Friday was a very mixed day for me. We started by attending a memorial service for a much-loved family friend, Barb, who died a week ago. It was a lovely celebration of her life but it was very hard to say goodbye. After the service Sophia and I went to Scappoose to my aunt and uncle Sue and Jim’s house. My cousin (ok, if you want to be technical, 1st cousin once removed) Justin is the quarterback for the Scappoose High School football team and we wanted to see him play at least once. The plan was for Paul, Sophia and I to race up to Scappoose after work Friday in time for the game. But the memorial meant that I didn’t go to work at all Friday and Sophia and I were able to have a wonderful, relaxing afternoon with my aunt, and time with Sue is always time well spent. I know few people who are more likely to cheer you up when you’re sad. We had a fun afternoon with lots of playing with Sophia and looking at old pictures. Sue’s daughters Cheryl and Amy and my uncle Jim were all with us for dinner and Paul made it just in time to scarf down some soup and head off to the game.
It was Sophia’s first live football game, although as you may have noticed since she is a Smith she has watched a few football games on T.V. Since the game didn’t start until 7 and she usually goes to bed between 7 & 7:30, and she’d had such a strange day with the memorial, reception afterwards all the time in the car, and being in a new place, we did not know what to expect from her at the game. She was perfectly behaved! She looked around with wide eyes all the time, and frequently seemed to be watching the game. I’m quite sure she understands football better than I do. She
and I left at halftime because we didn’t want to push our luck, but she was very good. The red snowsuit she is pictured wearing was mine when I was little. It kept her nice and warm.Saturday morning we hung out with Sue and Jim and had a lovely time with them. Sophia and Sue had some good time to bond. I am really lucky to have such a good relationship with my aunt and I hope Sophia will too!
