What a day!
At Carl's request, we began the day going to worship at Dawn's church, where many of the congregation greeted him warmly by name. What a wonderful service. And they are such a welcoming group of people!
After a quick change of attire at Dawn's, we had brunch at Gustavus, and then proceeded to get Carl moved into his dorm. Vwaire, Carl's next door neighbor and suitemate, is a senior from Nigeria, who also happens to be his Collegiate Fellow (CF, f.k.a. Resident Advisor). He's a warm, fun, intelligent man who went out of his way to make Carl and all of us feel at home.
It was kind of a circus, trying to fit everything into his room. The wire mesh shelving units we had brought were not strong enough to hold Carl's printer and iHome clock radio, so Dawn and Liz ran back to her house and returned with a book shelf and low table courtesy of Grandpa and Grandma Nilsen's old Gramercy condo. They look great in the new room, the shelf supporting Carl's electronic gear and book collection, and the table holding up the fridge, microwave and providing storage underneath for the food box.
Carl left before we did, as he had an ice cream social and campus tour to get to, so we locked up after cleaning up the moving mess. When Carl called tonight, he seemed happy, tired, and excited to get started on his college adventure. He had been to dinner with the President, who then gave an "E Plurius Gustavus" speech to welcome the new transfer and freshman students.
We had one piece of bad news today. A family friend, Ken Treitline, who had driven a truck for us for many years, died last night. Ken was only 54 years old, and had a heart attack last evening. Two of his children are friends of Carl and Liz. In fact, Lindsey is on the MCW tennis team with Liz. On the way home, Liz, Joe and I stopped to visit with Zach, Lindsey, their older sister Michelle, and other members of the Treitline family. Our heartfelt sympathy goes out to them! We will truly miss Ken.
Carl reports that he plans to set up a new blog to report on his Gustavus activities, so look for an email from him soon giving you his new link. In the meantime, have a safe Labor Day!
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