I read Ms. Kenton's thread about her son going off to the Air Force and about being empty nesters. My wife and I are in the same situation. Our youngest is moving to Florida in two weeks to start graduate school, not that big of a deal? We live in Washington state and she has always lived with us even going to college the last four years. Florida fercryinoutloud. too bad an in state school didn't accept her, she had the grades and all the right score cards as I call them for the program at the UW and didn't get accepted. Out of state students pay more for tuition so I'd say that was one reason she got accepted in Florida. As I told my wife I see several trips to Palm Beach in the next four years. She is a great kid and we know she is going to be fine but my anxiety/worry is just off the charts. We will be going down with here the end of this month to help her get settled in a condo she will be sharing with another grad student. Grad students are not permitted to live in campus housing. So like Ms K and to make this bike related I'm buying a new bike this week, my wife doesn't know about it yet though.