After a disappointing string of losses, my soccer team concluded our fall season on a positive note. We traveled to Hopkinton this morning, where we inflicted a 7-2 drubbing on their team. The score was tied at the end of the first half but we racked up 5 unanswered goals in the second. Two of those were mine. The first was a blistering rocket from the 18-yard line that bounced off the post and into the back of the goalie’s legs and then into the net. The second was a very pretty header off a corner kick. Regrettably, I managed to flatten one of my teammates who was also trying to play the ball. I put in a second, even prettier header off a direct kick, but was correctly called offsides and it did not count. The 40-minute drive was not without some very lovely scenes including the one above of the town’s center all decked out for Veteran’s Day.

In the afternoon, the entire family met up at Kyle’s for brunch. He served a delicious egg bake that he prepared while we enjoyed watching Liverpool play Tottenham. Later Kyle and I continued work on his basement renovation project. By my estimate, we now have one more day of wiring and one for plumbing before it is time for insulation.