My Friday Night Lights

This is my Friday Night Lights on a Wednesday. I have been looking forward to this game all day! So much so that I texted this to Keagan today during my lunch break. 

The start of the game was rough. Like 30 minutes rough. I felt like we needed another round of prayers because God didn’t seem to hear the first one led by #0.

We won 5-2, though, and earned another three points to climb one more place in the standings. Keagan delivered an assist tonight that scored our third goal! 

Episode #2:The Life if a College Freshman

In today’s episode of Life as a College Freshman, we explored controlled substances. 

Evan: Is it drug abuse for ppl to use adderall to get hw done? Literally everyone is doing that but it seems kinda suspect 

Me: It is for you because you don’t have a RX. 

Wes: It’s a crime. Taking a controlled substance not prescribed to you is illegal. 

Evan: Ya I figured but I didn’t know if adderall could be used like asprin or something like that without a prescription. 

😮😳😂🤣😮

Man, I thought I had done a fairly good job of preparing him for college. I didn’t realize I had to explain Adderall is not candy. 

Weekend on the Road

I love weekends on the road when you see and do so much, you totally forget about work and the drudgery of the daily routine. Friday night took us to East Tennessee. We were up bright and early Saturday for a college tour of a small Christian school with a great D2 soccer program. 

Keagan loved its proximity to Knox, the assortment of outdoor activities, and the small town feel. The athletic facilities weren’t bad either. 

Saturday afternoon we met up with Evan and Makinley in Knoxville for a late lunch. I love Market Square and downtown Knoxville. 

Right before I snapped this pic, Evan told me Mak loves his mustache (which I know is not true). Who could? 

We drove the UTK campus because Keagan had not been yet, and we both got a tour of the frat house. Keagan was in a bit of a shock with the size of the campus after touring a much, much smaller school. 

Then it was game time. Keagan had a state league game just a mile from campus. Evan came to cheer on his little bro. We racked up another win and climbed in the standings. 

Saturday night we hit the road again for Chattanooga. We woke up Sunday morning ready for state league game #2. 

It ended in a very disappointing 2-2 tie. 

The Day in the Life of a College Freshman

In today’s episode of Life as a College Freshman, we explored programs of study. 

Evan: I think I might change my major first semester going into sophomore year. I can’t do these sciences for 6 years. 

Me: What are you thinking about doing instead?

Evan: Either marketing or electrical engineering

Me: 😮 You do know electrical engineering is a type of science, right? 

Evan: (crickets)

HoCo 2021

This is the third HoCo for these two. Madi is more beautiful with every passing year. 

This is the first year HoCo hasn’t conflicted with a soccer game, so we were able to get pics with the full friend group. 

The kiddos had dinner at the club, attended the dance at the school, and then made their way to after parties. Football was not part of their plan; the Texan in me just died a little. 

JR vs SR Olympics

Homecoming week is an exciting week! The kids have dress up days, spirit day, the homecoming court elections, a football game, and a Friday night dance. The fun activities have resumed this year after a brief hiatus last fall. Today was Olympic Games. The junior class was swept in the JR vs SR Olympics. 

Not sure the meaning behind the four fingers / gang signs, but the guys, despite being super competitive, don’t look too upset that they lost. 

She Said Yes

This year’s event will be the third Homecoming Dance that Madi and Keagan have attended together. It has been no surprise; we’ve had the date on the calendar since August. She bought her dress weeks ago; we bought new pants yesterday at Target. She bought new shoes last week; we ordered Keagan’s shoes from Amazon last night. They have been discussing color combinations and pant colors for weeks. While it was assumed they were going together, Madi still wanted the formal proposal. 

Keagan obliged with this sweet proposal.

She said yes! (Now let’s hope his shoes arrive in time.)