This year’s Battle on the Border was more of a massacre. In fact, the only eventful part was when we got stuck in traffic on our way down to Kenosha due to a police pursuit of a stolen semi on the interstate. Yikes!
Needless to say, we didn’t arrive to the Happy Acres Kampground until 9:30 p.m…. just in time to set up camp for the night, meet our friendly campsite neighbors, and then hit the sack to rest up for the big soccer tournament.
Although we lost all three games by double-digits, we still played to the bitter end, and our coaches assured us that losing builds character.
Outside of the losses, there were some wins. The most obvious, of course, was that we looked darn good in our new uniforms, am I right? And we got to enjoy the perfect soccer weather! But my absolute favorite highlights are documented below:
- Yours truly scored the only goal for our team! [See video below]
2. Mom’s good friend, Donna, came to cheer us on!
3. And we also got to visit one of the Great Lakes: Lake Michigan!
I mean, who needs a medal anyway?
We trekked across the state for the first soccer tournament of this fall season and returned home with awesome memories to show for it.
Oh, and character, too. Lots of it.