SU soccer and tailgating.

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Friday night, Owen's soccer team (CNY United U9 ) in combination w/ the CNY United U10 and U11 teams met at Syracuse University to tailgate and catch a SU soccer game. We found a babysitter for Henry, and got there early, stayed until the very end and had a great time. We had organized this along w/ the assistant coach of SU beforehand and they let the boys play on the fields next to the SU players before the game. The boys were in heaven. In October, Owen gets to be a ball boy for one of the SU games AND they're playing at half time.

This whole night was bittersweet, because the following morn we heard that Owen's soccer team had merged w/ their biggest rival, Empire United, effective immediately. CNY United no longer exists and Owen will be playing for Empire United. This means the families that I've come to know so well might be divided, as rumor has it that they will be forming an A, B, and C team of U9 players. I think the change will be a good thing. But change is still change, and I kind of liked the way things were.