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West Point Plebe-Parent Weekend 2016

March 27, 2016 By Julie

What a difference a year makes. On Saturday March 14, 2015, Matthew escorted me across the stage at Sherwood High School during the formal segment of the Mr. Bowmen Pageant, the culminating event of his school’s months-long fundraiser for a local children’s hospital. Matthew looked dashing in a tuxedo while I did my best to…

West Point A-Day 2015

August 19, 2015 By Julie

Finally! Acceptance Day (A-Day) is highly anticipated by new cadets and families alike; I know I’ve been laser-focused on it since we dropped Matthew off on June 29th. A-Day falls approximately 7 weeks after Reception Day (R-Day) and offers one dramatic event: the Acceptance Day Parade when over 1,200 new cadets are offically accepted into the…

Woodstock, West Point and Cooperstown Trip

July 2, 2015 By Julie

Overview We built this trip around delivering our younger son Matthew to West Point; as long as we were heading that way, we might as well see a few things on the way! West Point is about a four-hour drive from our cottage on Keuka Lake and we took four days for the round trip.…

West Point R-Day 2015

June 30, 2015 By Julie

This is it!  I'm kind of stunned that we're here. How did Matthew make it to R-Day unscathed given his all-or-nothing attitude towards sports?! Incredible. Chris and I fell asleep easily last night but slept fitfully; Matthew said he slept soundly but took a long time to drop off. As you'd expect, our morning started early with Matthew's…

Matthew’s Last Day of Freedom: The Day Before R-Day

June 29, 2015 By Julie

I wish I could report that we had a super-fun itinerary planned, but the day was mellow and uneventful. While Matthew slept in, Chris and I worked on the computer and played catch-up. As I sat in the hotel breakfast room and watched the rain come down in buckets, I was very glad for our…

Woodstock: The Museum at Bethel Woods

June 28, 2015 By Julie

After tidying up and buttoning down the cottages, we set out on a 4-day excursion from the lake. We are planning to see Woodstock on the way out and Cooperstown on the return, but the primary purpose of the trip is to deliver Matthew to West Point; R-Day is Monday June 29th. We couldn’t have…

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