ex(PR)essed

I took in my first ever Messiah College men’s soccer game on Saturday, and I’m still feeling totally thrilled by the experience. The footwork — done with such precision — was amazing, the ball always seemed placed with a purpose, and the game just flew by. Messiah won, 4-0. They pretty much dominated the other team — so much so that Rachel and I wondered if our goalie was ever tempted to text message his friends from the field. “Just hangin’ out at Shoemaker. Oh, TTYL, guys — the ball is mid-field…”

Speaking of Rachel, she is crazy about men’s soccer at Messiah, and she was gracious enough to educate me on some of the finer points of soccer etiquette. Messiah’s fans proved to be the biggest mystery to me — the chants and cheers were…well, unique. My husband Jeff (an `02 alum) assures me that many of them are steeped in tradition. While I made peace with that explanation, the boys from our youth group that we brought to the game with us seemed less convinced!

All in all — it was a great night for soccer, and I suspect that I have attended only my first of many Messiah men’s soccer games!

In case you forgot over the weekend, “Remedy” comes tomorrow! You know, the new David Crowder Band CD? It has a green cross on it which is like the Red Cross, only green.