Well, today finally came. We took Nick down to SF to get started at Augustana this morning. It has been a whirlwind…good and bad. Excited, anxious, worried…stressed. Hopefully, we have set the tone, and he is prepared for the next phase. He has decided for now not to run competitively, but he is going to run on his own. He understands the importance of using exercise as a means to help not only stay fit, but to relieve stress. We have enjoyed running with him, and watching him. As parents, we have worked hard to get him to this point. I have said many times that one of the reasons Sarah and I workout is so we can take care of our health, and be around for our kids. This was one of those moments! Now, we can sit back and worry about how he is doing there! All 3 kids away at college, and all different ones yet too. It may be time for a run myself!
We got him all loaded up and then moved in. Molly even came down from Brookings to help. He definitely appreciated his big sister being there to help ease his “jitters”. Thanks Molly! You were a big help today! Sarah did well holding back the tears. Here she is with Nick after we loaded him up, and then Nick getting the feel what it will be like studying! Hopefully this is the case!
Of course, we are not the only ones who are going to miss him. Here is Zeus last night…he knew something was going on as we were doing all of the packing. Even Nick was pretty bummed this AM saying goodbye to Zeus! At least he won’t be too far away!
Good luck at College Nick! And as always, continued good luck to my Molly and Megan in college as well!
Keep moving everybody! Remember those that care about you the most!
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day #: 2893