• Our last day together in front of Neyland Stadium at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. We are going to miss him, but I think he will have a great year!
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    Heading to University of Tennessee in Knoxville!

    I have definitely entered a new stage in my life.  I am now officially the mother of a college student.  My husband and I recently took our first born out of state to be part of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville Class of 2024!  Go, Vols!  (During this “getting him to school” part of the adventure, my daughter spent the week with her best friend.  She most likely enjoyed that more than she would have enjoyed travelling and doing college stuff with us.)  (If you want to read about how this all really began, check out this post from last year’s college tour!) In my family, I tend to be…

  • University of Tennessee--Knoxville
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    College Tour, Part 4: Time for Tennessee

    After leaving the University of Georgia, we started on the next leg of our college tour–we were heading to Tennessee to visit the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.  After a quick stop for lunch and to arrange for a hotel stay, we turned on the Waze app and started this leg of the journey. Foreshadowing:  Sometimes things have ways of working out… We have some friends who live near the Knoxville area.  We had previously discussed trying to meet up, but we knew that due to various circumstances, any plans would have to be made last minute. Unfortunately, our friends would not be able to join us that evening. We…