It’s time for the Friday night football
report!
At the half-way point of the regular
season, our Ridge River Raiders are three-and-two, and for those of you who
aren’t keeping track as you read my journal in the future; that means that we
won tonight. We were up against Varney;
and the final score was twenty-four to twenty-one. All of that is good, and most of the guys are
very happy tonight, but to be blunt; some of the guys shouldn’t be so impressed
with themselves.
I say that because our team gave up five
turnovers; and the only reason we managed to win was because Varney couldn’t
turn those opportunities into touchdowns.
They scored seven field goals; and that’s including the three turnovers
they earned that were already within field goal range without gaining a
yard. On our side of the ball, Michael,
Tim, and Lucas each had one touchdown to go with one field goal; so Captain JJ
was in full brag mode tonight for being the top scorer for our team – based on
his decision that earning his six points counted more because it was with four
kicks instead of just one play each for the other guys.
Jason hasn’t exactly been getting any love
from me in my Friday reports, so I will add that while I do really try hard to
love everyone; that’s tougher to do for some people than it is for others. ;^)
The bottom line for my assessment of our
team tonight is that we dodged another bunch of bullets with a lot of mistakes
on offense; and having a winning season so far is making Jason and too many of
the other guys over-confident. Michael,
Tim, and Lucas get that; which is why they’re just not as happy as the rest of
their team mates. Our team has a
comparatively easy schedule for the next few weeks too; which is why Tim is
very sure that we’re headed for trouble – if we win all of those games. I don’t want to take a lot of time to expand
on that, though, so let’s move this update along.
For the cheerleading side of the game; I
had a lot of fun. Quite a few members of
my family were at the game tonight; and that always makes the cheering more fun
for all of us. It was a perfect weather
night for the game too; so everyone watching the game was enjoying both the
game and the social time. One of my
fellow cheerleaders was having an especially good night; though that became
more obvious at the post-game party when Diana and Kris looked to be very cozy
while hanging out together – and they appear to be well on the way to being a
couple. I’m sure that nobody at school
will be shocked over another football player and cheerleader couple; but it’ll
still be news for the school grapevine by Monday.
That party was fun, and I liked hanging out
with our friends for a couple of hours; but it also meant that Michael and I
didn’t get to have much alone time tonight.
It was eleven before we even got to the party, so by the time he walked
me home; there was only enough time left for an extended good night mini-make-out
in the living room at my house before he needed to head home for the
night. Mom, Dad, and the twins were all
in bed and sleeping by then, so I only checked in on my brother and sister on
the way up to my room after seeing Michael out; and then I got ready for bed.
I’ve done a bit of work tonight after doing
the rest of my bedtime computing because I’m going to try and spread the normal
school night work and studying out a bit more than I have so far over the past
few weeks. It might not make much
difference; but maybe the late nights won’t have to be quite so late if I put
in more time on my work on the weekends – or even during the day; if I can find
the time to do that too.
Stay tuned for that; and don’t be surprised
if it makes no difference at all. I have
a talent for just putting more activities on my plate if I free up the time for
them!
While football and the party were the
highlights of my day; my day didn’t start and end with those two
activities. Tai Chi by the river got our
day off to a great start; and Uncle Adam and Aunt Leanne even joined us today –
and then stayed for breakfast. Zack ran
around and played while we did that and Brianna watched us from her stroller;
and then Michael and I were on kid control through until the Carringtons went
home after we ate. That made Michael
late for his weight training with Tim and the other guys; but then he got more
of a workout keeping up with Zack anyway.
Our school day was good; but I don’t really
have any earth-shaking news to report from our classes or lunch break. Michael had to go to the Inn and work for a
while after school, since he couldn’t stay and work the dinner shift; so I came
home and did my homework before moving on to help Mom with making dinner. The studying didn’t take long thanks to a
time phase; and I didn’t get to enjoy the meal because I needed to eat and run
before the start of the dinner and football night that Mom and Dad were
hosting. You’ve already got the football
and party report; so I guess that’s all for now.
Tomorrow is a yard work day again, but I
won’t be working at the Inn on Sunday this weekend; and Michael, Tim, Rowen,
and I have tentative plans for a date night after Michael’s finished at the Inn
on Saturday night. Yes, that’ll mean no
alone time for Michael and me again; but we’re just as overdue for some teen
time with our best friends. The tough
part is having to choose when you want to do both.
Either way, if I don’t get some sleep now,
I’ll just be sleeping by then anyway; so, until next time...
...May the Magi Force be with you!
