oh those days. yes I missed my DD only one when she left for college. first year not allowed to have a car at school. we did the trek each fri and brought her back on sunday. (2 hrs.) as a sophmore she had her car and the weekends home were cut in half. mostly she came with friends. junior year holidays home. senior year most holidays home thn came trips with friends. She came back to help us pack up for our move to NH. DH said"how does her sleeping till noon help us pack and move?" lol we now live in NH and she is 45 mins away..a great job but yet she still comes around with laundry.lol
I did and do cherish the quiet homenow. send goody packages often even if he is close. pack enough for him to share. get to know his friends and their parents on family weekends. you'd be surprises how much INFO you can get from another mother. good luck