Such an emotional time of year, back-to-school. Tavia Hunt, wife of Kansas City Chiefs CEO and chairman Clark Hunt, is feeling it. In an emotional Instagram post late Thursday she wrote about dropping off their youngest child, Ava, at college.
She shared pictures of Ava’s pretty pink-and-white dorm room at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, which she just happens to be sharing with another girl named Ava. “Today, I left a piece of my heart at SMU,” Tavia wrote before directly addressing the daughter she affectionately calls “Bitty.” “Ava Hunt, you’ve always been a mix of sunshine and hurricane — fierce, fearless, and capable of incredible things.
I’m overflowing with excitement for you, even as I tuck away my tears for later. “I’m wading through emotions as I pass by your now too-clean room, the house is too quiet without your laughter, and Chief and I are already missing the familiar scent of your Sol de Janeiro body spray.” The first day of .
Ava carries on where the Hunts are longtime benefactors. Her grandfather, Chiefs founder Lamar Hunt, her dad and older sister, Gracie, are all alumni. Ava has already signed on with the school’s cheer team.
Ava has kept a relative low profile on social media but came to widespread attention in December when the Hunt family gave Taylor Swift a birthday present: a crystal-studded Judith Leiber purse shaped like a microphone. A holding the elegantly wrapped box went viral. Suddenly Ava’s name popped up in.