Friday 5: Randoms

🔷 Last night Ethan had a soccer game in Poynette, which is a roughly ~30 minute drive. He warned me that the opposing team had a particularly poor record – I think he said, “Don’t bother coming.” I was like, Pssh, you’re a senior, down to a literal handful of games left – I’m going!! It was also supposed to be quite rainy, but I put on rain gear and packed a hat and gloves (didn’t end up needing- thankfully it wasn’t very cold) and went anyway.

Well. Ethan played exactly 13 minutes (and scored 2 goals!) at which point the overall score was already 5-0 😬, so the coach took out all the starters and put all the reserves in.

This other team was bad. Poor guys! I felt bad for them. CANNOT BE FUN to get absolutely stomped on.

Thankfully there was an awning to stand under (and the rain actually stopped), but Ivan and I both drove out there, in separate cars (Ivan headed straight from work), to basically watch all the reserves crush this team. Ha. The final score was 11-0, at 60 minutes, when the “mercy rule” went into effect and the game was called.

He has another game tonight, and then playoffs start next week! Ethan’s team is the #1 seed!! Exciting!!

🔷 THE BREWERS ARE GOING TO THE WORLD SERIES!!

After Ethan’s game, Ivan and I decided to go catch the rest of the in-process game at Buffalo Wild Wings. There was a good crowd of Brewers fans and it was fun! We stayed until the end, which was a bit tense, but they won and swept the series!

I will admit I’m pretty much a playoffs-only Brewers fan (there’s just soooo….many…. games….in the regular season…), but this was super exciting. This will be the first time IN MY LIFETIME that the Brewers go to the World Series. (Last time was 1982 and I was born in ’83.)

🔷I didn’t have any meetings until noon yesterday, so I took myself out for tea + a focused work session.

How cute is this mug they gave me?! I continue to adore the new-ish coffee shop just a couple blocks from my house!

🔷 Charlie gets a haircut today at 12:15. His hair is pretty long and curly right now! Here he is giving me his typical side eye whenever he’s napping and I suggest a walk. 😅

🔷 It’s my birthday tomorrow! 43….

I have a long weekend coming up, too. Ivan and I booked a little 2 night fall getaway from Sunday to Tuesday at a cute inn near Lake Geneva, WI (only about an hour from home). I’m excited! It looks super cozy and relaxing and the weather looks excellent. Fall colors are getting close to peak and I just want/need some downtime. Ivan and I haven’t been away just the two of us in ages, too. Hoping for some nice walks around the lake, exploring cute shops in town, a couple meals out, some reading/ relaxing and hopefully ending the nights cozily lounging by the fireplace in our room! 🙂

Quote of the Day:

“You always have the power to have no opinion.” – Marcus Aurelius

Heard this yesterday and really liked it! This wasn’t in the context of like, not caring about current events or important topics, but more so as in:

You don’t have to have an opinion about everything. You can practice just being neutral more often. You don’t have to have a strong opinion about every book or restaurant someone mentions, and you don’t have to take a side on every disagreement. You don’t have to weigh in on everything someone else does, or how another person lives their life, just because it’s maybe not how you’d do it. You don’t even have to waste mental energy deciding if you’re Team A or Team B on every topic you hear about. You just don’t have to make a judgment about everything! You don’t always have to be “right”, even if it’s only in your head. We don’t have to fret over every little thing we can’t even control. We can sometimes just… not have an opinion. 🙂

I like it! 🙂

Daily Gratitude:

I am grateful for the Brewers going to the World Series! So fun and exciting!