oh what a beautiful school

We were coming up on the 101 and then we get to W Cotati Ave. and then we are driving on country roads until there it is this beautiful campus. We turned in, found a place to park and started to explore the campus.

One of the most interesting things about Sonoma State is that they don't have dorms they have "reidence villages", and eveyon has their own bathroom that they might share with one room mate but that is it. They also have some suites that are full apartments with kitchens, but what I like best is that all the residence area's are named for different wines... yes there is Sauvignon, Zinfendale, Cabernet and many more. so off we went to explore.

We found the book store, the student union and the commons and then the lake....which is right next to the commencment lawn (it will be so pretty in May of 2015 when Ash graduates) as soon as we sat down we found ducks, some were more interesting thaan others.

We found the rec center, the library and the if you were to ask Ash the most import part of the school the Art Buildings.

Barry and I think it is a beautiful campus and we will have no problem visiting Ashleigh often....

doesn't this look famiiar

wasn't it just a few days ago that we were here?

driving north on the five....

for a college orientation.

Wasn't it just 4 years ago that we were heading up the five to UC Davis for Samantha's college orientation and the just 5 days ago that we were heading up the 5 for the last time to go to her graduation?

But that was Sam and even thought the road might look familiar actually it is the exact same road we are starting a new chapter... in this chapter Ashleigh is the college student and we are proud Seawolf Parents.

but my only question (o.k. maybe not the only one) why do they always look the same when you go to orientation

Where does the time go

I am sitting here looking at the calendar and just like 4 years ago I am wondering where the time went?

So here I am with 56 days to go until Nativ 30 will be history and Ash will be home.

I know how is it that 7 months have already passed since she left? but it true. and I know what she has been doing but what worries me now is what I have been doing or what I have been doing with her room.,..

So what has happened since she left... well I have managed to fill her room up with stuff... now some of this is stuff that I have been mailing to her since she has left but the rest is well.... storage. So it's time to move it out and make room for Ash to move back into her room. But that will only be for a short while becasue she might come back in 56 days . She leaves again for Camp Ramah in 72 days

and then just 142 days from today she is off again to Sonoma State everything seems to be moving so fast.