Senior Night at Golf

Waking up at noon felt strange, but after going to bed at 6 a.m., it was necessary.  I was incredibly glad that Cameron and Meg were able to take care of themselves these past couple of days.  It definitely would have been a challenge to be up at 7:30 this morning.  

I showered as soon as I got up so that Meg and I could run to New Market in North Webster to pick up the cake for senior night at golf.  It was way bigger than I thought it would be, which made us laugh as there were only seven boys on the team and the cake fed 96.  Cameron had invited his friends as well, and thankfully we would have plenty for all.

After lunch, Meg and I headed to Walmart to pick up ice cream, plates and utensils for the celebration.  Fortunately, Kris Shenk said that she would keep the cake and ice cream for us until the end of the match. With the 80+ degree temperatures, there was no other way for us to keep it all cold.  We talked to Cameron before the match, he was excited about the night.  He felt really good about his game and also liked playing with the Lakeland golfers.  Unfortunately, a missed putt on eight and an out of bounds on nine inflated his score to a 45.   

The disappointment of Cameron's score, however, was eased tremendously by the strong support that he found from his friends, family, classmates, teachers, coaches and players tonight.  As the only senior on the golf team this year, he received a lot of attention.  From listening to Jon's speech, it was well deserved.  Cameron had given his all to the golf team this season, even driving the entire team to practice on a daily basis.  It was nice to hear him recognized for his contribution to Bethany golf over the past five years, especially when we weren't even sure that they would have a team this spring.  I also appreciated all of those in attendance tonight.  I loved seeing the outpouring of support, but was also happy that hardly any of the oversized cake was left afterward.  As I walking out, Jon stopped me to tell me how much he enjoyed Cameron.  He said that after taking his own boys out of the equation, Cameron was by far his favorite Bethany golfer ever.  I could totally see that, especially after his 8th grade year when the majority of the team was had the last name Shenk.  It only made sense that he fit right into that family.