A new chapter begins as my daughter moves out for college

My little girl moved out to her college dorm today. It's the first time she's "lived" away from home.

I didn't think it would be a big deal since she's 30 minutes down the road and not home half the time anyway, but it's hitting me harder than I thought it would.

It's hard for me to believe that after 19 years, she's ready to be on her own. And it's hard to believe it's already been 19 years. Seems like a long time, but it's not really. It's definitely not long enough.

We will miss having her around all the time, but I'm happy she gets to go out and experience the world on her own.