There and back again

I am back from the trip

and as previously reported
the Pixie did ok

not great
but OK

the Kiddo  -- true to form -- took advantage
as 19 yr olds often do
and failed to communicate that

A) she had moved back into the dorms and
B) I needed to move her out of the dorms on graduation day
also

in spite of being asked to pack 2 small boxes of necessities for college next year
she randomly packed her things without any thought to what she might need at her new school

and no

I will not be buying her anything to set up dorm room number 2
one dorm room per lifetime.

fortunately, I made her leave the blankets with me so she'll at least have bedding in the dorms next year

so

now I have a small tear to repair in my leather seats
and
it cost me an extra night in a hotel
but

I got to see her graduate
and Pixie and I got to work out how a road trip might work for us
and I got to meet the boyfriend (yawn)
and hopefully helped her see that he's a pretty big mess

they're going to try long distance
(smiling)
not everyone can make that work.

Just think in 17 more years I'll be doing this again and rolling my eyes at Pixie's boyfriend

(shudder)