You may remember an earlier post (that's right, I'm linking to my own post: how very meta) in which I stated that my excitement for the upcoming (then) Kings of Leon show could only be greater if it were for a Van Halen show? Well, I will get to test that theory soon! My eldest brother has taken it upon himself to get tickets for Kevin and me, as my late birthday present. We're trying to choose between the show in Duluth (Georgia) and the one in St. Louis, but given this breaking news, I think the prudent choice is to choose the earliest of the shows. (Plus, Duluth has already been rescheduled once, and everybody knows not to piss off Duluthians.) Anyway, SO excited. My only hope is that it is awesome, and not terrible like this:
Oh, so bad.
So, the students are on spring break this week. It's good times on campus. A great Monday to top off a spectacular weekend here in Nashville. It was gorgeous! I spent a lot of time out of doors with the kids (poor Kevin was ailing). First up, bright and early at 8:45 am (the horror!), was Ella's first soccer game of the season. She picked up right where she left off, and kicked ass up and down the field. Some pictures:
Pre-game stretches:
Ella and Coach Bill at the coin toss:
She lost the coin toss. It didn't matter.
Ella on her way to scoring her seventh (or so) goal:
If you look at that last one real closely, you may be able to hear me shouting, "Pass! PASS!!" She didn't listen.
See the ref in these pictures? He was a total hard-ass! It was hilarious. It was the first we'd seen of a coin-toss to begin the game. Then, after one of our goals, he refused to start the game again until we had four players on the field (even after repeated pleas from our coach that it was fine for us to play with three for a minute or two). But the pièce de résistance was when one of our players, Jordan, was running full-on toward the ball and accidentally ran into one of the other team's players. Dude seriously awarded the other team a free kick! The other team's coach was like, "Wait, what? No, that was an accident. No need for the free kick." I wouldn't have been surprised to see the kid pull out a yellow card had one of the kids called another one "poopyhead."
After the game, the kids and I went out for a delicious lunch and then to the fabric store to pick up supplies for my upholstery class. Here is the before picture of the couch I am working on:
Note: I had taken off the first piece of the skirt when I remembered to take a picture. Also note: That is my very own tool bag!
I didn't take a picture of the fabric I'm getting, though I must say I didn't really have a chance to. Let it be known that I do not recommend taking two kids to the fabric store. I think it's a pretty good pattern, though, and only hope that many years down the line my own child-in-law does not look at it and say, "I really need to take an upholstery class!"
Saturday night, we drove out to Ashland City to eat catfish at the Riverview Restaurant. (Motto: The only thing we overlook is the river.) It was no Taylor Grocery, but it satisfied my catfish hankering. (In case you are wondering, we couldn't go to your favorite, Uncle Bud's, because it is no longer in business.) I was showing Kevin the pictures of Ella's game when she asked for the camera and took this artistic photo of my huge biceps:
Sunday, the kids and I played outside for a good portion of the afternoon. I kicked their butts at soccer, so you can rest easy about that. I still got skillz. Here are some shots of the festivities:
Finally, I would be remiss if I did not post this picture of Luke in his new "rocker" shirt that Kevin got him. Kevin is so proud of it! (Please note the bandanna on his head, also courtesy of Kevin.)
And, that's about all the news from here. It's been thrilling, I know. This was mostly just an excuse to post lots of pictures of my cute and talented children.
I hope all is well out there in Colorado. I miss you!
love, molly
previous post title source: "Anchorage," Michelle Shocked
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