Last night was such a fun family evening, and I'm so glad that we made it a point to make it happen. One of the advantages of living in a college town is college basketball. Granted, my alma mater is no where near the status of UD when it comes to basketball, but it's right here. Several times a year, the women have "dollar days" where each person gets in for $1, and there are discounted concessions as well. Originally we didn't think we would be able to make it to any of them, but this week the kids had mentioned they would really like to go. Thomas's coach scheduled an extra two hour practice this week, so we decided to invoke "family time" for last night and go to the game.
It was a really good game with our team coming out on top! I loved listening to Catherine and Thomas compare it to the things they do with their teams. About half way through the first quarter, a young lady (employee) approached the kids and asked if they wanted to go out to half court during the next time out and do the chicken dance. Thomas was NOT on board, but Catherine definitely was. She had a blast, and I loved seeing that she knew several other people as well. Catherine came back to tell us that she had been selected, along with a teammate from her basketball team and two others, to participate in a lay-up contest at halftime. I was shocked by how well she was shooting and she and her partner won! She received a gift certificate to a local coffee shop (maybe they sell ice cream?) and a t-shirt, and Thomas had received a t-shirt given to us by a gentleman who caught one that was thrown into the stands.
It was such a fun evening, and I'm so grateful that our family was able to share it together...yet another advantage of our move!
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