HOF Weekend

So, I was inducted to the Hall of Fame at my high school. The school only has about 250 people total (60 in my graduating class), but ultimately they chose one person from each sport in the history of the school to be inducted and I was chosen for volleyball. I'm pretty proud of it. 

To kick off the day, I played in an alumni volleyball tournament with these girls. These girls (women... can we possibly be women??) are amazing. They were my team 20 years ago and are my team now. We came in second, but only to the team that graduated last year. From high school. Seriously. And we beat them once, and came back from a 13 point deficit and only lost by 2. I think it should count as a win anyway. We could walk the next day... win in my book!

 My Hall of Fame plaque. That's my high school graduation picture. It's a little scary.

 I wrote my own bio. :)

 After the volleyball tourney and a short gathering, but before the big induction reception, we saw the sights of Elk Mound. Abby and Nolan came with me, along with my mom, and we saw... The Mound! Yes, THE Mound of Elk Mound.

 I told them stories of how we cleaned it as a social studies project in high school and people got poison ivy for graduation, and how we had to run ladders up it for track. Run is such a loose word!

Then we drove by the old house. Yeah, not extremely taken care of. But I know the blueprint by heart!

 From there I had the great idea to go to Hoffman Hills, a hiking spot near where the reception that night would be. And not only go, but hike! And hike to the TOP! It was a gorgeous day, and the kids were all about it. I thought mom and I might die.

I also realized something else. I'm not at all afraid of heights for me. But I'm terrified of heights for my kids. I thought my heart was going to leap from my chest on some of these pictures.

 And then there's Nolan. You got the preview from his birthday. Not quite sure what possessed him here.

 I have to say... my hometown, and having my kids there was a lot of fun. It took a bit of retrospection, but I really had great friends, and a great life growing up there.