Gavin and Spain

Wow, I just looked back at my last post.  I didn't realize it had really been like two weeks since I last posted.  I suck.  I'd like to say that with Gavin and I both back from our trips that life is slowing down.  Truthfully, it's not.  I'm still working just as much, then we go and throw soccer training in there and the weeks just fly by.  So let's see, where to begin? 

Gavin's trip was good.  We still haven't got into too much detail as to what he did the whole time he was there.  Honestly, I haven't really seen a whole lot of him.  You know 13 year old boys.  "We had fun mom.  We went to the beach and played soccer.  The food was gross, but I do now know I like mussels.  We went to a nude beach.  You were right, the naked people were scary.  The south of France sucked.  It was boring."

Yeah, that's about all I got out of him.  I do know from the team Facebook page that the opening ceremony for the soccer tournament was held here

and was elaborate, much like the opening ceremony of the Olympics.  Here's a picture of the team

My boy is the 4th one from the left in the front row, holding whatever that is they're holding.  And finally, this is where they got to play their games, which was most certainly nicer than any field he's played on in Central Ohio. 

He came home with very few souvenirs.  He didn't even buy his mom anything for all the blood, sweat and tears she put into getting him on the trip.  That's a teenage boy for you!  He did get a cool jersey from the soccer tournament that I don't think he's taken off since he got home and there are a bunch of Euros floating around the house that Little E keeps trying to eat.  Fun stuff....  Anyway, he had a good time.. Let's move on....

Actually, let's split this up.  Part 2 coming directly after this...