Visiting our Girl at College

So I wanted to post this...back in Sept when we went but time gets away from me to quickly when I have to watch the clock to make sure I have time to do everything I have to before work!

 Labor Day we loaded up Doug's parents and drove up to CSU to visit our girl! I was so EXCITED!!!

It was a Beautiful day!

The view from her front walk

 The Recreation Center is just across the field from her dorm

Sierra leads the way to her room

We were going to go see where her classes were

but Grandma's legs did not feel like walking 

     so we didn't...another time perhaps

 She promised to take pictures

 this is the direction she walks to go to class

The door to her room

Sierra puts up random historical facts  and famous birthdays

just for FUN

I wanted to see what she had in her fridge

Doug surprised her by making her Grandma's potatoes

 2 trays full, 1 ready to eat and 1 frozen.

She had told us she missed homemade food!

Sierra gave us the TOUR of her dorm

This is the kitchen

Posing with Grandpa andGrandma

 Then we went to the Ram's Horn for lunch

 it is right next door to her dorm

Sierra checks her mail in the lobby

 On the main Floor is the Sports Grill

Good for FAST food to go

 Up stairs is the main eating area, it reminds me of Chuck a rama or Ponderosa. ALL these different stations to choose from.

 Like a mini food court.

Salad bar and raw fruit and veggies

Beverage Station

Depending on the day they have all the cultural foods and staple home meals.

 The day we went they had roast beef, mashed potatoes and corn

Pizza is always available,as is italian, and mexican.

 The view from our table, Sierra's dorm

A cool piece of art made with bent utensils

 Eat well station. I just liked the decore.

I like their restroom signs

Leaving upstairs

 The dish return

As we were taking the back stairs we saw this

 PHOTOT OPT

 Love this close up!

This is the store where they can use their left over meals to purchase

 food items before the deadline each week.

Close up of their cool candy case

Resting and visiting

 Doug and Sierra

Sierra takes our picture

 We walked back to her dorm and then she walked us out

 and we said goodbye!

Life at College

A view of College Life

 through my girl's eyes!

 Just after she moved in

 The desk with all her stuff

 Another view of the bed vaulted at the very top

Storage under her bed with her mushroom chair

The fridge and microwave

The sink across from their bathroom

Her half of the closet

The toilet with new purple cover

 Shower with new blue bath rug

The shower

On the main floor of her building they have a kitchen with the basics

 This is the ICE machine

 they also have equipment to use if you should want to cook for someone but you have to go get the key to the cupboards for that

The stove 

 This is also where the vending machines live

The Laundry room

 Sierra has it timed so she gets there just before or just after the machines stop

A place to fold your clothes and or visit

 So after a day or two Sierra went visiting other rooms and saw how their rooms felt more "homey"

 Then she rearranged her side again.

She found out you could seperate the big desk and clothes drawers so she made a little home away from home under her bed

 Her microwave, music center and all the clothes

that don't fit in the drawers or hang in the closet live in crates here

Her desk

 The view from her desk so she can see who walks by

while STUDYING

 Her fridge lives here along with her mushroom chair

 and locked drawers

 She was so EXCITED to call me and tell me had rearranged her room so it was more "homey" and that she put up pictures on her page and to go see! :)

 SO she had a few days before classes started and she and her new friends sometimes had TIME to kill so what to do?

Well you take turns posing like the art on your dorm walls of course!

This is my favorite there were lots!