GO PIRATES and GO MAURY...........................!Coach Holtz and Dr. Maury Simon lead the East Carolina Pirates to a huge victory over UTEP yesterday (day after Thanksgiving) in Greenville with a final score of 53-21!
Many thanks to Terry Holland, ECU Athletic Director, for recognizing Maury for his 25 years of faculty support through the ECU Pirate Club and for his 40 years of academic work in Massachuetts and North Carolina. Maury was honored with a standing ovation in front of over 50,000 Pirate fans and the priviledge of raising the 4th quarter "NO QUARTER" skull and crossbones flag. He was excited to be asked to be the "Faculty Guest Coach" at the last home game and during this last semester at East Carolina. He hasn't missed a home football game in 25 years! What a way to retire!!!!
Aaron and I watched on from NYC and wished we could have been there!!!!
After a long day of preparations, Aaron, I and seven of their NYC friends sat down to a delicious Thanksgiving meal. Executive Chef Aaron was very proud of his "first ever" smoked turkey that he served with five other courses at their annual celebration. Thanks Caren for the smoker! We have a big container of turkey for you and Aaron to enjoy this next week....Leftovers are wonderful! We all really missed Caren alot but we know that she had a great time in L.A. with her parents, brother and other friends and family on the West Coast. I really enjoyed meeting some new friends of Aaron's and Caren's...even the little four-legged variety! Sophie (Boston Terrier who is the puppy of Aaron's friend, Michael) was so well behaved and loved "kissing the cook"! Aaron and I enjoyed lots of Mother / Son bonding time even though he only had Thanksgiving Day off (in the kitchen) and he managed to leave at 1:00 p.m. on Friday to watch his favorite ECU Pirates for the last home game of the year. It was a slow-paced Brooklyn experience...no Broadway shows and no shopping...just family time! I loved it!!!! We are looking forward to Aaron and Caren coming to Raleigh for a few days at Christmas!
