Chicago
I was out there this last week and got to spend lots of time with my grandpa who is recovering from aspiration pneumonia and slight dysphagia. I also got to spend a few goofy hours with my Godson, who is one dynamic character. That’s Charlie on the left, posing with his brother/my cousin Sam at Dairy Queen.
Soon after that photograph, we were driving back to their house. Deep in a discussion about soccer, the sport they all claim as their favorite, something came up about running. I posed a question at Charlie who was, as always, smiling slyly in the back seat.
Me: “Charlie - do you like to run?”
Charlie: “No! I don’t like running, I like eating chocolate!”
And that was that. We laughed the rest of the way home. Moments later we were engaged in a battle of epic proportions in their front yard, 2 on 2 soccer, Charlie and I vs Joey and Sam. And gosh darn’t Charlie looked like a mini Ryan of 18 years ago. A monstrous slide tackling, uber-skilled machine. Ya, I was pretty damn good at soccer, but Charlie is gonna be better - no doubt about it.
Filed by ryanroth at March 28th, 2008 under General Radness, Life