Kacie Goes to College...

Thursday the 13th Kacie and I headed to Rexburg with Mallory to help her move in her new apartment at BYU-Idaho.  We didn't leave as early as planned because Kacie had a bad headache and some diarrhea.  I'm sure it was her nerves.  I loaded up Mom & Dad's Hylander and Kacie drove her car with Mallory.  I still can't believe this day has come. sniff, sniff!

Kacie is living in the Cedar's right across the street from the stadium so she can easily walk to all of her classes.  Her room came together pretty nice.  We had fun trying to get all her clothes to fit between her closet and under her bed.  I also got her a plastic dresser that fit good in her closet.  Her closet is on the left.  We also added the mirror for them.  We both love her roommate Ashley Adame.  She is from San Antonio, Texas.  I had a lot of fun with her mom Tracy.  We went to all the parent meetings together.  I told Tracy that her daughter was an answer to many prayers.

It's so nice they have their own washer and dryer and there is three bathrooms so Ashley and Kacie share the one pictured below.  However four roommates share the vanity area.  It was so nice of Toni Frahm to let me stay with her.  Mallory stayed with her brother Eric and his wife and kids.  Kacie went with me to Toni's for a little while and she got really emotional.  It was hard to see her like that but Toni and I both reassured her it would get better and that it is totally normal to feel overwhelmed at first.

Mom and I put together all these gifts for Kacie to open once a day for about nine days.  Cole gave her one of his sweatshirts and a long sleeve t-shirts to cuddle up to.  I thought that was cute and that was probably her favorite gift. haha!  Kacie was doing a lot better on day two.  She met everyone in her orientation group and they played games while Tracy and I went to the parent meeting.  We all joined together in the I-Center to watch a few videos about the college and to hear from the president of the college (President Eyring) plus the mayor of Rexburg and others.  The video they shared from when President Hinkley changed the college to a four year school was so awesome.  It was really hard not to keep back the tears.  He showed so much love for those students, I still get emotional thinking about it.  The kids then met with their various departments while the parents stayed and we learned about all the different programs they have to assist the students.  I was so impressed by their desire to help the students be successful in college.  It was fun to see Kacie excited about the child development department.  She said there were other girls wanting to be child life specialists so that was cool.     

It was so nice of mom to offer to pay for all of us to go out to dinner together.  We had to wait in line about an hour but it is was fun getting to know each other.  We decided to take our food back to the apartment to eat.  It's so nice that Cafe Rio is walking distant from their apartment.  Only three of her roommates have moved in so far.  Pictured is Tracy and Ashley Adame, Michelle (from Texas also) & Misa Santisteban

Misa is from Kansas City so we had to get a picture of these two Kansas City Royal fans.  She is so sweet, she is also an answer to many prayers.  She is in the nursing program.  She was a little overwhelmed with how competitive their nursing program is.  The second night it was so nice of Toni to let me stay even though she wasn't there because her and a friend were going to hike up Mt. Borah.  Jocelyn was in Blackfoot with her in-laws so she came up for the night to support Kacie.  Mallory, Jocelyn, Kacie and I all stayed together, it was fun catching up.  

View from Cedar's

On day three Mallory and Jocelyn went with Kacie and I to find all her classes.  It was fun seeing them together.  We walked around until about 1:00 and Jocelyn went home and Mallory went back to her brother's house.  Kacie and I went to Walmart to get some food and last minute things then she met Misa for another orientation meeting.  While she was there I took all her things to her apartment and fueled up her car for her.

When they got back I was feeling better about leaving her so I took one last picture of them and said my sad goodbyes.  This time Kacie was the one consoling me.  sniff, sniff!  I then picked up Mallory and we headed home.  From helping Kacie with everything and then being kinda emotional I forgot to fuel up my car, but luckily we made it to Blackfoot and got some fuel but, boy was it close.

It was fun to get this picture from Toni.  They made it to the top!

September 17th...the first day of college.  Kacie looked so cute and I love this picture of the three musketeers.  I think they are going to become lifelong friends.  I'm so happy for Kacie.

Roomies going to church. (:

Abigal Smith (from Santa Barbara CA), Kacie, Misa & Ashley

They had one roommate move out before school even started so there were only five of them for a long time and then Mccall Nielsen moved in.  She is from Texas too.  Michelle and Misa share a room but Michelle is going back to Texas after the semester to be closer to her boyfriend.  Abigal and Mccall share a room and then Kacie and Ashley share a room.  But because Ashley hates the cold she will only be there in the fall and them come back during the spring semester.  I think during the winter semester Misa and Kacie will then be in the same room.  

So happy Kacie is enjoying school so far.