Fall Visits

My parents visited for the weekend. When they visit it is tempting to try to keep them all to ourselves and to hoard their time for just us. But it is also nice for them to really know our friends and ‘do’ life with right along with us. So, this visit I planned a big day for us Saturday — a Lehigh football game (vs. UNH no less!), with a big tailgate party afterwards. I invited a bunch of our family friends (Uhrigs, Kishore-Famolaris, Carolina & Ashley, Beverlee & Corey), as well as a few of my favorite football players to make guest appearances! We had so much fun with them all, and it was so nice to have my parents so central to it. It was a short visit but they got a big dose of our life, and we got to have them with us for a fun-packed weekend. Oh!– and they got to meet Dash too!  My parents’ visits are always so special, and it means so much that they make these long trips to spend time with us. Photo above: MorMor & MorFar at the tailgate party.

We also had the pleasure of a visit from our dear friend Greg (a former student of mine who has become a family friend), who brought his boyfriend for us to meet. This was so special for me, as I’ve waited years for him to find someone special enough that he’d want to bring him to meet me! I loved his choice of a great guy, and was just so happy to see and support these two so happy together. We had bagels and mimosas with them Saturday morning, and then went to the game together. I can’t express how honored I am, and how much it means to me, to have students come back wanting me to meet their significant others. Especially students who were, and are, so special to me. These moments are just profoundly sweet; they are one of the greatest joys of my job and life. Photo below: Garrett, me, Greg.