I then grabbed my bike and cycled to the Meadows to play football. Today there were a lot of players so we got the always fun opportunity to have two pitches and 4 teams of 4 and a mini tournament. I was on a team of five but it wasn't so bad as one of the guys was a bit more out of shape and subbed out regularly. The Meadows was a mud bath today, made it difficult to cut and grab any purchase for taking of on blinding runs. I did score around 4 touchdowns and I dropped two as well but the conditions were to blame honest lol All in all it was a good game, we all bought new flag belts so it took some time assembling them but they are way better and don't fall off like the old velcro ones, they have a little stopper insert and make a satisfying pop when tackled so you at least know you have been tackled.
Didn't have much opportunity to take any pics today but here is my first one to describe how bad the field was.
After football I went to visit my mum before going home as she lives really close to the Meadows. When I got in she made me some homemade potato soup, which she put in a huge bowl, it was a lot of soup but it was tasty none the less. I talked with her a bit about some general stuff and Eve etc. She also talked to me about the impending funeral of my brothers baby. It is normal that my brother etc stand in a line and greet the people and thank them for coming and let them say their condolences. My brother said to my mum that he isn't doing it, which is understandable seeing as it is a baby I think he will be cut up and want to go away and deal with the whole affair. So my mum asked me if I would do it, I said I would in place of my brother. It is going to be hard that day but I will be the strong one for everyone.
I told my mum about the TEFL course and that it starts in two weeks. She asked when I had to pay the difference for the course and I told her before it starts. I went to the bathroom and when I came back she gave me £125 and said that is for the course. I am extremely touched by this as this is my mums way of showing me support. She is not the type of tactile mother who gives hugs or tells you they love you or are proud of you or anything like that. What she does is simply helps you when she can. By giving me the money she is supporting mine and Evelyn's future. I left my mums and when cycling home I felt quite emotional.
I got home and finished of my ironing while watching American Football. My team got beat but hey that's ok. I am playing Loic in fantasy football and so far I am winning. I really want to win as he was trying to trash talk me. Sundays are good days :)
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