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.

It Was a Long Wait

Keagan has waited years for this weekend’s game against his old club. Two years ago he was playing up and didn’t get to play any 04 teams. Last year his OCD in his left knee had just been diagnosed, and he was on six weeks of rest. He has waited all of this season to play this game. This game is all that has mattered to him since tryouts in June. 

We won 2-0. And for the cherry on top, Keagan was awarded the assist for both goals! 

Undefeated

Tonight’s 6-1 win in Farragut gets us one step closer to the D1 Tennessee State League Tournament and championship. We are undefeated in State League and will take the second seed in the tournament.