I'm not crying, you're crying....
We packed up Heidi and moved her into Bowling Green!
First we had some best friend goodbyes with the Belciks (Lucy B is going to Ohio State and moving in today).
Heidi made sure to get a lot of time with Rizzo - who was acting weird, but also completely clueless. It will be interesting as time passes.
We caravanned to BGSU and were ready to move Heidi in!
Chris wore the shirt Heidi gave him. Its says - Awesome Like My Daughter. :)
The move in process was pretty organized. You pulling into a car line, get checked, get your dorm key, parking passes etc before following highlighted routes to park and move in. The whole process did take some time but BG did a great job of having students everywhere and they kept the lines moving.
Then they had these carts you could fill up and then follow the line to get checked in with your specific dorm and they even were managing the elevators and routes in and out of the buildings.
It took a couple of trips, but we managed to get everything in the dorm. Chris moved the cars to a more permanent parking lot and out of the unloading lot and the girls got to work. The hardest part was the bed as it was put all the way to the top, but Heidi wanted it much lower. It ended up being a 4 person job to get it to the level you need, plus lots of hammering from Chris.
The only failure we had was the rod to hold up her closet curtain was not durable enough and broke, but that's an easy thing for Heidi to fix.
She got her bed together and moved her storage under her bed. It was a little overwhelming to get everything put away. At first Heidi though she had too much storage but quickly realized she actually needs a few other things.
She has her storage under her bed and even room to just "toss" things like bags etc and still keep it looking nice.
Even though we weren't done and it was getting late, Heidi needed food and a break to think through some things. We ate at a local bar grill and the food was really great.
The great food helped us recharge and finish tackling her room. We shuffled some things around and managed to find a spot for everything she had.
Lucy wanted to get on her bed and then could not. I knew better than to attempt it. I know people THIS year that have broken bones helping their kids move into college. Both from jumping off their bed.
Rizzo pillow fit in nicely and is a great ice breaker.
Here are some more pictures of her dorm to get the general feel. Her roommate moves in today and are bringing things like the shower curtain, floormats etc to round out the room.
I could tell Heidi wasn't ready for us to leave and we hung out as long as we could before the emotional goodbyes. She ended up having a great evening, met many of her dorm mates and even facetimed with her new roommate for a long time. We miss her a ton already but also so excited for her. The new chapter begins for Heidi!
