for Aunt Jo

I heard that my Great Aunt Jo has been checking this and I have not been posting anything, and I feel bad about that, so here goes.

I got back to school on Wednesday for soccer preseason. The day we moved in, it was about 65 degrees, which is unheard of for move in day, where it is usually 90 degrees with 80% humidity. That night I slept under 4 blankets...also unheard of for August in Philadelphia. So Thursday we had two practices, which were both good. We have 7 new freshman, most of whom are very good, so that is encouraging. Friday we had three practices, starting at 6:30 am and ending our last one at 8:30 pm. Whew. Today there was record heat in Philadelphia. The athletic trainers rate each day's weather with flags based on heat and humidity. Green flag is good playing weather, yellow flag is take a little caution. Red is be very cautious and black is basically don't excercise outside. Today was a black flag day, but the Bryn Mawr soccer team was out there playing hard : ) I have never sweat so much in my entire life.

So now, with three days and 7 practices down, I am feeling quite exhausted...mentally and physically. But I love my team and I love soccer, so none of it seems so bad. One more week until regular season starts and we play in our first official games.