Afterglow 2011 - Day 6 Thursday

After horseshoes we probably went back to the cabin to refill our beverages. That's a common practice that we follow which also makes the fact that Cabin #2 is in a good location to the common area that much more important. I new my plan but I had idea what the kids were going to be doing with the next hour. Apparently we had left a sombrero here last year and Gail hung on to it. Then she put it in the office with a note on it for our fallen hero. Even though he was gone he was still here in a way and I was going to spend some time with him.

I went out to Memory Point by myself to talk to Timmy. I had been putting it off all week because I knew that it was going to be difficult. It's still so hard to believe that every time that I talk to him he can't talk back. I can't believe that he is gone. But I had to come here because he is buried here and Afterglow is one of the places where I will always feel so connected to him. This is such a great place and from here you can see the entire lake. There's no better place in the world and as hard as it was to come here I'm glad that I did it. I needed to do it.

He snubbed me big time and I will never forget it. And on top of that he just stood there and smiled at me instead of going back to his palatial Hollywood estate with his Supermodel girlfriend. And they wonder why people hold grudges. You are I will never be friends.

But as long as one of my family members is still in it I will stick around to watch. Especially if they put on a show like Kevin did. Worth the entire $35 dollars that I paid for this pit-side seat. I could have sold it to someone in the parking lot for $55 dollars but there was no way I was going to miss watching Kevin's theatrics up close. You can't put a price on that beauty. Although I might have missed it if someone offered me $65 dollars.

I'm pretty sure that we lost to these people who I have known for years but strangely cannot remember their names. I don't remember playing more than one game but I was ok with that because I had my fill of horseshoes. I'm not that good so it's just not that fun for me.

Normally I'm pretty open and honest on here because I like to tell the entire story. This website after all is the story of my life and it's so much better if it is the entire truth. But I'm going to tell you what I talked to Timmy about. That's between us. I will however say that we shared a PBR and each did a shot of whiskey just like in the old days. I missed this so much because Timmy and I were so alike sometimes I always had a buddy to do things with and I would never have to be alone. That's what has been so hard because there are so many times when I wish that I could text him something funny or invite him somewhere. Life sucks with Timmy but we have no choice but to keep on living and try and find some way to get through it in one piece. There just has to be a reason why he's gone and we're still here, right? Or else what's the point?

By this time the crowd had nearly doubled and the benches were filling up. Sooner or later it would standing room only at this arena. Afterglow was making serious bank off of the sale of these seats but nothing would compare to the Championship game tonight.

The Horseshoes Tournament is a huge spectator event which is evident by the fact that 6 people showed up to watch. The crowd was buzzing with excitement and they could hardly hold their emotions and lived and died with every toss. No one was more excited than Dale, who didn't do a very good job of hiding it from the world. He was so proud of his baby boy that he couldn't contain himself and I thought that he was going to erupt with pride like Mt. Saint Helens. A lot of people met their demise that day. Those things happen.

I've been playing horseshoes with my Mom for years because I know that I can count on her. She's always been there for me. Like that time when I couldn't find my car. Or that time when I passed out in the sewer. Or that one time when I needed to move in with her so I could put my life back together. She's a consistent performer who can carry the load when she has to and ends up surprising you every now and then.

Who would've though? Kevin and Jenny actually won a game. Which really turned my world upside-down and made me glad I held on to my tickets. If they would have stuck around to sign the ticket stubs their value would have tripled. But those big shots wouldn't do it.

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