I’ll post more tomorrow while we are on our way back to the US, but
#Wrexham
, you’ve absolutely given us the most amazing trip! From every single person we’ve met, to everyone who interacted with us when they recognized us….
Today, we told Sydney that she’s coming to
#Wrexham
to have her
@WrexhamFX
moment!
She’s become quite close with Carly Steward (
@JessSteward344
) over the past year based on their love of the game and their love of
@Wrexham_AFC
!
We start with a few days in….
@JoshuaUmland
I was in the same place as you in 2006, pursuing EM. Had to cold call scramble into an intern year with the “chance” to get into their EM spot. Everything worked in the end (EM trained). If you need to vent, shoot me a msg. I firmly believe I’m the doc I am b/c of this.
@AshleyGWinter
I was an original 2020 Pfizer participant, and was randomized to the active group. They told us not to get pregnant while we were in the study, but oops! I guess whatever mutations the vaccine introduced into my sperm were positive, because we had a really cute kid 🤣🤣
What a trip we had this past week! From our start in London (as it was Syd’s first time in Europe) to our finish
#Wrexham
for our visit to
@Wrexham_AFC
, this has been a trip absolutely filled with memories.
I’ve watched the finale of
@WrexhamFX
twice now, and have had a bit of a chance to reflect a bit.
I never really figured out why I continually get so emotional at watching the show, whether it’s game, action, or stories about the people, or the players in their families, etc.
Well,
#wrexham
, we landed back in Rochester NY after a long day of travel!
Thanks for everything and hopefully we’ll see you soon!!!
(Pic from Amsterdam this morning!)
@ezraklein
I’m an Emergency Physician. I get paid a flat hourly rate to work. I don’t work for a corporation. I also don’t have any control over billing, nor do I get paid more for seeing more patients or ordering more tests. I am the safety net for America.
So some people have seen this, but a 7 hour flight needs activities…….so I spent a lot of time editing the photos from the trip that I’ve been posting.
This was from the end of the night on the way back to the hotel after the game…..an incredibly moody Cae Ras!
#wxmafc
Syd sporting an amazing sweatshirt from
@Wxmmag
and the Wrexham Casuals/Wrexham Trainer Revival while supporting
@bankstsocial
this morning! Thanks for the chats, guys! What a day!
#wrexham
#wales
#wxmafc
Really awesome experience
@QPR
today! In from New York…first time at Loftus Road and even though the outcome didn’t favor the R’s, it was a stellar visit! Can’t wait to come back!
#QPRWBA
#QPR
What a day! Syd got to meet Carly and
@JessSteward344
today for the first time and it’s like the two of them had been friends for a lifetime. Spent a lovely day in Conwy and then went to ZipWorld!
See you in the AM,
@wrexham
!!!
Day 2: Buckingham, Harrods, Camden Market followed by dinner at Circolo Popolare!
But, most importantly:
#WREXHAM
IN THE MORNING!
SEE YOU ALL SOON!!
@Wrexham_AFC
@WrexhamFX
#WxmAFC
Thanks for meeting up with us this morning,
@BLong1864
! You’ve been a big part of our
#Wrexham
experiece all the way back to the
@DragonHeartShow
interview! Hope to run into you at the match tonight!
#wxmafc
Not lost on today after
@Wrexham_AFC
’s massive win at Notts County:
They finished the month of October unbeaten, with 5 wins/2 draws.
Absolutely solid month!
#wxmafc
For my
#Wrexham
friends- if you’re looking for some exciting footy tomorrow, check out the Hell Is Real Derby with
@fccincinnati
v. the Columbus Crew
It’ll be a compelling game!
(The Derby gets its name from the sign below, which is between Columbus and Cincinnati on I-71)
A few more shots from
#Conwy
yesterday. Just can’t get over how absolutely spectacular the castle, town, and surroundings are! Coming here has been one of the true treats in my travel life
#wales
#wrexham
#northwales
#castles
NEW
@Wrexham_AFC
SHIRT ALERT!
When Syd and I were in Wrexham, she bought an away kit (I bought a matching one as well!) that she wanted to customize as an Ollie Palmer.
Thanks to
@CES_shirts
, I couldn’t be happier with how the shirt turned out!
#wxmafc
#wrexhamfx
#wrexham
You’ve created something that transcends the team, the town, and the show.
And I get a lifetime of memories with my kid because of it.
Thank you!!!
Love,
Sydney and Brian
To the experience
@Wrexham_AFC
gave Sydney today……we want to thank you all! We’ve made friends for a lifetime here!
They say you never forget your first time, and wow…..it was a hell of a first time!
Love,
Syd and Brian
#wxmafc
#wrexhamFX
@WrexhamFX
Well, after we pulled out of the driveway at 3:15 AM for a 5 AM departure, we landed in London at 8:30 PM, breezed through Heathrow customs, and made it to the hotel!
Time to sleep so we can hit the ground running in the AM and see London!
#Wrexham
#wxmafc
#wrexhamfx
@FatBoarWXM
@PencilCraftsman
@RMcElhenney
@VancityReynolds
This is the beauty of
@WrexhamFX
…..two girls, close to the same age….bonding and becoming friends over a football team in North Wales, and then meeting up and going to a match!
Thanks for the beauty that is the show……it’s enhanced more lives than you’ll ever know!
Well, I’ll take a 2-1 victory today for
@Wrexham_AFC
, especially after playing 70+ minutes down a man.
It wasn’t pretty, but 3 points are 3 points!
#WxmAFC
#wrexham
@PencilCraftsman
thanks for spending time with the girls and myself today! Syd was so looking forward to meeting you and I’m glad we made it work!
#wrexham
#wxmafc
Syd and I were going through the trove of programs
@m_griffiths92
gave her during her halftime sponge candy extravaganza and there’s some real gems!
-1978 Chester
-1997 Notts
-2007 Brentford (with a
@robbowxm
feature!!!)
#WxmAFC
Watching the finale of
@WrexhamFX
today brought back so many memories of watching the game live! Sydney wasn’t home that day, so we modified a bit…..with Alex taking her place. Absolutely took me back to that day, when the
@PMullin7
kit lived on the mantle for the next week!
WHAT A WIN!
@Wrexham_AFC
turns on the pressure in the second half, with goals by Lee and Palmer to take down Notts County!
Just a solid showing by the team, and the away end who were noisy as hell!
#WxmAFC
#wrexham
It’s absolutely glorious! This
@Wrexham_AFC
kit is just absolutely stunning! Can’t wait to bring this to Cae Ras in October!
Thanks to
@CES_shirts
for the nameplate and patches!
#WxmAFC
#wrexham
Sydney does an academic challenge through school, and she just called and told me this:
“They asked a question during today’s event about what language counts the letters W and Y as vowels, and I said
#Welsh
before anyone could even open their mouths”
Wrexham pays off!
#Wales
@choo_ek
My 9 year old is incredibly anxious about COVID, especially with the possibility of going back to school. It’s so unbelievably sad to see it. We have them do chores like Lysol wipe the counters to help them feel like they’re doing their part to clean and be safe.
And that’s why I get so emotional……because who really thinks sport (or a documentary) would ever have such a profound effect on life……until you live it
Thanks,
@JessSteward344
for being a huge part of this experience!
#wxmafc
#wrexham
#wrexhamfx
#northwales
Wrexham Trainer Revival was one of our favorite stops while we were in town! We were gutted to hear that his new shop was broken into….consider donating to help!
@joshmcgoo
I’m *almost* at a year from my initial vax date in the Pfizer trial, and they asked if we’d be interested in participating in a third shot trial, but nothing moved forward yet.
@ezraklein
....it should show you who is at fault. FYI- it’s not the doctors busting their ass on the front lines of medicine on a daily basis. Follow me around my department for a day and then have the balls to tell me that I’m (or we) are the problem with medicine
Big 6-0 win for
@Wrexham_AFC
today. Just a stellar, well balanced performance
-Mullin with the hatty
-Mendy, Jones, Cannon with goals.
-Okonkwo solid yet again!
-lots of help in the table today as well!
Solid bounce back from the Accrington loss.
#wxmafc
#wrexham
For anyone in
#wrexham
who want to hang out tonight and meet Carly, Syd,
@JessSteward344
and I, we’re going to be at Tenpin Bowling tonight around 7:30pm or so! We’d love to meet you!
Solid, solid win by the lads today!
Nothing like a good, all-around performance at home in the absence of
@PMullin7
and McClean to lift the weekend spirits!
2nd in the
@SkyBetLeagueTwo
table!
#wrexham
#wxmafc
What do you do with Sydney when she’s in London for the first time? Let her cook in the Covent Garden/Seven Dials area….
Glossier
The Ordinary
Benefit
Before today, none of these meant a damn thing to me 🤣
Also, Borough Mkt and Wicked tonight!
@ezraklein
I take care of all comers, without care for who can pay and who can’t. The real villains are the insurance companies and corporations who care about profits, rather than patient care. When UHC makes $800 for every man, woman, and child in this country....
And I look back at the time we spent in Wales, and realize how life-changing this experience has been, with not only meeting friends and forging new relationships, but spending the time with Syd and experiencing something that’s unlike anything else.
@choo_ek
But, they still play outside with friends. Nobody is allowed in anyone else’s house. The rate of transmission in upstate NY is significantly better so it helps with some normalcy.
And along every step of the journey that Syd and I have had, we’ve been welcomed like we’ve been around forever. It’s really quite amazing, and unlike almost anything else I’ve experienced at the intersection of sport and life.
And at the end of the day,
@VancityReynolds
,
@RMcElhenney
, and
@thehumphreyker
have brought this wonderful, ever-evolving community to the world, where people who are so far away from each other feel like neighbors, united by not only sport, but by just being human beings.
Just got out of work to see
@PMullin7
score the banger for
@Wrexham_AFC
to go up 2-0, the Mansfield came back immediately with a goal!
Maybe I should go back to work?
#wxmafc
#askwxm
Sydney says hi! She says watching at home isn’t the same as watching from LY7 or doing sponge candy at the half, but at least she gets to listen to you guys!
#wxmafc
#wrexham
And then it hit me that we have been to
#Wrexham
, and we’ve experienced matchday, and we’ve met people and made friends that we will have for a lifetime. We’ve eaten in town, and shopped and spent money on worthy causes (Movember, Your Space, FoodBank, etc)
I’m an ER doc who felt so strongly about the vax that I volunteered for the Pfizer study. My wife is already vaccinated and my kids keep asking when they can get it so they can be protected too.