Jaye Lawrence (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} wordswoman) wrote,@ 2008-04-30 10:45:00 |
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California Bound
Later today, Eldest Daughter and I catch a plane for California for a whirlwind tour of colleges. This is just an informal scouting trip, to let her get the feel of some places that looked good to her online and on paper, but we're both really geared up for it. Sunshine! Palm trees! Ocean! Liberal arts colleges!
Am I living vicariously? Yeah, a little. :) It's a beautiful thing to be young and bright with all the world opening up in front of you, and Kristen has options to explore that I never knew at her age. But I'm also just looking forward to this mother-daughter time together, the only big trip we've ever taken with just the two of us. Next year it'll be her sister's turn, although I suspect we'll be headed to the opposite coast with that one.
As a nice warmup for the trip, she just got her ACT scores and they're ridiculous. Her SAT scores were very good, but these are crazy good. Knocked it out of the ballpark into the next county good. I'm so proud of her--and all the more so because she doesn't seem to have a big head about it. She just looked pleased, and a little surprised.
"Oh," she said. "Do you think I should take the SAT again?"
No, dear girl, I think you should treat yourself to a chocolate truffle and celebrate!
Later today, Eldest Daughter and I catch a plane for California for a whirlwind tour of colleges. This is just an informal scouting trip, to let her get the feel of some places that looked good to her online and on paper, but we're both really geared up for it. Sunshine! Palm trees! Ocean! Liberal arts colleges!
Am I living vicariously? Yeah, a little. :) It's a beautiful thing to be young and bright with all the world opening up in front of you, and Kristen has options to explore that I never knew at her age. But I'm also just looking forward to this mother-daughter time together, the only big trip we've ever taken with just the two of us. Next year it'll be her sister's turn, although I suspect we'll be headed to the opposite coast with that one.
As a nice warmup for the trip, she just got her ACT scores and they're ridiculous. Her SAT scores were very good, but these are crazy good. Knocked it out of the ballpark into the next county good. I'm so proud of her--and all the more so because she doesn't seem to have a big head about it. She just looked pleased, and a little surprised.
"Oh," she said. "Do you think I should take the SAT again?"
No, dear girl, I think you should treat yourself to a chocolate truffle and celebrate!
