The last week or so, the highs have been in the upper 80's or very low 90's, as opposed to the high 90's. That's been a nice respite, to be sure. The 10-day forecast shows high early in the week in the low 80's, which will be fabulous before the temperature spikes just a bit over the week into the high 80's again.
Still, just knowing that September is officially here today, which means October is around the corner, makes me very happy. Fall is so close I can smell it.
This weekend, it's been Joe and me on our own. A stripped down version of Guy Town, with Jude and JP in Philadelphia visiting Penn and Villanova. Official college visits for JP. Wow. Life comes at you fast, doesn't it?
I took Joe and his buddy, Sam, to the MBA football game Friday night. It was an MBA blowout, so we left at half-time. I grabbed the boys burgers at Burger Up after the football game. They had a late dinner and played hockey upstairs. No X-box, just roughhousing and playing hockey. Old school by their choice, which was pretty cool.
Saturday, Joe and I watched a lot of college football. A lot. Vols beat Syracuse. Vanderbilt beat College of Charleston. FSU upset Alabama as a 13 1/2 point underdog! Ohio State beat No. 1 Texas and, in the process, made Arch Manning look pedestrian in his debut as a starter. I made a made a high protein chicken and broccoli pasta dish in the crock pot, courtesy of the "It's Damn Good" guy on Instagram (my new culinary hero). Tasty.
Joe and I went the Green Hills Y in the afternoon, so I could run on the treadmill and he could get some shots up. I rebounded for him after my run and helped him with his shot.
Yesterday, Joe had a 3-on-3 basketball tournament at TOA Courts in Cool Springs. Tough day for the home team, as the boys went 0-4. The last game was the best game, as they lost by three to a team that had beaten them soundly in the first game. Joe's guys made a great comeback at the end and Pike had two open 3-pointers to win it but they didn't go down. Entertaining game to watch as I kept score at the scorer's table.
Joe didn't play particular well. He's challenged, still, due to his height and lack of quickness, especially laterally. It's showing up more on the basketball court as the boys hit middle school. He's grown a little bit this summer and, hopefully, more growth is on the way. On his team, none of the boys have hit puberty, yet, and others have, which makes it tough on all of them.
I picked up dinner from Slice of Italy on Belcourt last night and we watched Miami beat Notre Dame in what was a pretty good football game. I read for a while, then shut it down for the night.
After I finish my coffee this morning at Dose, I'm going to grab Joe and get breakfast at Bongo Java, I think. Again, old school.
Jude and JP get home today at 1 p.m., so it will be interesting to talk to JP and see how his first college trip went. His first cross country race of the season is this Saturday in Alabama, so it's a big week for him.
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