It was 2 days of firsts:
The first time I have attended a basketball tournament by myself.
The first time I have driven so far, both in Utah and also by myself in my new car.
The first time I have been to a town named Payson.
The first time Logan and the team he was playing on WON ALL 5 GAMES.
The tournament started Friday with 3 games spread out over 9 hours. It was held in both the Jr high and the high school in Payson. They share the same parking lot. The school is 100 years old! And the bathrooms were too! I took a cooler, my I-Pad, my Kindle, a picnic blanket and chair. I prepared myself to relax between the games. Logan watched his other teams play in the tournament so there was less down time for him. I loved the town of Payson. They grow cherries there and I want to go back when they are in season. They have older buildings to look at and older homes which I love. We discovered a Texaco gas station with a huge snack selection anchored on each side by a Subway and an Arbys. Now, Logan thought this was funny because right now on TV there is an ad running where Arbys makes fun of the the meat at Subway.
I have a counselor at school who built his home in Payson during this last school year with a program that lets them all work on each others homes. He and his neighbors built 11 homes. I had gotten updates all year long so when I heard I was going to Payson I got directions to his new home. I wanted to see what I had been hearing about. It is built right by the new temple being built down there. Beautiful area with fields behind him in a lovely neighborhood.
Saturday we left quite early to get to his first game. After his game we went to I HOP in Springville and then went back to Payson to wait for his last game. I sat in a grassy field and read while waiting. I have to admit, I never take time to relax so it felt so good. As we starting the last game I knew we had to win because up until that point we had not lost. The boys did not disappoint. They played the greatest ball I have seen during this tournament. They stayed on their toes while on defense and had a full court press the whole game, always moving. When they were on offense they passed the ball to each other continuously and worked it in for the shot. I was glad to be able to watch them play this well.
I put over 200 miles on my car in 2 days, I got to watch him play with his friends and I got to spend time one on one with my favorite Logan. It was a fun 2 days to kick off my summer.