A Tree Grows in Brooklyn for Sunday, October 2, 2005

My parents were here, as I just mentioned, for Parents Weekend and Pumpkin Parade. They drove down from Philadelphia on Friday night, stayed the night in Charlottesville, and then came down to Lynchburg yesterday morning. We went out to Starbucks for brunch, and then we went to R-MWC's riding center, where I had never been in my four years here. Mom says that I should take a riding class next semester, just for fun. It sounds like fun, but with my allergies, I don't know if I can take it (its... Sign in to see full entry.

Parents Weekend is over! Last night was Pumpkin Parade, a very exciting, wonderful Randolph-Macon tradition. At 8:15 Anne and I lined up outside Smith Hall, all dressed up in our robes, funny hats, and pupkins. My sophomore, Tegan Morton (who I know from chorale), had carved mine with Shakespeare on the front of it, and it was wonderful! The senior class marched across campus, over to Moore Hall, where the sophomores, dressed in white and holding candles, were waiting to serenade us. The class... Sign in to see full entry.