inside George Stephanopoulos poignant time away from GMA George Stephanopoulos has been absent from Good Morning America for over a week and has been spending some time outside of New York City the long running news anchor and his wife Ali Wentworth are making the most of the Last of the Summer weeks at their beautiful home in the Hamptons their house is the perfect place to host too and they have had several famous friends over to visit over the past few days including uding Cen Hayes and Scott ice Noble and while it looks like they are having a great time it's been a time for the couple to readjust to being empty nesters again following their daughter's return to college the couple had spent most of the summer in the Hamptons with their beloved children Elliot 21 and Harker 19 but recently both were taken back to school for the new year ahead Ally shared a picture of herself trying to assemble a bunk bed in her teenager's dorm room several weeks ago after taking her youngest child back to college she wrote in the caption who doesn't love college moving day no air conditioning need a degree in engineering to assemble anything who needs a shower caddy and now I'm crying cause I already miss her Harper attends Vanderbilt University in Nashville which is also where George's co-star Lara Spencer's daughter Catherine goes the pair even made plans to meet in Nashville during the college drop off weeks before doing so while it's been hard for George and Ali Harker's return to Nashville was easier than it was last year when she left in August 2023 Ali wrote on Instagram we dropped our baby off at College everyone is saying she's ready to launch but I don't think I'm ready I don't want to stop making pasta with Voda sauce picking up wet towels cuddling up to her familiar scent as Joanie Mitchell once wrote the beds too big the frying pan too wide she continued I know our daughter will Thrive but man it's brutal on the parents if you feel inclined please send me baked goods I'll be under my covers Harper's personality meanwhile was revealed by her mom Ali in a sweet tribute message just before she left home during her high school graduation the Alley's well that ends well author wrote the baby daughter is launch a perpetually optimistic joyful generous empathetic fun-loving and wise human is spreading her wings bursting with love and pride yes you know she is my daughter because she ran out after she graduated and got an ice cream cone across the street their oldest Elliot is a student at Brown University and is going into her final year she stayed closer to home with her College located in Rhode Island although she has spent time in London on a study abroad semester