year:

It was a church in its former life and is now student housing, located on the west side of campus and within walking distance of the grocery store, places to eat, and the engineering building.  Plus, it has covered parking!

His room isn't gigantic, and the walls are mostly bare, but we gt his bed and desk all set up, and after a quick trip to Wal-Mart, we also got blackout curtains hung and a side table and rug for next to the bed.  My mother sent him a quilt for college - he loves it.

 He and Hubby got the computer all set up and ready to roll,

 while I put together the bathroom, which connects to his closet:

 Lots of storage in the apartment, so he might keep the bike in here as well.

 We took a break for lunch and on the advice of the parking garage guy, went to Gumby's for a pizza.  We were just a teensy bit hungry...

Leftovers were packed up and placed in his fridge for an easy dinner.  I had wanted to take him grocery shopping, but to his credit, he really wanted to take care of that himself.  And we were all started to feel the heat.  Having your parent around while you move gets old after 5 hours, so we said our goodbyes with big hugs.  Time for Bubbie to get on with life...

After we left, Hubby and I headed over to a craft brewery near campus and had a couple of cold beers while we played cards and listened to music.

It was a really nice way to cool off, but it was time to make dinner and relax.  The summer of waiting is OVER.

So back to Austin we headed.

And now its time to dream of  and plan for Fall...