In this post I want to talk about 3 things; my thanksgiving in Davis, my high school English teacher, and what else besides soccer.
On my first Thanksgiving away from my family, I was invited to my mentor, Clay, and his families house for an afternoon of Thanksgiving fun. While I was there I did something I have never done before, I picked an orange off a tree and ate it! The noteworthy thing was not that I picked something directly off the tree were it grew, I do that often, this was an orange. That orange was so good and so juicy.
In that family I felt welcome, and I enjoyed it. Even the 1 year old toddler enjoyed me being there. I know this because we played several rounds of peek-a-boo, cuddled with her when she was tired, and when she was getting ready to leave, her mother was packing a bag of fresh produce, the toddler then dove into the bag and dug around until she emerged with a large carrot, and a huge smile on her face. Still smiling she presented me with the carrot, and that is an honor.
On a not so happy note, my high school English teacher, Susan Gheens-Magnus, passed away this week. She had been fighting cancer for a long time. She had been a long time teacher and coach in Audrain County, and I know that she touched many lives. One afternoon during my senior year she was teaching about how characters are not only good or only bad. To illustrate her point she asked the class if they knew anyone who was only good. A girl in the class who I never really paid much attention to said, "Cindy." I thought that was nice that someone I didn't even really know would think of me as a good person. However, Ms. Gheens response was even more humbling. She responded, "Ok, well, yeah that is probably true" So, thank you Ms. Gheens for being awesome, I'll see you in heaven.
Finally, an announcement....Sporting Kansas City is going to the MLS Cup as the Eastern conference champion!!!!! That is my team, and I am so excited to watch the MLS Cup. I haven't been a fan of that team as long as some people have, but I still feel like they are my team.
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