We woke up to thunder, lightning and a downpour this morning, so I wondered if Whitney's last soccer game was going to be canceled. I was tired and wanted to read in bed or go back to sleep while listening to the rain, but I also wanted to still have the game. In typical Utah fashion, it cleared up after 20 minutes and was beautiful for the game.
Whitney's team name is Red Lightning and the team they played today (and beat 7-1) was named the raindrops, how appropriate and amusing was that?
It was a good game and a fun one to end our undefeated season with; Whitney even scored a goal! (She did at our game on Thursday too.) She was highly motivated by the promise of a shake, but she has also improved on dribbling down the field and power kicking it into the goal, so she is officially a force to be reckoned with.
The other coach's wife found a great website with nice, but affordable medals for the girls. So for $5 they all got a gold medal with their name on the back of it. The girls were thrilled of course, especially with the Olympics last month they're all medal savvy.
I have loved coaching these sweet girls this season. It's so much more fun to be involved every step of the way with them through practices to games, and to be invested in their progress rather than just there paying attention to Whitney.
I feel thankful to be able to coach, thankful to have a healthy, happy daughter who loves to play, thankful beautiful scenery to be out in, thankful for nice families who support their kids, so happy about seeing progress no matter how small, loving that I feel thrilled for others, and just happy to be a part of it all!
**What are you thankful for today?**
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I like the medal idea. I was telling another parent at Luci's game today how you had commented on our "high end" soccer jerseys and how I had never given any thought to it before you mentioned that. It made me realize that lots of things in this town are like that and how I don't necessarily always like that about where I live. Anyway . . .
I read your comment on my post and I was thinking - how about doing a 1/2 birthday for Whiteny's teacher since it falls over the summer? That would be after all of the Christmas commercialization has died down and would be unexpected.
what sweet memories. :) way to go whitney- she looks like the next mia hamm!
Love the team names! That is awesome that Whitney has improved so much!
I am grateful for a nice relaxing day today. And of course lovely fall weather!
What a contented day. I'm glad it's been such a fun season for all of you.
I'm grateful for the military today. My niece's husband just deployed to Iraq for his second time this morning. I'm grateful someone else would be inconvenienced for my welfare.
What a happy, happy post...I am grateful for blogging. I am thankful for cute photos (both ones I take and ones I find on other blogs). I am grateful for a husband who is upstairs putting kids to bed while I take a break.
Love the sp of you and Whitney. Congrats to both of you for an awesome soccer season!
Wouldn't you know it rained after I left?? I was looking forward to the rain...
Whitney is officially a force to be reckoned with -- how cool is that? Not everyone can say that, this much I know.
Congratulations on your season! I coached my 5 year olds soccer team this last year and I vowed to never do it again☺.
I am thankful that, even though we don't have thunder and lightning today (or yesterday--when you posted this--for that matter), the weather has been cooling down and our house is now a comfortable, easy-to-live-in temperature.
I love the pictures of Whitney. She looks so happy and confident!
You are a coach? How awesome! The kids must love you. I am so thankful for my kiddo's soccer coach. The values and lifeskills he has taught Sophie is simply amazing! I feel so grateful for people like him and you who sacrifice there time to make a difference in these children's lives.
Crap--I should try proofreading, I mean THEIR time, not THERE. Argh!
Love the soccer medals. How fun for Whitney, and for you to watch her get so good. Our team name is pretty close - Gray Lightning.
What a sweet post. You are so good at documenting everything...not just hte events, but your feelings. I love it.
I am so jealous of the rain storm. Ahhh...I love a rainy morning...
It was pouring there on Saturday? We barely got enough drops to consider it a light sprinkle. This baffles me because surely we are not more than 2 miles apart!
The medal idea is a great one. It is cool to be able to watch and feel invested in all the kids.
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