UEA freshers

[juicy0]

I've never done this before but hopefully I have managed to set up a new thread for UEA specific posts.
Perhaps someone can let me know if it's worked!

@icanbewhatiwant I'm sure he's in the kitchen with everyone chatting or already out-probably too uncool to text your darling mum in front of new people.
Has he got wifi sorted? because it could just be no signal. Also you could go on whats app and see when he was last online i definitely only do that to my dc in emergency situations

We finally left at 4.30pm - I think he wanted us to stay longer but we had a long drive and he needs to get on with it. The flat next door have invited his flat to drinks before the welcome party and he's texted my DH to say he has now met all his flatmates.

@mumsiedarlingrevolta yes I'm sure he's busy. He sat in the kitchen earlier for a while but no one went in. But I'm sure they were just unpacking. There were 12 rooms, they can't all be wanting to stay in their rooms.

I sent ds a WhatsApp earlier about something funny dh had done. He just replied with "that's actually quite funny" but didn't mention the other stuff I'd asked him. So I know he's alive anyway!

He couldn't sort the Wi-fi earlier, even with the link someone put on. I think it was @juicy0

I'll do my best to not worry. Hopefully I'll get a decent reply. All I want is yes I'm happy.

Sounds like everyone's dc's are having a good time. That's great to hear.

@icanbewhatiwant it seems like you use a temp wifi to get on to set it up. DD finally managed with @juicy0 's link-I got DM brownie points for the link.
I like whats app as a tracking method of DC so you know he's alive and sounds sorted. that's all you can hope for.

@boys3 I'm pleased he's settled in well. My DD is in Barton and we are really impressed with it.

@juicy0 I was very impressed with Barton as well.
I actually wondered if your DD in my DD flat as she has a local girl in hers but they arrived today and your DD yesterday.

DD very happy-says they all get on really well. A couple of the boys smoke but DD says only outside-just wondered if they are allowed to smoke in the halls? I really really hope not as DD allergic and it would be so smelly :(

Just done a Skype call with DS - he seems to have spent most of the day on his own, going shopping and looking around the campus. He is a very personable young man but quite happy with his own company, even though he has had a good group of school friends. He seemed quite tired too, after the 8am fire alarm. Hope he perks up once everything starts tomorrow.

Glad to hear other DC seem to be settling in well.

Ds has finally messaged. He said he's been chatting with people and is getting on well with another lad who was into cars like him and doesn't drink (ds will have a drink but not lots)

They were getting ready to go out. I thanked him for messaging me. I said that's all I wanted to know. And told him to enjoy his evening. He's off out and I'm off to bed.

@icanbewhatiwant That is very good to hear!

I did find myself wondering if any of the mums I spoke to were on this thread!

@juicy0 that's why we need a sign...

Just looked at his finance page and it's now got the accommodation finance on there now but as a whole amount due 20th October - we asked for 3 separate payments - will keep my eye on it in case it changes

DH tried to sort out UEA accommodation payment, wanting to pay monthly but he’s not convinced he did it properly. We will have to contact DS2 to try and sort it out.
We had to pay £3000 for DS1 for this term on Saturday, so we are hoping that we won’t have to pay the whole term for UEA in one go as well.
I think DS2 was going to the colour (linked to your accommodation) event that was on last night.

Well, we haven't heard from DD1 since Sunday morning, and I'm considering this to be a Good Sign. I am sitting on my hands and fighting the urge to text her, though - she has a couple of "meet and greet" faculty things today, and Controlling Mummy would normally be dropping her a reminder. But she is pretty reliable; her 6th form college was a bit like university in that she could come and go according to her timetable.

Am currently in Spain, which is a good distraction (flew out at 6.30am on Sunday, with a very hastily packed suitcase, as all off my headspace in the past few days has been occupied by DD1's departure!).

When I spoke to her yesterday, she was pretty tired after all the stress of moving in, plus a late-night Cards Against Humanity session with 4 of her 5 flatmates (the other said a brief hello then disappeared into his room). 4 girls and 2 boys in her flat; one of the girls turned out be be fairly local to us, so I'm wondering if they'll have friends in common.

Good to hear everyone else's moves were successful, and the rain held off for the Sunday crowd.

Hope you're having a great time in Spain @CointreauVersial. You are missing the absolutely awful weather here (it's beyond piddling it down today) which is so unusual for September (usually the loveliest month of the year!).

How are all the DC getting on? Missed DS when watching University Challenge (a firm family favourite) yesterday evening. He'd seen his school friendship group, so at least he had some social contact.

Anyone got any idea what the 'mandatory' lecture was about yesterday evening (appreciate that it might not have been the same date/time for everyone)?

I didn’t speak to DS2 yesterday as I didn’t want him to think I was backpacking him 😂
DH has some texts though, he went to the colour event thing on Sunday night stayed till 11.30pm but left because he doesn’t drink and it was getting more drunken (is that even a word?).
We had a long chat with DS1 who seems very happy at his uni and he was about to call DS2 for a chat.
I’ll call DS2 tonight to see how things are going, I think he had a late thing yesterday as well and he told DH that he’d had some nice chats with others on his course yesterday (he’s doing Biology).

I wish I was in Spain, this weather is awful and we didn’t get a holiday this year so I’m not feeling ready for Autumn/Winter!

DD just messaged to report her hair is a bit pink and green from last night

No reply to my "will it wash out?"

She really enjoyed her History intro and social yesterday-they do a very good job of welcoming them!

My DSs mandatory meeting is Wednesday. He thinks it is about accommodation rules but isn't sure.

I think the mandatory meeting is about accommodation - my DS's is on Thursday

@Itscoldouthere

I went back into the finance section and it had updated and had a "click here for summary" button - when I went into that, it showed the accommodation as 3 separate payments and the date for each

Ds hasn't messaged much. Just to say he's ok. He said he got back from first party at 1.30am and wouldn't stay so late last night. But he read my reply at 2.38am. So he obviously was back late. He has always gone to bed early, so he will be exhausted. I'll send him a message to call home when he can. Perhaps he might speak more than he puts in texts.

I wrote this on the other thread...student finance online was showing £3,000 more than the letter that came yesterday with the minimum loan on it. So no idea which amount is correct. It says first payment going in the bank yesterday, but it didn't go in. So we will have to wait to see which amount he gets. I'm obviously hoping it's the higher amount.

@mumsiedarlingrevolta hope you don't mind me asking but has your DD got her History timetable yet? DS2 also doing History claims they / his won't be out until Thursday.

@3boys Not at all-although not sure if I'll be much help-

I don't know re timetable but can ask her tomorrow- I do know she went to an intro to History yesterday and a film and discussion after, then a social hour for the History dept.

She did message today and said she she had her first proper lecture but I think this is all intro stuff in the Freshers timetable -hasn't mentioned an actual timetable yet.

She is joining history society as well- is your DS?
Although she did admit it was mostly social

@mumsiedarlingrevolta - yes he's had intro lectures yesterday and today, history social although not sure how social he was but not the films, not sure why. Joined History Soc today apparently. I think whilst he seems to be enjoying UEA he's looking forward to the course getting properly underway

I'm am finding the non communication annoying. Ds has had 3 things delivered today from amazon, that I ordered for him while I was there Sunday. I text him this morn to say I'd got an email saying the parcels were delivered. I asked him to find out where to collect them and to let me know when he's got them. No reply.

@icanbewhatiwant your DS1 sounds rather like my DS1 - same thing when he went to Uni. It can be spectacularly irritating especially if you've taken the trouble to get something ordered for them. If its any comfort, and presumably a few years away for you, DS2 is much better.