All of us with children are constantly told from the moment our little baby arrives,
"Enjoy this time of your life, because before you know it they will be all grown up". And then they grow up.
Bill, Griffy, and I left early Tuesday morning from LA to take our baby (well, that's what I call him - Bill doesn't actually call him that) to Williams College. Griffy's good friend Alex met him at LAX at 7am to say a good-bye...what a good friend! We flew to Chicago and during our 1 hour layover I discovered "Nuts on Clark", a popcorn company that rivals Chicago's famous Garrett's Popcorn. I was hesitant to make a purchase at first, as I am a huge fan of Garrett's and thought I could run around
the airport and find one of its stalls, but I only had an hour, and so I tapped the shoulder of a nearby flight attendant to ask her opinion. She said confidently, "I'm from Chicago, and I think Nuts on Clark is even better!" That's all it took for me to purchase a medium sized carmel (dripping) & cheese (hot) popcorn combo. Suffice it to say, I boarded the connecting flight to Albany feeling quite satisfied. Bill was sitting beside me enjoying his green veggie salad.
In Albany we rented a huge car, as we had 4 suitcases already, and would be making a stop at the nearby Bed & Bath. Oh, and Griffy had shipped by Fex-Ex 5 boxes to The
Williams Inn, of "stuff" he couldn't pack (note I say "HE couldn't pack - he did all his own planning & packing at home - as I scurried around offering my motherly advice and counsel, he kept saying, "It's ok Mom, I know how to pack a suitcase"... just the beginning of me getting the message that he can "do it on his own".)
A side note: Yesterday, Denni from our office reported in that Fed Ex had found one of Griffy's boxes in Charlotte, NC of all places, EMPTY! In other words, somewhere.. somehow.. someone had stolen all the "stuff" from one of his boxes. Luckily that box had easily replaceable items in it, but still... kinda wierd. Has that happened to anyone else?
So upon arrival at Bed & Bath in Albany,
we stocked up on a few items that we couldn't really mail or bring with us. Griffy had his "checklist" and had ordered ahead of time, so it was a quick trip. The lady at the counter was like, "Oh why are your purchasing 2 umbrellas? Do you really need this chair? Is this your first kid to go away?" I mean, MYOB lady! After a quick stop at nearby Friendly's for dinner, we were on our way to Williamstown.
We were diverted several times onto back roads as areas remain flooded from
Hurricane Irene. I am happy to report we arrived safe & sound.
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