Tuesday Robert had a cross country meet at our former town. Thomas really wanted to go along and see some people we know and since he is still not cleared to play football, missing practice wasn't really an issue. Robert wasn't able to ride the team bus to the meet because he doesn't return from the career school early enough. He got home and we left right away, which was about 25 minutes after the bus was supposed to leave. I took the back roads just because it was easier based on exactly where we were going. As we pulled into the park, we received a text from the coach letting us know that there was a bad accident on the state routes and that route should be avoided. We realized that the team bus hadn't even realized yet. As I began to chat with friends, I learned the coach had been involved in the bad accident. He actually lives in our former town as well, and he was driving separately since it was ridiculous for him to return to our current town after the meet. There were other coaches on the bus, and they had gone a different way because of the accident, but they got lost on the way. We certainly didn't expect to beat the team and the coach there! Fortunately, the coach was uninjured, although his car was totalled. Sadly, the accident did claim three lives. A semi had plowed through a red light and t-boned a car carrying a married couple and their young daughter. It is such a sad situation, and is certainly a reminder of how quickly things can change in life. Our coach was pretty shaken up about the entire experience, which is very understandable.
Robert had a really tough race and apparently developed a cramp with less than a mile left. He ran across the finish line screaming and collapsed as soon as he had finished. Thomas was already there with him, and one of our best friends was working the finish line and she was right there with him as well. I thought it had been a breathing or heat issue, but it was just the cramp. Sadly, his times are continuing to be poor and I know that he is disappointed.
We stayed for the middle school race as our friends' son was running, and we knew so many of the boys. We enjoyed getting to visit with so many different people, but I also recognized that I've become a little more settled in our town. I would hope so, we've been here four years now! I no longer ache with yearning (or cry) when we have these experiences. I'm so grateful that we've had such good times in both of our towns!
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