So This Just Happened

 

When you're having a low key family night and get some incredible (and unexpected) news from Convention! So grateful to my team for all they do to support the amazing Delta Gamma's at Brown! So thankful/grateful/blessed to be Theta Delta's ATC! I  💓 my Providence daughters! xo 

Weekending

 

Friday night was the dance team dress rehersal. Costumes were steamed and ready to go. It was great to see everyone on stage! Looking forward to the first comeptition at the end of the month! 

On Saturday, the girls were back at the mountain (but this time for their usually weekly role as ski instructors), Dave was working and that left me to dig in and do some work on my disseration. Here's to hoping that I can get it all done by the end of 2024! 

And finally, on Sunday, we gathered with the Delta Gamma chapter at Brown to celebrate Founder's Day. The chapter did a fabulous job, and I loved that they invited Grace and Emma to attend as well! So special to have all of my daughters (all 68 of them!) together! xo

All Things October (and November)

 

October began with a tour of Brown University (lead by the fabulous DG president Kelsey)! We had the most perfect October weather for our journey around Brown followed by a lovely meal and DG meeting afterward. The newly renovated Marlborough Public Library was finally completed and ready for visitors. We went on Opening Day and were in awe of how gorgeous it turned out (prior to this renovation the library was not a very welcoming space). A couple of days later we found outselvs back there during Morning Lesson. It was a lovely change of scenery and we decided to make that our Wednesday lessosn hang-out. Our hearts broke when Isreal was attacked by Hamas and Lewiston Maine became the latest place to have a mass shooting. It would be really fabulous if America would get its gun problem under control. Friendship bracelts were made and eras outfits chosen and we attended the Eras Tour concert movie not once but twice (the second time was just as incredible but the venue was 1000% better than the first)! Grace passed her drivers test on the first try and then went off to Production practice a couple of hours later! A Halloween lock-in at church and family pictures rounded out October. 

Since I forgot to "save" a post for November, pictures and summary are below: 

November was the month that I resigned from my job as Director of Children's Ministry in Holliston. While it had been almost five years that I ahd been there, and while I knew that my time there would likely end at the end of this school year, I ended up resigning shortly after Halloween. While I miss the children and families of the church, and was sad to leave while the senior pastor was on sabbatical, it was most definietly time for me to take my leave. 

November saw the girls take their first drive with Grace behind the wheel and me at home. It was yet another moment where I am sure that I saw the girls (espeically Grace) grow right before my eyes! We celerbrated Martinas and helped with the set up and logistics of the Veterans Day dinner at church. Emma did a beautiful job reading the Missing Man Table ceremony. She also spent much time knitting, whcih was a lovely surprise given that she had not picked up knitting needles in eight years and yet when she did this time she knit as beauifully as if she had been knitting all that time. Grace was at OSV a couple of times this month. Once on Veterans Day weekend and again during the first weekend of Christmas by Candlelight. 

We rounded out Novemebr with a lovely Thanksgiving gathering (and a rooster statue from Portugal that Jane brought back for us) and our traditional attendance of opening Night of The Nutcracker the following day. Other than the fact that it took us over an hour to get out of the garage after the show it was a fabulous way to being the festive season! xo