Actually, summer is only ending for me. The rest of my Boyen Bunch gets to enjoy a couple more weeks of summer. We are officially starting our "College Era" (Lorelei thinks it's incredibly cheesy that I call it that, but it's true!). And classes don't start for all of them until August 25.
I have to head back to school tomorrow. It's the first time in 20 years that I haven't had a child in Northside ISD. Crazy to wrap my head around. All four of my kids will be in college this year.
Bailey is taking online classes at Texas Tech. He's had a few hiccups that have prevented him from moving to Lubbock yet. He's still hoping to arrive before the fall semester ends. He's aiming for October. Thank goodness for online classes. He plans to complete his degree with an Interdisciplinary Major in Sociology, Music, and Computer Science.
No matter what they are studying this fall, they are still just as silly as they were when they were little.
Savannah is beginning her graduate studies/PhD this fall! She's excited to work with new professors and begin new research. She plans to still work if she can at Trinity with her current research. This summer, she's been working on a manuscript for her current research, which may be published with her as the primary researcher! We are so proud of Savannah the Scientist.
Jonas is beginning his second year at UT. This year, he is adding a second major in Biology. He will be a double major continuing with his current major of Anthropology. He's also super excited to be taking part in an exclusive club called the Texas 4000. He will be training to ride a bike from Austin to Alaska next summer. In addition to training, he will be working on Fundraising to fight Cancer as part of this program. He's moving into a student apartment this month. He's thrilled to finally have a kitchen to cook in as he is quite the chef already. 
He did have a chance to finally relax and just hang out at home this summer after his adventures to both Belize and Pecos, Texas.
Lorelei is mostly ready to head to Texas State in two weeks. We went to orientation, and it was touch and go for a bit. She wasn't sure she was ready to head off to college. She made a super mature decision the second morning of her orientation. She said if she didn't take the chance to go out of her comfort zone and live in the dorms, and such, she would just continue with her same habits at home if she went to community college. She just knew she needed to push herself to do the harder things. We cried together, and I was so proud of her decision. Since that moment, there have still been plenty of tears from both of us, as this is a scary step. It may be a challenge, but I think she can do it! Now let's hope I can too. I can't believe my baby is going to college! I'm so glad it's only an hour away.
What makes me the saddest about returning to work/school tomorrow is not seeing my kids. We may not have gone on a magical vacation, but we made some magical memories at home. I'll miss filling my days with these guys.
And as soon as I get settled at school, it will be time to get the two youngest Boyen's off to college! Can't wait to share all about our "College Era"! Stay tuned...
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