Happy Move-In Day, Tar Heels! 10 Signs That You're Doing First Year Move-In Right:
1) You sweat and breathe so heavily that you question your workout routine.
2) You review every important life lesson that you may have forgotten to pass on to your child while you frantically make up the bed.
3) You're simultaneously envious of the experiences your child is about to have and relieved that you have already been through it.
4) You feel excited, scared, overwhelmed, and proud...all within 5 minutes.
5) There is constant bickering over furniture placement and assembly.
6) You realize that you forgot something critical. When you arrive at Target, you realize that everyone else seems to have forgotten something critical, too.
7) You find yourself telling stories about how rough the dorm and food choices were "back in your day".
8) You find yourself staring at your child and picturing them as a sweet toddler.
9) Five minutes after getting in the car to leave, you wonder if it's too soon to text. After years of cursing cellphones, you suddenly appreciate that they will keep you connected.
10) You realize that they are ready for this next adventure and wonder if they will ever know how much you love them, how often you think of them, and that they are all that you ever wished they would be.