Kid goes to college

One day short of a year after leaving for Belgium and 49 days after returning home, Claire packed her bags and high-tailed for greener pastures. This time, she is off to college to study environmental sciences. So once again, we are empty nesters and this blog is back in business.

Below, Claire visited the Mizzou Tiger, which is big enough to eat the Nittany Lion stature in state college. Take that Penn State.

Pat and Claire give each other a big good-bye. Since Claire's dorm room is half-way across campus from Pat's office, I doubt they will see each other until Thanksgiving.

Claire ponders her journey through the columns to the wonderful, magical land of academia.

Claire celebrating a good start on a messy dorm room.

Claire's dorm, which is ironically named Responsibility Hall.