First Time Voter

What a wonderful presidential election to be apart of this year! People are reporting to the polls in historical numbers. More people are involved in politics this year than in any recent election, and Evan got to cast his first vote. He was in line at 7:30 with a mug of coffee and ready to make his voice heard. 

Even at an early hour, the line was already around the building. The wait was, at that time, about an hour long. He texted me, “I now understand why people elect to early vote.” 

I asked him if anyone rang the bell when he checked in, and he said they were hootin’ and hollerin’ for him instead. It all brought a tear to my eye. How lucky we are to live in this great country that celebrates young, first-time voters!

He’s been glued to the tv since 6:00 watching the votes come in. This is almost as great as draft day - almost!

Edit: he’s now wishing a losing season for Georgia football and a hurricane to leave mass destruction in blue counties. He’s slightly unhappy with today’s announcement that Biden and Harris have won. Meanwhile, I am thrilled. 

Happy 18th Birthday

Today this guy is 18! We celebrated Sunday night with tacos, ice cream cake, and gifts because on Monday nights we have this thing called soccer. 

Makinley came over to help us celebrate and watch football. She is the absolute best! She just shakes her head as Evan rambles about draft selections, she ignores his shouts at the tv, and laughs when he wears his patriotic socks and Trump shirt almost every day. 

Evan is passionate about sports, politics, and debating with you about sports and politics. He is an excellent critical thinker and can defend any argument he makes. He is extremely articulate and has the absolute best oneliners. He loves ice cream, apples, and Oreos. He says he doesn’t care about good grades, but I’ve seen him study all hours of the night. He forgets his shoes, loses his keys, or fails to remember due dates almost daily. He hates to shave, wears the same outfits almost daily, and couldn’t care less about what anyone says about him. He has a strong moral compass and is frustrated with people who don’t share his same beliefs. 

Happy birthday, Evan! You have such a bright future ahead of you. Change the world; make it a better place!

Happy Halloween

Halloween this year, like every year, was full of soccer for us. Evan and I started the day with an early drive to Jackson for Evan’s regional soccer game. We won 4-2.

 

Later that evening Evan, Makinley, and I went to the NSC game in Nashville. 

Keagan, Madi, and friends went to Nashville for a haunted house. 

On Sunday Evan and I drove to Huntsville for another regional game. We won 8-1. 

Long gone are the days of trick -or-treating, but the boys did get a bag full of treats. Evan ate so many of his Sour Patch kids, that his tongue is now peeling. 🤷‍♀️

Accepted x3

This is so exciting. Acceptance letter #3 from UAB arrived today. They must have finally conceded Evan is an American citizen after all. We went round and round for a full month trying to prove residency and citizenship because he was born in Germany. 

Fall Fun

Once in a blue moon we find something to do in fall that is not soccer. This afternoon Keagan, Madi, and I went to the local pumpkin patch and corn maze. The timing was perfect. It was a work day for me so I got to leave work early, for the first time since a Monday it wasn’t raining and the sun was shining, and scheduled gym floor repairs canceled the basketball scrimmage. 

We called Evan and asked him to meet us there. His reply: “Why would I do that?”

Accepted x2

This came in today’s mail: a college acceptance letter to Belmont University in Nashville.

And Evan’s ACT score from the October test went up another two points! Today is a great day!

Accepted

Evan received some great news today. In his email this afternoon, he found his first college letter of acceptance! 

He was accepted to Union University in Jackson, TN. The next few months will be super exciting for him as he tries to decide his next steps with his future plans.