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I know you all are on pins and needles waiting for this update! Rob and the younger kids did great. They even gave the dog a hair cut and cleaned the water in the fish bowl. NICE!
Nathan, our friends, and I had a fabulous time at Belmont. The University is located in the south end area of Nashville, right by music row. The campus is beautiful and the school runs its own recording studio -- we even got a tour. Awesome! We ate at the Pancake Pantry (as seen on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives). We had popsicles at Las Paletas (as seen on Throwdown with Bobby Flay and Kid in a Candy Store). We had incredible burgers at Burger Up. It was the ultimate foodie roadtrip! You'd have to work really hard NOT to have fun there!
Nathan liked Belmont, but it's not his first choice.
That surprised me a bit. How do you say "probably not" to a school that offers an incredible music program, restaurants galore, gazillions of student groups and activities, and a Best of the Best band showcase (all student band competition that goes on all year)? Not to mention a basketball program good enough to make the NCAA tourney? With so many opportunities, part of me expected my "city mouse" son to sign up then and there.
But, it's not Samford. Where the faculty already know him by name. Where the admissions department offers suggestions for high school senior year courses to best prepare him for life after high school. Where they take the time to send personal, hand-written notes. Where the entire faculty, including school deans, show up at preview day events.
Belmont was nice. It would offer a great education. He would have plenty to do -- and no problem gaining that freshman fifteen. But it didn't have the same, relational connection that Samford does. As Nathan checks schools out, he is learning that relationships matter -- to him they matter a lot. So it looks like my city boy will be moving to Birmingham in a little more than a year. The big city, yes... the big, sleepy city. I think it's a wise choice.
Next step: scholarships to pay for it all!!!
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Great you could take a group of kids to Nashville! It's neat to watch our kids make big decisions like these. Enjoy the ride.
It is amazing to think that God actually takes that little bundle of joy, grows it up into an independent, thinking, rational -- at least sometimes -- adult who doesn't need us quite so much anymore.
I consider myself blessed to get to share in the journey and be Nathan's sounding board and prayer partner. The more I let go, the closer we seem to become.
Humbling!!!
Samford is a nice school. I have been there to watch a soccer game. A girl I used to coach in High School played college soccer for Samford. I liked the campus. That will be a great choice for your son.
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