Trip to Charlotte Days One and Two

Liam at half-time during the boys football game.

It has been a year since I visited Liam and Marcie in Charlotte.  I picked a game-filled weekend with two football games and three soccer matches.  Liam has just taken a new job with Abbott:  Emergency Department Executive covering a region that stretches from Atlanta to Richmond.  He has been working in Clinical Affairs for the past year and this is a move back into sales.  It is a position he had been seeking for sometime.  This time, they came looking for him.  He had just gotten the written offer letter the day before I arrived.

Liam:  Hey, a little help?

Aidan set.

After an uneventful flight on Delta through Atlanta and a lunch at Bad Daddy's Burger Bar, we went to the Community House Middle School football game.  This year Aidan went out for football for the school team as did Liam who has been playing on a club team for the past two years.  They both made the team.  Liam plays middle linebacker and receiver.  Aidan is a kicker and cornerback.  Since this is Aidan's first year in football, he doesn't get a lot of playing time but he enjoys the game and is learning fast.  After two blowout victories, they went up against a tough team and lost 14-8.  Aidan got in the last series on defense and showed great courage in attacking an offensive lineman who was in the backfield for a sweep.

We went back home and watched the Buffalo Bills lose to a decimated Cleveland Browns team.  Actually when I went to bed, it looked like the Bills would cruise to a victory with the Browns quarterback out of the game.  Of course, the Bills quarterback was knocked out as well and the Browns won the battle of the back ups.

Friday saw everyone off to school and Liam with a full set of phone conference calls and meetings.  We got out for lunch and then went to two football practices:  the first for the middle school team and the second for Liam's club team, Hammer Down.  The second one didn't start till 7:00 and was under the lights.  We didn't get home till after 9:00.  A long day with a busy Saturday in the offing.

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