When we delivered our son to Hendrix for his first semester as a freshman last year, the temperature was a blistering 110 degrees. By comparison, coming back to school was a pleasure. The move-in for JD’s second year at Hendrix was uneventful.
Family Weekend should never be missed. Last year we made new friends. This year we renewed our friendships and began new ones.
Lacrosse is different this year. Establishing any inaugural program is difficult. Last year Hendrix fielded about eighteen players through most of the season. That’s particularly difficult in a game where the players run all the time. The schedule was demanding by design. Iron sharpens iron. Our team didn’t win much last year, but they gained the respect of some top established teams and gained confidence in themselves.
This year we have nearly forty boys playing lacrosse. Watching the team after only six practice sessions, the difference was dramatic! This is going to be a much different year.
While work got in the way of attending Fall Ball, we were there in spirit. We heard the scores right away and knew our team was winning. Great feeling to win!
Family Weekend was different for us this year. We enjoyed the activities on campus, but took the opportunity to canoe on the Buffalo National River. What a great day. Perfect weather, beautiful water and scenery. Real quality time with our family and friends.
After returning the kids to campus, we drove to Eureka Springs for fishing and fun. Yes, we had fun. Yes, we caught fish! Click HERE to see what we caught!
Within a day the phone calls started coming.
“Hi, Mom, I’m going to the library.”
“Doing my laundry now!”
“Okay, great. You never call to tell me things like that. What’s up?”
“Oh, nothing. Where are you? Catching anything?”
Being used to rushed conversations between classes or other activities, this was out of character.
Then we realized the role reversal. WE were the ones having fun while they were working at school. If this is role reversal, we can deal with it. What fun!