My son and I woke up around 8:28AM. I was thinking how surprised I was to sleep in that long. I sat up and stretched my back and arms. He said, “Weren’t we supposed to be down for breakfast right now?” I said, “Oh my goodness, yes”, remember then the conversation we’d had with the hostess about what time to have breakfast. I figured I’d be up around 6 and we’d have plenty of time to be on time for the morning.

It was no big deal. So we ate our French toast with sausage and coffee and powdered sugar sprinkled across the plate. I was glad we stayed here so he could have a different experience. Hotels are fine and I don’t mind them at all, but there’s something different about being able to eat breakfast in an old-fashioned home that is full of antiques.

After breakfast we both worked on school. We did that for a while until we were finished. Then we walked to campus and walked around there. He wanted to know if we were allowed be doing this. Thinking about it, it did seem weird that you just walk onto a campus with no reason to be there other than you’re on a walk. We were also there to see students, and I told him we were parents, or at least I was, so it was okay to do so.

We walked to the campus center where Ethan and Laura were eating lunch. We hadn’t planned to meet them but I did remember hearing them say they’d be meeting up between classes. So we talked to them for a while and then Laura had to leave for class. Ethan had more time so we went to Walmart for deodorant. I’d forgotten to bring mine. My son and I picked out snacks for the car ride. I bought Ethan and Laura a gift card.

We dropped him back off at school and drove back to the bed and breakfast. I took my son to get some lunch and I ended up getting something too. We ate in our room and then I told him I would need to take a nap before we left. After that we met at the apartment where we left around quarter to four. It was me, my son, and Laura, plus one of the camp kids who at the last minute joined our plans. It was fun to have him.

We made it to South Dakota and it was such a fun meet.

When it was all over we drove home.