You Can Go Home Again(Alma Mater) & Take Your Kid

E.J. · 05-27-2012, 12:06 PM

So this past weekend we took my daughter to her first soccer tournament that we had to travel to. It so happened that it was also held in the town that I spent my college years. That always makes for some fun....

We packed up Michelle's car and hit the road. The Little One was so excited, she had been sitting in there for about 15 minutes while we finished getting everything dialed in, had to have her come out to take a pic.

After having some lunch at one of my favorite old haunts(Mandarin Garden) we proceeded to head up to campus. As with this visit, the Little One is not allowed at this house unsupervised....

We checked in the hotel and Michelle and the Little One took a nap, I'm not a napper, so it was a perfect time for me to head to the old watering hole for a Big Dog on the Deck @ The White Owl. Ummmmm good...and good memories.

When I got them up, we decided to go to another favorite, the Factory, for some pizza and a few beers. I was in heaven, strange how trips like this can bring back such great memories. I spent a lot of good times with good friends at these places, we don't get back there near enough.

On to the tournament..... The forecast was for a crappy day and for half the day, they were RIGHT ON. We set up a base camp and started competition.

05-27-2012, 12:06 PM	#1
E.J. I'm nuts for the place Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3,218 Trading: (21)	You Can Go Home Again(Alma Mater) & Take Your Kid So this past weekend we took my daughter to her first soccer tournament that we had to travel to. It so happened that it was also held in the town that I spent my college years. That always makes for some fun.... We packed up Michelle's car and hit the road. The Little One was so excited, she had been sitting in there for about 15 minutes while we finished getting everything dialed in, had to have her come out to take a pic. After having some lunch at one of my favorite old haunts(Mandarin Garden) we proceeded to head up to campus. As with this visit, the Little One is not allowed at this house unsupervised.... We checked in the hotel and Michelle and the Little One took a nap, I'm not a napper, so it was a perfect time for me to head to the old watering hole for a Big Dog on the Deck @ The White Owl. Ummmmm good...and good memories. When I got them up, we decided to go to another favorite, the Factory, for some pizza and a few beers. I was in heaven, strange how trips like this can bring back such great memories. I spent a lot of good times with good friends at these places, we don't get back there near enough. On to the tournament..... The forecast was for a crappy day and for half the day, they were RIGHT ON. We set up a base camp and started competition.