Virginia Is For Hansons

Henry, my sweetest enigma. I can remember when he was a baby and a toddler when I would just watch him and wonder what he was thinking. I could almost see his little mind at work, but more often than not, he kept those workings to himself.  He's changed in so many ways since those days, since his middle and high school days, even since he's been in college. But still, he's the same. He's still the same sweet little boy with knowing eyes. Watching and wondering, thinking and pondering. Quietly and humbly chasing while everyone else seems to speed around.  March 13, 2025... the birthday boy  somewhere in the Caribbean

Matt and I have squeezed in all the road trips and TDY's possible before the start of Viv's race season.  I met Yolande in Tuscaloosa to see Henry and Morne last month, and then in New York City for fun with Mary last weekend. This coming weekend Matt will go visit Maxwell and Jordi and then weekends will be all about Viv and Woodson Rowing! 

We spent President's Day weekend in Pittsburgh touring The University of Pittsburgh and Duquesne University. The weather was perfect. And by "perfect" I mean perfectly Pittsburgh. Friday was cold and windy with blue skies and Saturday and Sunday were snowy, sleety, icy and freezing. The Duquesne admission counselor even made the comment that if you could visit on  a day like Saturday, you could make it through four years easily!  Weather aside, we were all impressed with both schools, but for Viv there is a definite front runner... The University of Pittsburgh  Valentine's Day dinner with our littlest love  Duquesne University   Channeling her inner Jordi!  And in leaving early to beat the ice storm we drove through West Virginia University

Here we go...the first college visit for our last little Hanson! Whew, how did we get here?? Viv loved everything about Elon, but kind of the way she loves everything about life. It really was an impressive school though. The size is perfect, it has a great nursing program and a beautiful campus.  Who knows where she'll end up, but Elon sure did set the bar high.  From North Carolina we went to South Carolina to visit the Hansons Matt and Maureen on her birthday And maybe the best part of long weekend was a Buccee's stop! Totally worth the price of admission!