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 →
*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 →
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!!
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 →
No, I did not take out my phone during the worst of the weather. You can tell by how he looks once he got in to play in the second half that he is soaked through! Yes, it does rain in San Diego, but today was special. The worst of it was RIGHT when we... Continue Reading →
Trees & Flowers & Birds! 