I've mentioned that Aaron is in a American flag football league on Wednesday nights. He's now been in it for a few seasons and he loves it. He's gotten to know not only the players on his team but also the guys that he's playing against. And a few months back, he was invited by one of them to play some pick up games in Hyde Park on Sundays.
Flash forward to this Sunday when there was ...a co-ed game. Yes, everybody who is gasping right now, I played football. Aaron asked me to play, and to be honest, I was dreading it. I've never played an actual game before only thrown the ball around in a park with Aaron.
But to my surprise, it was actually ...fun. Yes, I hear you gasping again : ) We played 5 vs 5, and Aaron and I were on the same team. I hurt my finger warming up (laugh all you want) but then in the game, I did pretty well. I caught 3 of 5 passes to me- one being a deep over the shoulder grab near the end zone that looked really cool but unfortunately, my flag got pulled shortly thereafter so I never made it haha. Aaron was stellar as always- he had a touchdown where he stiff-armed his defender with one hand and reached the ball into the end zone with the other. He makes it look so easy!
Playing football also made me appreciate and understand the plays and runs in games more. Our quarterback would tell us all which routes to run and explain to me why he was having me run that route (clearing out an area in the field or using another player to block my coverage, etc).
We ended the game just as the London rain started to pour, and we ran back to the tube slightly muddy after winning 8-7!
One thing I love about you Ashley, is that you are "a gamer"! Always excited to take on a new challenge and you play with no fear. You were destined to join a family of other gamers! (Maybe not me so much...I will never zip line or ride a horse again!)
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