Ok ok sorry for the random hiatus but honestly I have been more than swamped. Summer was a blur of sun, hiking, soccer, rivers, mountains, more soccer and general misbehaving and hijinks. Then fall showed up before I even caught my breath and apparently somewhere in the midst of everything I lost my damned mind and booked out every single second of my insane life with full-time work, going back to grad school for another grad degree, taking classes through my work, 2 dogs, 3 soccer teams and somewhere in the middle I managed to find myself a boyfriend. Whew! so after last night's peer pressure and wringing of hands here comes the blog - lets get caught up!
Introducing new Grass Kickers of Fall Season 2012
#3 - Mike. I prefer to think of him as Todd's long lost other half (last year's horrible reign of unfortunate hair terror was the result of these two making a bet). Mike though perhaps unimposing upon first glance this guy is surprisingly fast and also quite a good shot!
#9 - Becky. She comes highly recommended at least on the social front having been vouched for and verified by the stringent awesomeness test that is being approved by Myeshia. Also having played against her this summer in Hat Draw her soccer skills are none too shabby either. Funny, goofy, cute as a button, she is a natural addition to our roster of awesome ladies - welcome Becky!
#16 - Robby. What can I say - he is enthusiastic, determined, energetic - oh and did I mention he is cute as heck? (oh I may be biased as he is my boyfriend).
#5 - Sinah and #26 - Elizabeth: This dynamic duo of ladies came riding in to save our ladies when we had played our 3rd game with no girl subs! Not only has these ladies made it so Andrea doesn't just kill me out of frustration - but they each bring with them unexpected talents and skills!
Finally - it is with welcome relief after a summer of longing that I welcome back...
#1 - Andrea: She is our dynamic lady striker with bright cleats and a brighter smile!
#4 - Heather: Our favorite librarian is back (with her handsome boyfriend Kevin to cheer us on)!
#15 - Scott: Our towering and newly married (sorry single ladies) wearer of many hats - whether he be our keeper or center mid or striker, this man has got the moves!
#19 - Todd: The traitor of summer got sick of getting his butt kicked on the company team and wisely returned to the black and maroon, bringing with him Mike as a peace offering
#20 - Ian: Our hungry hungry striker back with a ferocious appetite for a goal!
Okay enough with the mushy people loving section - onto the game recaps! Sorry ahead of time for that they are short and not very detailed, honestly I can't keep things in my brain for long.
Game 1 vs The Mighty Narwhals: 1 - 2
For some reason we always seem to play the Narwhals on the North Eugene and this time instead of torrential rains to mark the game we had the ominous and odd puke spot right in front of the goal box. Happy to report that as far as anyone was willing to admit no one stepped in it - hurray! First game back after between season break (and summer season break for some) went better than expected! It was wonderful to see familiar faces both on our own team and on the opposing team (Hi Laura, Sara and Marion!) It was a close game - hard fought but so much fun!
Game 2 vs. The Nutria 1-3
The lack of girl subs was really killing us this game with no Heather, Becky or Myeshia, but us ladies stuck to it and made it through. Also this game saw the return of Ian!
Game 3 vs. Dam United 1-2
Becky, Elizabeth and Sinah came to the rescue of our girls and for the first time since game 1 we had female subs! Woot! Highlights of the evening included Becky and Brandi breaking into some sort of odd sideline coordinated can-can/wiggle dance (it had a song too but i must have blocked it from my mind). Also David and Olivia came by to see us and show support with their adorable new family editions Diego and Max!
Game 4 vs. EnviroPros 7-2
Finally we break our drought and we not only win but we dominated! Robby scored his first goal ever! Way to go! Scott and Nate each also put one in, man those guys are good! But the crowning highlight of the evening goes to Ian - our lightening fast striker broke his own drought with a Hat Trick! 3 goals baby!
okay I think we are now caught up to the next game on 10/8 against PenFed Pirates - its time to get some revenge for Josh's knee!
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| Not quite sure what is up with Brandi's evil laser eyes here or what in the world is going on with Mye and Robby. |
