Well, its been almost two weeks since I moved The Daughter to university in Nova Scotia, and we are both surviving surprisingly well. (OK…I knew she’d be fine.)

You’d think in this time of iphones and such, that I’d get regular updates. Alas, answers such as “okay” and “fine” are not quite what I’m hoping for when I pose questions to The Daughter about life at school. (I’m sure her boyfriend, who is back here in Toronto, is getting much more in the way of answers! Maybe I should text him and ask how she is enjoying things.)

Anyway, as I said before, I’m posting a few photos of our time on the East Coast. This was only my second visit, and my mother’s first, and I can definitely say that life on the East Coast is slower than here in the GTA (Greater Toronto Area).

I hope you enjoy the photos.

The colorful houses of Lunenburg, NS.

The view from our room in Lunenburg, NS….photo of the Bluenose II (an image of the original Bluenose is on the back of Canada’s dime)

Peggy’s Cove, NS

The often photographed lighthouse of Peggy’s Cove

Low Tide in the Bay of Fundy, Wolfville. The tide rises & falls 16 feet every 12 hours.

High Tide in the Bay of Fundy (Wolfville, NS)

Well, I did it. I moved The Daughter 1800km away to university in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. And I did it with minimal tears.

Me, my mom, and The Daughter.

The quaint little town of Wolfville doubles in size when the 3500 students at Acadia swarm in in late August / early September.

This is downtown Wolfville and seriously, you can pretty much see the entire downtown in this photo.

Being small, Acadia is a very personable and community driven school. My mom was impressed when the president of Acadia, while simply walking across campus, stopped to introduce himself and talk to us. We then attended the matriculation ceremony for the 850 or so incoming students. (Neither of which would occur at the two large universities near us in Toronto.)

The matriculation – welcoming in ceremony

We did a bit of site-seeing while on the east coast, and I’ll post a few photos of our visit next time.

The bags are packed and only three days remain until we leave.
In fact, seventy-two hours from now, The Daughter, my mother, and I will be waiting at the airport for our boarding call.

It’s a time of mixed emotions as I get ready to send my baby to university.

I’m so excited and envious for all the new experiences that await her, and yet I can’t help but think about how lonely and quiet (and yes, neater) the house will be without her.

I’ll be posting some photos from our visit to Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. But in the meantime, I thought I’d post photos of the cute luggage tags that I bought for The Daughter’s new bags.

While she is #3, this soccer ball is old. Her sport now is volleyball

Tag #2

This tag is mine. The Daughter doesn’t do pink.