ok, so i should have seen this coming- andrew, at the age of two, once refused the offer of a parental hand while crossing the street- instead he clasped his own hand- saying 'i hold my own hand....' he has been a 'hold-my-own-hand kind of guy all along, so i cannot be too surprised that he left for college with such minimal fanfare- no tearful goodbyes, no hugs, no promises to call...honestly- i wouldn't be surprised if he never really moves back home. he might like the freedom of living on his own so much that he just continues to do so between semesters. of course, we never said that we wouldn/t change the locks.......