With lots of text messages and phone calls to each other as we all were heading south, it was great to reunite with our 8U Blue Family at the hotel in Alabama! After everyone arrived, read the West Raleigh agenda on the white board, and were all checked in the hotel, our team headed over to the field to check in for the tournament. The boys had some pizza and drinks and then all 20 teams headed out to the fields. West Raleigh took the long way around the complex and admired all 20 flags. Each team had to bring its state flag. Three NC flags were on there. After a lot of waiting around and the eagerness of Opening Ceremonies...the teams were introduced and escorted onto one main field. Of course, that's when it started to rain! After the mass picture, fireworks were set off.
Then, everyone headed to their cars...got a bite to eat (not much open in the town!) and headed back to the hotel.
The boys were able to sleep in on Thursday, enjoy the breakfast, have a practice in the afternoon and then had to have a long wait for the first game at 7pm.
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