Overview

• During an Aug. 19 Today appearance in New York, Joanna said 18-year-old Ella left last week and called the goodbye “still raw.”
• She said the farewell felt different because Ella moved farther away than Drake, who is now a college junior.
• Joanna noted that although she is a designer, she let Ella fully decorate her dorm to reflect her own style.
• She added that Chip dropped the kids off that morning and sent her a photo from back home in Texas.
• The family shared a packed-bags photo on Aug. 14 and has not revealed the colleges, with Joanna planning care packages and home-cooked-meal promises to stay connected.