For Booze Tuesday, I’m discussing the celebratory beer. Good news about this…it can be anything you have in the fridge because it’s more about the occasion than the beer. And why am I discussing celebratory beers on a random Tuesday? It’s because Mikey and his high school varsity team took home the championship last night. When I got home late last night….I needed a beer…celebratory or to settle the excitement before bedtime….or possibly a little bit of both.
I’m proud of him and his teammates for what they have accomplished. I’m particularly proud of the way Mikey endured this season. Mikey was the youngest and smallest on this team. When the season started, he had dreams of playing for varsity but said he would have been happy just being able to practice with them.
He got the occasional practice early on but was still seem as “too small” and they were worried he could get hurt, so they didn’t play him or even allow him to dress for the varsity team. As the season went on, he got to practice more and prove himself until they let him play in a game. And he produced right away with goals and assists and also by showing his size had nothing to do with his ability to compete as that level.
Fast forward a couple months to last night. Mikey was now on the starting line. He had the primary assist on the goal that finally put them in the lead for the first time late in the 3rd period. And he was out on the ice as the clock hit 0:00 as they celebrated the teams’ first championship.
Life isn’t easy….it’s going to throw you around and try to keep you down. But sometimes you work and fight hard enough and you win some of life’s battles. And when you do, go and have yourself a celebratory beer….You deserve it!!
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