Basketball Camp at BYU

 

Hello!  I hope you had a good weekend.  Ours was rather quiet.  Saturday, we went with friends for ice cream in the city center, followed by seeing Despicable Me 4 and dinner at a local Kabab shop.  On Sunday, we went to church in Wetzlar, where we saw some of our old friends from when we lived here in Germany.  The day ended with watching the soccer championship, which I was rather disappointed because Spain won.  I wanted England to win because they have never won a Euro, and I didn't want Spain to win because they played poorly. It wasn't to be, though.  Also, I spent some of Sunday watching news footage on the assassination attempt on Donald Trump.  Shocked and not shocked, given the amount of hatred for the ex-president.  I am deeply saddened for the man who has died and for those who are injured.  The question is, when are we going to say enough is enough. When are we going to change gun laws?  I often tell my friends here in Europe who ask me about guns in America that it is easier to buy a gun in America than it is for someone to purchase alcohol. It's nuts!  Moving on, though, while Frank was in Korea and I was in Germany, our older son Harris helped us care for Addy and Roman. Addy enjoyed her camp experience last year in Utah, and Frank promised Addy she could go back before he knew he would be in Korea. This meant that Harris and Roman, because he is not 18, would need to go with her, and sadly, there is no shuttle service to pick up kids attending the camp at the airport. They arrived Sunday, the 30th of June, and were greeted at the airport by Winston.  They went to dinner and then went to the hotel.  Harris dropped Addy off at the University the next day, and she was there for the next three days.  She had a blast.  What did the boys do?  My understanding was that they didn't really do much exploring.  Harris visited a college friend who works in SLC.  They went to the gym every day, and they ate.  This being said, Harris works remotely, and Roman is taking three courses online this summer.  Since they weren't to leave until the 5th of July, they enjoyed the parade and fireworks.  Then, it was time to return home. It is likely Addy will go back next year.  I might even sign up, Avery.  While she is indifferent to sports, it might be fun for her to attend the camp as well. The camps at BYU feature just about every sport one can think of, or at least all the major school sports.  Winston is currently working as a counselor at these camps.  Last week, he watched over the boys who were there for diving, and this week, he watched over the boys attending the soccer camp. Well, I need to run. We are going to go to a rope climbing/ adventure park today.