Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Rocky Mountain High

For their final fall break as students, Elizabeth and her friend Sophia decided to travel to Colorado. They spent five days in Denver and the surrounding area, visiting Rocky Mountain National Park, touring the hotel from The Shining, visiting the state capital and taking in a Colorado Avalanche game. They took the train from New Haven to LaGuardia, which was impressive from my perspective, as they had to take a few different trains. Elizabeth really loved Rocky Mountain National Park and all of its glory. 


The hotel from The Shining.








Bruins v. Avalanche


Friday, October 17, 2025

Clarkson Odds and Ends

Emily and I stay in touch with daily snapchats. I love getting little glimpses of her life - before class, in class, before going out after a game, etc.  









This one screams "away game vibes"





Ready for the career fair.




Sunday, October 5, 2025

Clarkson Soccer - September 2025

Emily's sophomore season at Clarkson has not gone particularly well so far, but she continues to grind it out. Although she played holding mid last season, the coaches decided to switch her to a more attacking position this year. Unfortunately, there are other talented players in that position, so her playing time has been relatively limited. She did register her first assistant, playing a gutsy game against SUNY Canton. She also saw time at holding mid against University of Rochester, SUNY Potsdam and WPI, when teammates went down with injuries. She didn't play much at the end of the month, but continues to put in the work.

We knew when we read the season preview that things might not go well for Emily this year. 

The evening skies in Potsdam are amazing.
There was an early injury at the University of Rochester and Emily played an incredibly strong game in relief of her teammate, helping Clarkson draw against the ranked team.








Post game smiles for Emily and her roommates.











The long bus ride to WPI











All smiles with Abby after the game. Crazy to think that over all the years, this is the only time they've ever played against each other. 











Playing outside mid, for the first time since grade school, at Skidmore.