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 →
Scroll over each photo to view the captions which partially tell the tale. No time to type it all out right now!
Day 3 of our Spring Break Road Trip was the primary reason for traveling – a group tour at the University of New Mexico at 9am Friday and then a lunch meeting with the Lobos’ Rugby coach and some players. UNM was the only school Alex ever considered in the US. By sheer stroke of... Continue Reading →
Trees & Flowers & Birds! 