It was 8:00am when Mrs. Coleman knocked on our door and yelled loudly, GOOD MORNING! IT'S 8 O CLOCK! We, still rather jet lagged, groggily walked out of bed, stumbled to the door, and opened it to the biggest surprise yet - MICHAEL PROTESTO! He was a site to be seen. We rejoiced; he was tired. The very first thing Mike got to do was row (what fun!). We immediately ate breakfast (three bowls of Tesco frosted flakes cereal), grabbed our unis, and started running. Unfortunately, following Vince McLaughlin's pace is near impossible to do at all times, let alone after hastily consuming a breakfast feast five minutes prior. We went for a swing row and Protesto won his first seat race as a Princeton rower, beating Mike Lombardi. We headed back to the house, where Coach Lombardi and Coach Fife picked up bottles of water (We've been dehydrated since America) and some soap and shampoo. We then placed countless games of wiffle ball (Camden Rules), the card game Palace, and croquet. Our croquet games get very heated, very quickly.
We then headed back to the course to race the Williams College V8 in two pieces to the barrier. Let's just say that the William Lamb Sr. '53 is still undefeated, and the Williams rowers weren't very happy.
Kyle, Scanlon, and Kennedy walked to the grocery store and picked up some cake origionally priced at 35 pounds, but marked down to 3 pounds....... and got what they payed for - stale cake and a stomache ache. The occasion was Ryan Sudeck's 18th birthday. He got to spend it in England, rowing, away from his family, friends, and girl friend. What more could a fellow want?
The celebration was followed by more croquet, with Team Black Ball Michael Lombardi and Kyle Moyer dominating again, closely followed by Team Red Shorts/Red Ball Kevin Kennedy and Jim Voter. Now we're sitting here, playing more Palace (the world's best card game), and still havent showered. Yeah, we should probably get on that now that there is soap.
Love,
The Boys.
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Happy birthday Ry
Welcome to Princeton: "We're above using passports."
Mike might be the better rower, but bob is clearly smarter.
Thanks Mike
My Dear Boys,
I'm glad you're all there (Captain Mike included). Remember to pay attention to these days. There will be a most memorable time in your lives.
Remember that I'm with you in spirit.
I know you'll be great.
Love,
Ms. Brown
PS We have to come up with a better name than Ms. Brown. How about BB?
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