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12-15-14

Another eventful weekend under our belts and one last week of work before a well deserved break.

We had a fairly good turnout for people registering for Spring Soccer this Saturday. We are running it in our own region this time so hopefully it is a success. We have always outsourced in the past, sending our players to other regions for the spring. I am glad we chose to host it since it allows for a much better organization. Dax wants to play and now Bobby is on the fence. That being said, we are in talks to create our own travel team which means the boys will be playing in tournaments instead of the spring games. Dax is so thrilled about this. He told me yesterday that I have no idea just how much he loves soccer. I think that spoke volumes.

We were at Hull until about 3:30. What with registration, Ken reffing and then watching the championship match, it was a long day. Once again, I am so shocked at how much the day, although filled with some work, I was blissful. I love the people in my region so much. I had these cool conversations with multiple people and I wished so hard that this was my normal job! As if that wasn’t enough, one of the moms from the pink girls’ team I reffed for saw me at registration. She was so sweet when she said she had hoped I would ref them again and was sad to not see me out there. I pointed out I would have had it not been for registration. Their team had won which made me so happy and the mom said she just had to hug me because she said she felt like I was a part of it. I swear, I almost cried. This was one of the sweetest things ever, and I am forever grateful to have been a part of it.

I was surprised, also, at just how many people I now know from soccer. At least a third of the parents coming in knew me! That was very cool. It was also so very strange for me to be so out in the open. Normally at registration I would hide behind my checks and laptop. Now I am front and center, helping out and happy about it! Soccer is good for me.

Ken took us to El Indio for dinner Saturday night and it was heaven. I really love that place so much. It is for sale, which sucks. I hope whoever purchases it keeps it as is. I would be so sad to know this might have been my last meal there.

Sunday morning, I was able to sleep in! I slept till 8, which is almost unheard of now days. We had not even stayed up that late on Saturday night. Sure, we watched Love Actually, but it was great to be so comfy in my own bed and not have to jump up to get ready for something.

Since Dax and I were going to see Sabrina in the Nutcracker, I has thought it would be fun to go all dressed up. Dax was game until Sunday morning. Either way, I had him dress up just so I could take some pictures. And if you are gonna dress up one kid, why not both? Yay! I had a lot of fun taking a bunch of pictures. I loved that they were in suits and barefoot. It was perfect. If they aren’t careful, I may have to do a similar shoot at the beach!

Both boys didn’t want to change, so I got my wish anyway and Dax and I went to the Nutcracker. Having never seen the show before, I wasn’t sure what to expect. I am clearly not a huge fan of ballet. That being said, Dax and I were cracking jokes back and forth while watching, which was entertaining. Sabrina was adorable as an angel, although I wanted to kick the kid next to her! She kept trying to stand almost in front of Sabrina, blocking her a bit. It looked on purpose! I was also tempted to shout out a loud, “Yay Sabrina!” but realized ballet isn’t the same as soccer.

We got home and I made dinner and it was a mellow evening. Tonight I am going out with Sarah and Alyssa. We are long overdue for a night out. I am looking forward to it. I don’t even care that it is a Monday night and I will be exhausted tomorrow.

Friday was our company Christmas party. I survived, barely. Thankfully, the big game was decorating a gingerbread house. This was right in my wheelhouse. I was all kinds of happy. We lost, but I have fun with that sort of thing. That being said, I was all stressed since everyone at my table kept putting all of the pressure on me, saying I am the one who always wins. What the hell? I have won ONCE in 14 years. So this automatically means I always win??? Sigh. I was just glad Trusty didn’t sit at our table.

Talking with my mom this morning, I may need to get me an imaginary rabbit. That or just watch Harvey again so I can come to terms with my anger issues. LOL!