Musings of an adventurous empty nest mom on everything under the sun.
Even though I cannot see all of Alex's game anymore, I do get lucky enough to scope out some pictures now and then from generous local New Mexico photographers. Here's a set from a couple of weeks ago when they played their first game of the winter/spring season. Alex played 70 minutes at scrum half... Continue Reading →
A much needed visit to New Mexico to check in on Alex. Texting & weekend phone calls just weren't enough especially since we dropped him off on Aug 17th and he wont be back in town until Dec 13th. I needed a visual in between those four months! The weekend was just perfect. I landed... Continue Reading →
*We interrupt this Salt Lake City set of posts in progress - these photos were too rich not to share right away!* While I was in SLC, Alex's rugby team drove in to Tuscon, Arizona to play U of A in rugby. Both squads have enough players on hand to have both an A and... Continue Reading →
Because he is male, what I have to report is mostly via choppy text messages, but.... One month after drop off and class start, he thinks all of his teachers a great. So much so that even though his math class creates a conflict with rugby, he didn't attempt to switch out because he didn't... Continue Reading →
Forgot these two pics from Elkhart since they were on another mom's phone until she sent them to me. Top one from just before we all went out to dinner one night so it was a rare chance for us to have a picture taken together. As you can see from both photos, he... Continue Reading →
Today: On the team bus at 10am. Arrive Cal State Long Beach 12:45 Spend entire bus ride & ensuing down time until the game chatting with other moms (very lovely). Match starts at 3:30. Sit through tense, poorly officiated (unless you were the other team) So Cal U18 club finals that results in our team... Continue Reading →
Front row. Fourth from the left. Jeebus! Can't even follow wordless Wednesday rules!!
My running events this year are focused more on being a running companion to other friends trying to restart or maintain their own running goals and I since I know how much I appreciated all the help that Renee and Eve gave me in my first year or two, I thought it would be fun... Continue Reading →
But first: Saturday there was a quite the tense rugby match. Alex never got on the field, and he did not care. They won 13-9 against a team from Long Beach who had won at this level the last 2 years. The starters played nearly all 70 minutes, and it showed. Both teams were so... Continue Reading →
Trees & Flowers & Birds! 