Has it been two months since my last post? Yikes! Time certainly does fly. So what's happened since I finished reading Hamilton? Well, I read "In the Garden of Beasts" by Eric Larson. It's the true story of the American ambassador in Germany and his family as Hitler came into power. It was fascinating, really. We learn a lot about World War II in history classes, but I'd never heard of Ambassador Dodd or his family.
I got to cover a state champion volleyball team last week, so that was fun. I've gotten to cover a variety of state champions in the time I've been in Seward, everything from team titles to individual championships. A lot of times I get to talk to kids on those teams, which is pretty fun. I like to think I'm not a scary person to talk to (although I suppose talking to "the newspaper" can be intimidating). In fact, today I got to talk to the team captains of a football team that will be playing for a state title next Tuesday. All three were excited to get to play at Memorial Stadium, of course, and I have to say I'm excited about going there, too.
Memorial Stadium, for those who don't know, is where the Nebraska football team plays its home games. It's the dream of almost every young football player in this state to play there, wearing the traditional white helmet with the red N on it. Some, like this group of athletes from Centennial, will get to play there wearing white helmets with the CHS bronco on them. Most will never get the chance to play a game on Tom Osborne Field, so those who get that opportunity know it's a dream come true.
But tonight is Friday night and I'm not at a football game. And that's kind of weird. This is the first Friday night I've been home since the beginning of August, I think. I'm not entirely sure what to do, so I'm doing as little as possible. In a couple weeks, I'll be back in the groove but with winter sports (basketball and wrestling). So I can't get used to just going home after work and settling in for the night.
