Super Soccer Week!!!!

So, if you know the Garahana family at all, you know we are all about sports and especially SOCCER!!! That could be because Jordan plays and Larry coaches. Anyway, we had a tournament this week and I must say, it was full of drama, intensity, and a little sleepiness (8:00 game yesterday). We played a total of 5 games and even when we weren't playing our best, we didn't seem to have too much trouble UNTIL the finals! We played Razzia, a team with a couple of extremely fast forwards. We had our work cut out for us. We only had 1 sub and the game was at 1:00 in the afternoon, not exactly the coolest time of day to play. I sat next to my friend Lia and that always provides some extra entertainment. We were both so tense though, all we could do was try not to have an accident in our chairs! The game apparently caused overactive bladder syndrome!!! Lia didn't yell at the refs once which is good for her, although she really does make it more exciting when she does. There was so much drama in this game. Parents on the other team had to be warned for getting out of control. Half time hit at just the right time because Jordan was having issues with a very large blond boy he was battling with. He came off the field ready to explode but, luckily cooled off at the half and didn't do anything he would regret later. What can I say, he has his mother's temper. After a tie in regular game play, we had two 5 minute overtimes where we were still tied! Oh No!!! It went to a shoot out! Talk about a nail biter!!! Luckily, we didn't have to go to all five players and won it with the fourth shot. We came away with the win and the championship medal. Let me just say, our boys do really know how to celebrate! Girls have nothing on them in the final moments of a celebratory situation! Talk about drama, theatrics, and emotion, not to mention a little Brandi Chastain shirt peeling! This group of boys really are just terrific to be around and I am so glad Jordan is a part of this team. They are like a family. USA Norris is "da bomb diggity!"