So my mom made her first trip to Wabash this past weekend. She's actually never been able to make it for a football game, a homecoming, or a Parent's Day. It was kind of a big deal to show her around campus and introduce her to some of my professors. Walking around the mall, we casually bumped into Dr. Timmerman. He told her that he was really proud to work with me on our Boondocks study... he made me blush.

That afternoon, I took my mom and cousin, Lisa, to a nice little BBQ joint in Lafayette. Being from Memphis, I am highly critical of BBQ, but this place called Southside Smokehouse is pretty good. After we enjoyed our meals, a lot of guys here at Beta wanted my mom to cook "something Southern." Mom and Lisa came back and fried chicken, made corn on the cob, greens, and cornebread.  It was a time that all my friends could finally meet mom. Honestly, this meeting was long overdue because I've met all their moms during my freshmen year.

The purpose of my mom's trip was to attend the Scholarship Luncheon. As you know, the Scholarship Lunch is a time where scholarship donars and students can meet one another and celebrate Wabash. Unfortunately, my donor was unable to attend this year, but it wasn't so bad. Instead of meeting my donor, my family had the chance to have lunch with Dean Klein. He had some pretty good baseball stories to share.

Overall, I think I can say my mom's first visit to campus was a sucess. Now, I have to convince to make it to homecoming next year.