Why she had to 'look' at colleges that are as far away as possible and still stay on the same CONTINENT - well, you'd have to ask her.
But (argument went) we took DD1 to visit colleges, so DD2 gets a college visit trip also. (never mind that DD1 visited colleges WITHIN ONE DAY'S DRIVE).
But, in fact, we had a fine time, through rain and wind and canceled flights and delays and wet luggage, and LOST luggage... the trip from Boston to Virginia deserves it's own blog all by itself, but I shall spare you.
Boston is a neat city to visit - I had been there once before, so I had a good idea of where to stay and what to do. We did get at least ONE fine sunny day, which we spent walking around the old North End, and through the Common, and around the Back Bay. We also visited three colleges in the Boston area before flying south to Virginia, to visit college number 4, Washington and Lee.
(They are all very nice schools, and if she applies and gets accepted to any one of them, that would be fine - assuming she also gets some major financial aid)
Sharing a room, and traveling across country with DD2 was less difficult than I feared. Maybe she is growing up? Maybe I am growing up? Of course, I was careful to include ample shopping time at Quincy Market and the Prudential mall, as well as in the little shops and stores in the Back Bay, and in the big mall in Roanoke, Virginia too. Shopping is very high up on DD2's list of Vitally Important Activities!.
So we were gone the whole week, leaving husband and DD3 on their own. As far as I can tell, they survived the experience.
