Live Well~Love Much~Laugh Often: Final Football Game...GOOOOO Indians!

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Final Football Game...GOOOOO Indians!

I have been dreading this night for a while now! My ENTIRE life since Chase has been alive has been sports...so this is really difficult to have this come to an end. I am not ready for the new era yet. We started off our evening as usual, with our faithful fans..tailgating around a pot of G's delicious chili. We went in early to see the boys warm up for the last time. I was getting emotional then. I must apologize...I did not get any actions shots, I was watching the game with all my attention and the few I did take...they were blurry since I got excited!

All 18 seniors were captains, that was a nice touch!

Chase and Evan throwing pre-game catch one last time!----I think they were secretly dying inside and wanted to cry under their helmets...I just know it! :)

All of my cheers and yells were slowly fading at this point. The clock seemed to be ticking SO fast yet so slow and I watched my son just sit and observe, probably enjoying the moment one last time...I was crying when I took this as well as the one below of Evan.... as if he is holding it one last time.

We won :) and they had a great time. Of course, Chase and Evan went straight for each other....

This was Coach Hartley's last game as well. I am so blessed that he has been in Chase's life.....He told me once, "ya know, your not suppose to have favorites BUT that Chase and Evan, they're my boys"

They are simply heartbreaking and more so if you were there...they squinty eyes and tears were hard to witness..true friends forever---our families are forever intertwined!!