Matthew and I are taking a challenge to date more often. We never quit dating altogether, but the last few years we have not scheduled time without the kids regularly. We had lots of excuses, with our top excuse that we don't have someone to keep the kids. But, we are setting aside our excuses and working a little harder and getting a more creative, to carve out time for date nights.
Our first date night of 2015 was a trip to a Jacksonville High School basketball game. It was fun to return to the Bowl, where I have so many memories of high school basketball games. It was fun to return -- for a few hours -- to the home of the Crimsons!
After a delicious Italian dinner at Leo's, we skipped over to the JHS Bowl for a very competitive high school basketball game.
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Matthew called the game early, saying that JHS would be the victor against Rochester in the contest. It was a low-scoring first half, but Jacksonville held the lead. Unfortunately, Rochester caught some momentum and -- with some excellent coaching -- won by one point. It was a good game (although it could have ended better), one that kept you on the edge of your seat until the last second!
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| After the game we walked through the Hall of Fame. When Matthew and I first started dating, he asked me if I had ever seen Andy Kaufmann play. I hadn't. But Matthew knew of him, and had watched Andy play at the University of Illinois. You would not believe the crowd this framed jersey still generates after all these years!!! |
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| The empty Bowl after a tough defeat. |
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