September 6 - 8, 2019
Now, this was a weekend filled with all kinds of activity and family time! Fall is HERE! We get to do fall things! Football! Family time! Part-Time jobs! Now, if the dang WEATHER would just realize it is not supposed to be this HOT after Labor Day! MAN! We had a lot of outdoor things planned for the weekend, and we were HOT and SWEATY!
In true Fall style, Friday Night started with Football under the lights! Stillwater traveled to Edmond to play Memorial in their brand new (still under construction) stadium. As tradition would have it, Dad and I took custom Stillwater Cookies to the girls before they left! This was a rough evening in so many ways. The visitor side of the stadium was not completed in any stretch. Including, no restrooms on that side and no concessions. Add to that, it was so HOT and sticky and gross. Plus, the game was pretty ugly for the first half. We got a couple of guys injured, and we went into the locker room tied at 7. Luckily, the third quarter brought all kinds of relief - the sun had gone down so it was cooler, everyone had gotten into a rhythm, and our runningback scored 3 TDs. Oh, but the stadium ran out of bottled water to sell. It. was. So. HOT! We pulled out the "W" with a final of 42-7 and headed back to Stillwater!
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| From Senior Football Pics on Thursday night. |
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| 2019 Cookies! |
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| The Girls! |
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| MY girls! SENIORS! |
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| Tradition |
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| Hardest Working Girls in Football! |
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| Final Score |
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| Didn't get the halftime selfie, so this is our end of the night selfie |
Saturday, Emma started her first job that wasn't for family! She is working at a donut shop in Guthrie right off I-35. They are also a bakery and deli with a full menu for lunch. They had her come in and "get her feet wet" on a game day! Guthrie is right between Norman and Stillwater, so all of the OU and OSU game day traffic traveling up and down the interstate stop by! Both teams had home games later in the day, so there was a ton of traffic up and down the road. She loved it. Kept very busy, learned a lot of new things and she did just about every job during the course of the day, met new friends, and left with cash in hand. She was thrilled! Then she was off to Newkirk for a wedding. She cleans up pretty nice!
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| Emma and her Dog Skye |
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| So pretty! |
Sunday. Fun Day! Family ADVENTURE Day! Dad kept it a secret for weeks! Put it on the calendar, told nobody anything. This week, he did tell them all what kind of clothes to wear and that we were leaving our house at 10:30am on Sunday. Emma got to our house about 10:00am, we loaded up, and Dad took us on a crazy route with twists and turns before we ended up at Frontier City. It was HOT, and crowded, and Finn doesn't like rides. We all rode the few rides we really wanted to, then Emma, Jake, Finn, and Dad went to the water park while Lara and I sought refuge in a cooler part of the park. We bailed out around 3:30 - it was just too hot! We went to Sonic for happy hour drinks, then went to Downtown OKC for a yummy dinner at S&B Burger Joint. Lara and I split an order of Peanut Butter Bacon (sweet potato) fries. YUM! We all got back home dirty, worn out, and with full tummies. It was a GREAT day!
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| Loaded UP in the Family Truckster and OFF WE GO! |
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| Emma and Mom - Diamond Back |
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| Mom and Lara - Steel Lasso |
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| Emma and Jake - Steel Lasso |
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| Lara, Jake, and Mom, Tumbleweed |
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| Emma and Finn - Tin Lizzies |
It was a good weekend. And what we needed to kick off the upcoming season on CrAzY! A LOT of things happen in the next few weeks. It's a great time to stay tuned to the 2020 Project and see what the Crazy Redheads are up to!
