The Rain, Rain, Rain Came Down, Down, Down . . .

It was a beautiful afternoon here.  The sun shone brightly and the temperatures stayed in the low 80's. Doug and Cam took advantage of the nice weather to transplant some of our foliage and add some tulips to our landscaping.  Meg went with several of her friends to the Bethany vs. Central Noble boys sectional championship held at Westview High School.  The girls had a lot of fun and witnessed the boys bring home the trophy with a 6-0 victory.

As beautiful as the day was there were non-stop reports that a storm was brewing.  Hurricane Nate was to make landfall in Louisiana this afternoon which was predicted to bring heavy amounts of rain across the United States including our area.  The variety of college football games on the television seemed to confirm the forecast as the fans sitting in the stands were completely drenched.  I thought for awhile that they might move Meg's game up as it wasn't scheduled to start until 7 p.m., so they could avoid the storms  That was not to be the case, however.

Doug, Cam and I arrived at Bethany at 6:45 armed with umbrellas, jackets and blankets.  I was hopeful that the storms that were predicted would move past us.  For the first twenty minutes I held on to that belief.  I watched Meg and her teammates play against a talented Westview team positive that the weather would hold off.  Meg once again made some phenomenal passes at wing and had some great runs at goal.  She played aggressively and contained her mark well.  Bethany, however, struggled defensively against the Warriors allowing the first goal in at the nine minute mark with a header off a corner kick.  The second goal goal came at the twenty-five minute mark and by that time we realized that the storm that had been talked about all day was almost upon us.  The winds had picked up and the temperature had cooled off drastically.  Several fans started to exit the field about the same time that the ref saw lightening.  Play was instantly suspended and the team headed to the gym.  Doug, Cam and I made it to the van as the heavy rain hit.  Doug was hopeful that they would be able to wait it out and finish the tournament tonight, but after an hour the game was officially postponed until Monday night.  The girls should be able to rest and rejuvenate their spirits.  With the boys winning today, they definitely would like to have a dual championship at their school.