The little one is off to college

My sister moved into her dorm room today. There is a 9 year age difference between us but she is the only sibling I have. I really wish I could have been there for it. It is such an exciting time for her, to be moving into her freshman dorm with her new roommate, Patty, a fellow swimmer from Connecticut. To see the excitement on her face, and to see her being ready to leave her hotel room at 7 (she never wakes before 10:30 if she can avoid it). Apparently she bought out all of Target. My sister was talking to me around 10:15, after meeting with a couple of people and moving her first batch of stuff to her room. It made me sad. I want to be close with my sister. Well, I am close with her, but I want to stay close. She will do a lot of growing up in school and I'm afraid that she will grow up and away when I want her to stay close. Sure, she will have her own friends and family some day. I, I guess I'm just sad that this will be the beginning of the end of our close relationship, and that makes me sad.