HAPPY THANKSGIVING !!!!!!!

I am sooo fortunate to have the entire week off this week. YEY! I will be going to Denver on Wednesday and have dinner with Giles family. Hope to get a lot of the final plans for the Wedding done. On Thanksgiving we will all go to Grma & Grpa Hash's and meet them for the first time. Friday maybe some shopping after the crowds have gone crazy. I am NOT one that goes out on that Friday....too many people.

Molly had a great time going into NY City last week. Her girlfriends and her went skating at Rockefeller Center. Her roommate Jesse had never been ice skating before. They were holding tight to each other. (see picture) They stayed all night and headed back to USMMA on Monday. They had Monday off for Vets day.

I was able to attend the Parents Club USMMA meeting. It was good to see/meet/talk with so many parents. I was especially interested to hear about the Midshipman who had just left for their Sea duty and the ones that returned. What adventures! I am disappointed that we will not be able to attend the All Service Winter Ball at the Broadmoor Hotel at Winter Break. It just so happens that it is on the evening of Emily's Wedding--December 28th. The next 2 years, Molly will be at Sea during December so I will get to attend with Emily/Giles in her place. It involves all Cadets from all the Academys from the State of Colorado -- Coast Guard, Air Force, West Point, Navy, and Merchant Marine. Quite a night! Dinner, dancing....at the famous Broadmoor.
Just something to look forward too.

Ah! Everyday is Thanksgiving!! Blessings!

MOLLY WAS HOME!

AHHHHH YES! Molly flew home for Trimester Break on Sat. Oct. 27. We had a great week....

Sunday we went to church so that everyone could see her and then headed to Denver. We spent the rest of Sunday visiting Emily and Giles. Molly and I stayed over night since Emily had a 'work day' getting ready for Parent Conferences on Monday. It was great to see her school, meet her team mates and Principal and play with her computerize 'Smart Board'. That is my dream....to have a Smart Board. It was fascinating.....

The rest of the week was spent together. We wished that Emily could have been with us all that time. Everytime I asked Molly what she wanted to do, she answered, 'Just be with you.' So that is what we did. She was able to go to the High School and see her favorite 1SG Bogan. She spoke to the JROTC about USMMA. She looks so smart in her 'dress blues'. She flew out yesterday back to NY to start the 2nd Trimester. She will spend Thanksgiving either at USMMA or in Maryland with a classmate. Then home in December for the Holiday and the wedding.


Emily will be down on Thursday....her faculty will be attending a Core Curriculm Conference here in Co. Springs. She is staying with me and driving to the Hotel. YEY! Thanksgiving week I have off and that will be just around the corner....Fall always goes by sooo much faster than January/March and April/May drags on forever. We need to have more holidays from January to May!!!