Marathon Maniac #957
Ok, I know there's a part of this crowd that comes back to read the late night posts. Warning... Proud soccer mom post follows... My boys just bust my buttons!! DS2 was called in to play on the varsity team tonight. Usually, that means coach wants to fill his bench if players are out, not necessarily going to play him. He did sit the whole first half. DS1 (17 yr old jr, has played soccer--rec, comp and high school--since he was 5) started and played the whole game. He even asked to sit out at one point and coach said he needed him to stay in. He played really well, saved a ton of shots but admits the first goal the other team made was his fault (oh well). At the half, coach puts in DS2 (My baby!! 14 yr old freshman, has played soccer, rec but mostly comp and ODP, since he was 4) in next to DS1, who moves to center. They proved unstoppable, as their team proceeded to score 5 goals and the other team was unable to get past the Van Flein offense (hee!). Everyone on the stands was commenting how those two players work so well together, and have similar playing style... One of DS2's friends yelled, "Hey, they're brothers, that's why!" I was just thrilled, and almost in tears. It's a stupid high school game on a brown grass field, thousands of miles from anywhere, and it was the most important thing in the world to me. They played a great second half, DS2 doing his typical yelling and barking from the defense (his former coach said that was center-D's role, and that's what he plays on his comp team). The goalie is his friend and goalie from his comp team, and there was no way he was letting a ball get to him. DS1 continued to block amazing shots from the offense and even shot one right up to the goal which a teammate bounced in for goal #4. We ended up winning, going from down 3-1 at the half to winning 6-3 at the end. What a game! I'll take a camera tomorrow.... .
Life is a headlong rush into the unknown. We can hunker down and hope nothing hits us or we can stand tall, lean into the wind and say, "Bring it on, darlin', and don't be stingy with the jalapenos."
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