This past week, Andrea and I went with Connor to drop him off for his Sophomore year, and to help move him in to his new apartment. His new apartment is actually right across the street from the dorm he lived in last year and it's about one block from campus which is convenient. Connor's living with five friends in their unit and it's nice that each person has their own room and bathroom. They share a living room and kitchen and they chose a slightly upgraded unit that also has a covered balcony.
The move in process was fairly well organized and after Connor picked up his keys we checked out a big cardboard box that was balanced somewhat precariously on a rolling frame. We loaded up our wagon and box in the parking garage and then maneuvered everything down the street, up an elevator, and then in to his apartment.
When we arrived, Connor's friend Netra had already brought up one box load and was unpacking. We met his friends Chimmy and Owen as well while we were getting his things unpacked.
Connor's room was down the hallway from the front door and tucked away nicely in the unit where it will hopefully be a bit quieter. Each room comes with a bed, a dresser that tucks away under the bed, a nightstand, desk, and chair. After we took a "before" picture of the room, Andrea had a good suggestion on how we could rearrange it to better utilize the space.
It took us a few trips to get everything out of both cars and up to the apartment. We vacuumed, mopped, and Andrea did a lot of wiping down before we unpacked it all.
We brought a rug for the room, but it was a bit too large for the space available and we decided it wasn't going to work. Everything else tucked away nicely, and in just a few hours we had it all unpacked and his room looked great.
In the evening, after we cleaned ourselves up, we went to Walmart to get Connor a bunch of groceries to get him started for the school year. Unlike his dorm from last year, there's no meal plan this year, so Connor's got a $150 per week budget for food and will likely need to plan his meals out accordingly.
The next day, we met Connor for lunch at McAlister's Deli before heading home, and we are happy that he's off to a good start and living with some good friends this year.
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