This was a quick trip to meet my old college buddy kevin and his wife in the windy city. What a great city to visit. Great food and shopping and really safe and clean. We were there over the Halloween weekend which is a huge event in Chicago. I posted these pics of a fountain in Daily plaza which is filled with orange water for the holiday. It was really something to see. As you can tell from the other pics it was really windy at the Navy Pier. Ever get a chance to get Chicago take it. They have this huge "stainless steel kidney bean" which creates some cool reflections. Its just opened the week before we were there. Now for the triva question, why is chicago know as the windy city? Post your guess in a comment.

Lindsay's Soccer Team Wins u10 Division 10-1

After years of average teams, Ludlow finally smartened up and placed all their A players one team to compete in the U 10 division of LPVJS. Lindsay was selected to the A team at the beginning of the fall season and played with some fantastic girls. Her position was mostly defense. Few if an opponents were able to get past her during the year. If funny to see such a calm level minded girl turn viscous competitor on the field. The team played with a level of unity that was a joy to watch. Unselfish and intelligent play was the order of the day. Never heard was a comment disparaging a teammate. They were all a joy to watch progress throughout the season

TPC boston with College Buddies and Professor

Who would have believed that I would not only get the chance to play the tpc Boston but also get to play one of my college professors and a fraternity brother I haven't seen n more then 20 years. Well it happened last Friday. After some planning for more then a month my old friend Mitch Rochelle from NYC coordinated the trip. Our professor from Bentley Aaron Nurick joined us to catch us up on our almamater. Seems things have changed greatly since our graduation in the early 80's but our friend Aaron has changed little. He is still just one of the nicest guys a college undergrad could hope to meet and if lucky can have Aaron help guide you through the hard and good times that we all faced in college. I know I was glad to have him not only as a resource when I was there but he was also there for my nephew Dave some 10 years later. Thanks Aaron. Next in the 4some was my big brother from ZBT mark davidson. I hadn't seen mark in over 20 years. Whets odd about old relationships is how they seem to resume right where they ended. Mark is still the outgoing guy I new in 1979. He was able to guide me into ZBT and was a fine example for me to follow. I was lucky to count him as friend then as I do today. Lastly is my old friend Mitch. Now Mitch has invited me to 2 of the finest country clubs in new England and I still cant figure out why! I do know I truly appreciate his friendship over the years and am glad we have remained friends. Thanks Mitch

Jen and Dans Wedding Day

Yes we all thought the day would never happen but it did!! The last of Jon and Dee's daughters has been married off. The weekend affair was held on the north shore of the island near Port Jeff at a place called the Three Village Inn. The atmosphere was completely New England. The place was very colonial and cozy. Family and friends were traveling in from all over the US and overseas. The farthest attendee I spoke to had just flown in from Germany. This wedding had the feel of what jen and den were looking for in their big day. Very cozy and low key affair. The weather of course was truly a pest but it made us all concentrate on being together with family and friends. At first I felt the rain and damp weather was going to ruin the weather but is actually encouraged us all to stay close hotel and relax with all the friends who were in attendance. Seeing the family come together from north south east and west was terrific. Dans family of course were traveling some of the longest distances coming in from the great western state of Wyoming and one of his sister trekking back from Ireland for the party. Meeting them was certainly cool for us all. Dans family knew as much about NYC as we all knew of Wyoming. We all found his family much like Dan, thoughtful introspective supportive and accepting of the their new found relatives. Dans mom and dad were gracious in speaking of how they are looking forward to their new daughter in law. We all know that Jen will fit in just fine. I'm sure Dan's family will find Jen just as we know her, gentle, tender, loving, emotional, caring, devoted and fun loving. Needless to say I have been in love with Jen from first time I met her. God a long time ago now, over 20 years. Some of you may know the "vibe" people can send and receive form oneanother. I still have that feeling in my mind she gave me, her caring goodwilled nature. She melts my heart when she reffers to me as her brother. How we all now envy Dan that he now has such a fantastic partner for the rest of his life. The best is yet to come as we all know. Their children will think they have hit the parent lottery with the bonus ball. Watching them over the coming years will be a treat for us all...

Jen and Dan

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Jon makes the Varsity Golf Team Freshman Year

Lion golfers match 2004 win total

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Senior Matt Smith chips onto the green during last Wednesday's win at Quaboag Country Club.
By Louis Zoldy
Staff Writer

LUDLOW - The Ludlow High School golf team reached a new low last Wednesday afternoon, September 21. But in golf terms, that was a very good thing. The Lions shot a season-best 229 as a team at Quaboag Country Club in Monson, cruising past host Palmer High in a Suburban League match on the par 34 course, 229-251. Four golfers came in under 40 for Ludlow, and none shot worse than a 41. With the winning effort, Ludlow matched its win total from all of 2004, improving to 6-3 overall and 5-1 in league play. "We've just been consistent," said head coach Kurt Anderson. "Our top guys (Matt Smith and Brett Williamson) are playing well, and the older guys are helping the younger guys, and we've had three freshmen (Ethan Pereira, John Paixao, and Colin Dansereau) step in and do a great job." "I didn't know what to expect this year with a lot of newer guys, but most of them played over the summer and have come in strong and the rest are getting better as the season goes on," he added. Wednesday, Dansereau and Smith shared medalist honors as each came in with a 36 to pace the action. Dave D'Angelo shot a 37 and Williamson a 39 to form a very strong top four. Rounding things out, Pereira had a 40 and Mike Ryan a 41.
In addition to the seasons-best performance, Wednesday's win tied the Lions with Westfield for first place in the Suburban League. The Bombers handed the Lions their only league loss, however, last Monday. "I think we have a good shot at winning our league," said
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Anderson. "But our number one goal is to make the Western Mass. tournament, then to win our league." Ludlow will face Westfield one last time Thursday, October 11 in a 3 p.m. match at Westover Golf Course that could help decide the Suburban champion.
"I think we can win our league if we continue to play well, but I'd rather see them focus on one match at a time," said the coach. Ludlow also has key league matches upcoming with Chicopee High (Sept. 28 at Westover), Amherst-Pelham Regional (Sept. 29 at Westover), and West Springfield (Oct. 3 at Springf

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Lindsay's 10th Birthday Bash

Lindsay celebrated her 10th birthday party a couple weekends ago and she was joined but her family and friends at local gymnastics place. As you can tell, most of the real fun was had by the older kids namely Trish and Jon. If I could post video here I would post some of Steve doing his floor exercises. Too darn funny. I wish the blog had video posting. Oh well, our lil girl is 10 and we can all hardly believe it. Enjoy the pics.

Nick's 5th Birthday party

We headed down to Trish and Rob's a couple weekends ago for Nick's 5th birthday party. He was thrilled to see all his family at his house and was of course thrilled with the gifts too. He is such a sweet kid and a joy to be around. All of our children are growing up so fast!! Here are some pics of the day! Jo, Grandma and Nana made the trip as so did Janet and Steve with kids in tow. Ali and Mike made the trip and i wish I had a picture of Ali but she can be seen in the background in the first picture standing next to Mike. I think you can tell which person she is. Shes due to deliver her first child Labor Day weekend. Next post will be of Lindsays 10th birthday party