Sent my oldest kid off to college yesterday

My older son has been out of the house for about four years, living in Dallas, which is about 2 hours north of here. Last weekend, we moved him and his stuff back home for a little while as he recovers from being unemployed for the past three months. He started work today driving a dump truck for the construction company I work for. It's a good thing he kept his CDL license current from a previous job. He's already looking for an apartment. I'm not real sure how I should take that...

My younger son has been home all summer from Texas A&M, about 1.5 hours south of here. He was back down there the past couple of days to get set up in a new apartment he will be sharing with a couple of his high school buddies. This is his second year there.

I know what you mean by the deafening silence, once they were both gone away from home. My wife and I stared at the four walls for a few days afterward.

If you guys going off to college for the first time are as busy as Aaron has been with studying, you won't have time to worry about missing home. :read2: Hang in there, it only gets better. Be sure to take advantage of "fish camps" for freshmen, and get involved in campus organizations that are related to your field of study.