I’m drained after a long day of football that saw one win and two losses. The last loss, a late night showdown in a far away land (seriously, we drove 90 minutes) was the hardest to swallow. I watched my youngest boy play some of the best football I’ve ever seen. What made his performance so amazing was that he fought through so much adversity that game. In fact he sprained his ankle on his first run and still ran for 400 total yards. He also played all but two plays and was a tackling machine. All of this while being held, tackled, etc. while he was playing D. It was a crazy scene.
A friend recorded the game and the other three this season, which I will put together for a short youtube reel he can have forever. I never had a demo reel, and I always wanted one. I’m grateful to be able to do some of these things for my kids.
I am also grateful for the opportunity to take some time to myself tomorrow to really get back to a good professional headspace and a creative headspace and get to work on some of the other things I love in life, both literary and actual.
I need all of that.