UW-P Athletics: New Look and Feel

While I was at UW-Parkside this week I noticed all the signs advertising our Spirit Week this spring. I don't have the dates, but check back! I will post information and pictures as soon as I have the details. However, if you are itching to find out more about our athletic teams, games, and highlights you should check out their new page!

http://www.parksiderangers.com/

It looks awesome! It's probably the best looking page from any department at UW-P. I know Dave Williams, the athletic director, and he has really done a great job in boosting not only our athletic department, but the PRIDE in UW-Parkside athletics! A lot of people that have come in for orientation have asked if we have a football team. No, we do not have a football team. But we do have a lot of amazing teams here that we are very proud of. And we now have a cheerleading team! Spirit week is going to be awesome! I will keep you all posted on those details ... but make sure to check back!

To Grandmother's House We Go

It is a tradition in my family to travel to my grandmother's farm in Iowa for holidays, and this winter was no different. I traveled with my husband out to my parent's house in Kenosha County to spend a smaller, more personal celebratory time with my mom, dad, and my little sister, who flew in from Colorado for a few weeks. (But, sadly, has gone back!)

One of the things I most appreciate about attending UW-Parkside is that I live so close to home! It is a reasonable 30 minute drive to the county from Racine, but it's far enough away that I have always been more connected to the city than the county. This makes every get away to "home" an experience to treasure! Often, my parents come up and visit me, too!

On the trip to Iowa I got some good reading done and was able to catch up on some much needed sleep, but the rest wouldn't last long. As we drove down the gravel road to my grandmother's farm, listening to the radio forecasting more snow, I realized that there would be lots of shoveling ahead on me for this holiday. My grandmother's driveway was completely covered in ice! We had to salt it, chip it, and shovel it. It took nearly two days to finish!

I was glad to help my grandma, though. She turned 85 this year and is still living on that farm and driving. Pretty crazy. It was nice to get a break from school and visit with family, but I'm glad to be home with my kitty-babies! Now that I've had a nice long break I am ready to get back into school!!!