I wanted to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving! I am so happy to be back in New York after spending almost a full semester at Penn State.
My break started with a bang as Penn State clinched its first Rose Bowl birth since 1994! What a game! We beat Michigan State 49 - 18 and looked extremely good. The weather during the game was freezing, though. The temperature was in the 20's with a wind chill in the teens. It seemed much worse than it actually was because we were not moving - just standing and watching the game. It was worth it, though, because the crowd was very into the game and it was rewarding to celebrate with the crowd after our 42nd point (it sealed the win for us)! I was very happy that my father, brother, and uncle experienced such an amazing game the first time they were at a game in Happy Valley!
After we scored our 42nd point, our mascot, the Nittany Lion, started walking around with a bouquet of roses (pictured left) to symbolize our birth into the Rose Bowl (the most famous of all the college bowl games). I actually sat next to ASF's own Kim Seevers who took this picture! Both of us celebrated together with numerous high fives and utter disbelief as Penn State sealed the deal!Now I have the task ahead of me of planning my trip out to Pasedena, California to see the Rose Bowl on New Years Day. I can't wait to see our Blue Band turn the corner at the Rose Parade while playing our Alma Mater!
I am going skiing on Friday and Saturday (I hear the snow is phenomenal)! Windham advertised over six inches of powder over the past week! I can't wait to get my first tracks in of the season and hit the snow before I head back to Happy Valley for two weeks of classes and another few days of finals. If I can get through the next two and a half weeks I have two weeks of skiing to look forward to as well as a trip out to Pasedena to see Penn State in the Rose Bowl on New Years Day!
Have a safe and filling Thanksgiving!
Let it snow,
Tracker
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"The Pilgrims made seven times more graves than huts. No Americans have been more impoverished than these who, nevertheless, set aside a day of thanksgiving." H.U. Westermayer
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