Well. You win some and you lose some. And sometimes you lose some when you had a brief, shining moment when you were the number four team in the college playoff rankings.
Oh Aggie football. At least you are consistent in the way you break my heart year after year. And this year we rode that wave of optimism all the way until November so maybe that’s progress? I’m not sure.
I thought instead of a weekend recap, I’d just give you the high and low points.
Here are the highs:
1. We gained an hour. Daylight Saving Time, I hate you in the spring but I love you in the fall.
2. I spoke at my last event of the fall on Friday. I purposely kept my fall speaking schedule a little lighter than normal and my 2016 fall self loves my 2016 spring self for being smart about that and giving myself a little break so I can work on some other projects that have deadlines that are approaching quickly.
3. Caroline’s team won their last soccer game of the fall season and finished in second place in the league.
4. I took a nap on Sunday afternoon that was delightful and much needed.
5. It’s currently raining outside and cooler weather really is on the way this week.
6. We picked up Mexican food on Saturday night and I made chocolate chip cookies on Sunday afternoon to help drown my sorrows over the Aggies. So, basically, thanks for that extra five pounds, Aggie football.
Here are the lows:
1. We drove to Austin and watched Caroline play soccer in the pouring down rain on Saturday morning. We totally forgot to pack towels, plastic bags, umbrellas, a dry change of clothes and our soccer chairs because we are super prepared like that.
2. I followed the football game on the radio and Twitter and there generally aren’t enough expletives for all the things I felt. What even happened?
3. Truthfully, I blame myself because I forgot to put out my Aggie flag on Saturday morning and I also didn’t wear the Aggie t-shirt I’ve worn all season that I believe has brought us success.*
*(With the exception of the Alabama game, but that’s different because Alabama is like The Terminator and cannot be stopped. They are a heartless killing machine.)
4. We stopped at Cabela’s on the way home from Austin and didn’t even get kettle corn and it’s essentially an hour of my life I’ll never get back.
5. After Cabela’s we drove through Chick-Fil-A because we hadn’t eaten lunch. We were eating as we drove down I-35 and P had to slam on the brakes because traffic came to a screeching halt and an entire thing of ketchup flew onto my new tennis shoes.
This was right after the Aggie defense allowed Mississippi State to go back down the field and score another touchdown after we’d just managed to make it a one score game. P looked at me and asked, “Are you crying?” And maybe I was but, whatever, ketchup on my shoes and Aggie football are sometimes more than one girl’s fragile emotions can take.
6. When we got home, I was excited because I’d ordered this sweater online that I thought would be the best thing ever and it was itchy and huge and made me look like a yeti. (Not as in the cup or cooler, but as in the legendary Big Foot.)
That’s our weekend in a few quick bullet points. The good news is the Presidential election is tomorrow and it should totally come without any drama or hand-wringing or general proclamations about the world coming to an end and so that’s something to look forward to.
Hope you had a good one.