A New Sport For Us

When Russ asked Carter and Claire what they wanted to do when they came to visit they nixed the same ‘ole Durham Bulls game for a new sport… the NC Carolina Courage. The professional women’s soccer team in Cary was a sport we had never gone to see.

So Carter purchased tickets and Russ planned the outing. We went first to our new favorite hole in the wall Chinese in Cary, Chengdu 7. We had an early dinner of so many random things spun on the lazy susan, making it easy to taste each dish.

Then it was off to the Wake Med soccer park five minutes away. It was dog night and that made it fun to see so many cute dogs, but we were glad our little brown dog stayed home because she would not like sitting in the stands.

Claire explained all things soccer to me. I was still confused about why the refs made certain calls and not others, but Claire said my instincts were right, there were some bad calls. The San Francisco team scored one in the first half and that was enough to beat the courage. I felt like they didn’t make enough attempts at goal, proving the old adage, “you miss 100% of the goals you don’t attempt.”

It was still a fun night out doing something new. It was certainly a popular night with kids as they were plentiful and boisterous. The two kids behind us who were probably both under 8 were the most informative commentators. I learned almost everything I needed to know from them. If I ever go back I hope I sit in front of them again.

Thanks to Carter and Claire for a great suggestion.