It's amazing how much of Jeff's time is spent in labored hours working or studying or homeworking (a new verb), and though there's definitely some personal gain in that, most of it is for us, his family. His hard work makes my entire life and lifestyle possible, and while it's sometimes hard for me- from a independent thinking, strong woman standpoint- to be in such dependent situation, I know that there is no more capable or trustworthy person I could rely on. He's pretty selfless. So when he asked if we'd like to come keep him company at his not-so-homey, home away from home, Sawyer and I happily obliged. We made the short trek up to campus and ate dinner together, then wandered around the student center pushing all the elevator and automatic door opener buttons until we found ourselves at the game center. There we decided to first play all the arcade games without coins, then with coins, and finally when Sawyer started dive-bombing the lanes and trying to swipe all the bowling balls in sight, we thought we should wrap up the night with a game. I opted for the role of bowling assistant while father and son duked it out on the lanes. Sadly, even with bumpers and Sawyer's ball inch-worming a sluggish path down the lane, the final margin was alarmingly close (all things considered). He requested no pictures of the final score, and had no final post-game comment on the situation, but I'm sure Jeff would like me to say on his behalf that he scored low on purpose, just another way he selflessly gives to his family. He wouldn't want to crush Sawyer's confidence on his first trip to the lanes now anyway, would he?
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