RIP, Coach

We got some sad news last Sunday.  Peanut's cross country coach passed away.  He ran for coach for 5 seasons, cross country & track, and three summers.  It's been quite an emotional pill to swallow.  There are a few races left in the season.  It will have some impact.

Here we are before heading to the funeral.  It was Peanut's first funeral.  All the runners were there to support each other.

Today, Peanut attended his second funeral.  A classmate passed away this weekend from injuries in a car accident.  Life is precious.  It is all very tough on the community.  We are ready for some good news!

Mojito

It was one of those weeks.  The Big Guy and I ended up going out for dinner on Thursday.  I ordered a Mojito.  Wish this week of fall break played out a bit differently!

Water Polo

Lots of fun this past weekend for Pumpkin.  They played water polo.  Their team did pretty good.  I think.

Good Luck Charm

A cross country grad from two years ago came to the meet in Alabama this weekend.  So fun!  He was a good luck charm too!  Peanut ran a 16:09.00 5K!

Trip Home

We said our See You Laters on Sunday afternoon.  Love the home T!  The rest of us are sporting CGA gear.  It seems like Thanksgiving is so far away!

After a weekend of fun, Peanut had to buckle down and tend to homework.  He worked standing up while charging his phone in Hartford.

 He worked at the gate in Chicago while we waited for our connection.

 Don't think he worked too much on the final leg.  It was late and we were tired!

So glad he was with us.  Wish we could hop up to CT more often!

Sunset Cruise in Mystic

With all of us together for Parent's Weekend this year, we decided to do some touristy things.  We went on a sunset sail from Mystic.  We went down the Mystic River and out into the ocean.  It was a lovely evening.  Pumpkin was a trooper as he's spent lots of time on a boat.  I think he enjoyed it too!

This is the Amtrak bridge.  It was open for us to get through.  Before a train comes, the bridge rotates on that huge gear to create a bridge for the train.  What a creative fix!

 Love seeing them chatting...

 Love seeing the boys together...

 We saw the moon on the opposite side of the boat.

So grateful to the have the chance to see the beauty and have a lovely experience together.

Review at Parent's Weekend

It was nice to have Peanut along with us!

 Look at these two!

 Beautiful day.

 My coastie colors gave the chance to talk to a few folks at the Academy.

 Too bad for the funny head tilt!

 Handsome guys!