Afterglow 2012 - Day 6 Thursday

The Championship game in the Horseshoe Tournament has turned into a pretty big event. Gail entices the crowd to show up by offering free food and beverages (because more people will always come if there is something for free) but for the family it has gotten big because it seems like we always have a team playing in the big game. This year it would be Mom and I against Brian and Gary. Mom got the match started right with the singing of the National Anthem and then I led her to the pits in a grand march-like entry.

Jenny and Kevin were having a grass fight after Bride Wars (you can catch the end result of that on the next page) but then decided to call a truce. Two people can not coexist when there is grass constantly flying around all over the place.

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I'm sorry that I can't give you a proper play by play of the match but I was too caught up in the moment to pay that much attention. But I can tell you that I finally pulled my weight on this team. Mom usually carries us because I'm such a waste of space and can't contribute to the team. I do know that I ended up getting a ringer (pictured at right) that sealed the deal and won us another championship.

I don't know what this little bastard is smiling about. I'm sure there are a million reasons to smile including (but not limited to) his red sunglasses, being at Afterglow or the alcohol taking over. But I'm not privy to the truth. It could be just about anything.

Jenny invented Bride Wars in 2010 as a result of being drunk and hating the Anne Hathaway/Kate Hudson movie of the same name. Whenever the feeling is right (or the tequila makes her decisions) she decides to Bride Wars the S out of everybody.

Now that the tomfoolery was over we could go back to being civil with each other. There is no better way to do that then to sit down and engage in discussion over a few drinks. And that is exactly what Brian, Kevin and I did with our time that afternoon.

I've pretty much been a failure for most of my life so I always celebrate the moment when I actually win something, even if it is at the expense of others. I probably shouldn't have played Queen's "We are the Champions" from my iPod at the end but I'm a jerk when I drink and I rubbed it in their faces that Mom and I were 3 time Champions. So let me take this chance to issue an apology to Brian and Gary for obnoxious celebration and behaving like an asshole. That's kind of what I do. No wonder I don't have any friends...

I honestly don't remember much about this game. You would think something like a championship game would stick with me but the booze or time (it's been nearly 6 months since I played in this game) did away with the memories. I employ a Historian (the great Stacy Kurutz) but I don't use her services properly when trying to recount Afterglow activities. But if my memory serves me correctly we dominated Brian and Gary from the start. They might have had a nice comeback but I know eventually we ended up winning.

I have way too many pictures of Brian sleeping. I don't know why I took one more. Probably because I was trying to prove a point that he slept for the majority of the time up here. To each their own. You can't nap and rally everyday without the napping.

Summit offered her services to help keep the peace and served as a mediator in the discussions. The three of them were able to work together and hammer out a peace accord that will no doubt last for their entire lives. We are all thankful that it happened.