Every Saturday Morning David used to play football with some guys from Church. He LOVED this activity as much as he loved playing with these guys on Wednesday nights at Basketball.
Dave wanted to play every Saturday and started sending out email reminders every week to drum up interest. I saw a few and they were pretty hilarious. Each one seemed to have his crazy sense of humor.
Here is one of the emails he sent. It's probably the last one he sent before he died. I love to read his past emails because they have so much of his personality in them. (I miss that personality!)
The Football email has risen from the ashes. This weekend is not a “go” due to lateness, questionable interest, and the camp-out. Expect more to come. I expect to play within the next couple of weeks.
~~ Trumpeter of Football Rally Cries
P.S. We are giving away the attached antique couch (Edwardian Period) and a separate love seat. First come, please pick up, but call first.
P.P.S. We need help moving in the new old couch from the W (thanks E and D!) Will further advise.
P.P.P.S Sawasdee got a great review. Please see the following article:
http://www.wickedlocal.com/northofboston/features/x84675936/Joy-of-Eating-Find-sky-high-Thai-at-sumptuous-Sawasdee-in-Danvers
Lastly, Please let me know if you want to be removed from this distribution
I went to Dave's blog and found a blog post that he wrote about his Football adventures. Here it is...
A LITTLE SNOW AIN'T GONNA STOP US
Over this past weekend and yesterday it snowed - a lot. But, that didn't stop a few of us (Axel, Josh, Geo, Luis, and me) from playing football Saturday morning. Actually, there were 6 of us because some random kid named Franky walked up to us asking for a smoke, and we instead invited him to play. So, we had 3 on 3, and it was just right and it was a blast!
I love playing Football in the snow. There's just something about it. Maybe it’s because you can get tackled and it won’t hurt as much. Maybe it’s because your face freezes and you can’t feel your cheeks. Who knows???
When I was younger we used to have some great games down at the Rosey. When I was a little older we had some great games on the field across from the old DT.
Now we play at Library Field. I took a picture of the field before we started, but I forgot to get the after one, so I will have to wait until after tomorrow morning when we have the Christmas Eve Snow Bowl. I know that it's gonna be cold, but it's gonna be worth it!
~~ Crazy Ice Chops
Library Field
The Guys
The snow before the game
After the game
Dave loved all the guys he played with and loved the time they spent on the field. It was an important part of his week. All of these guys came to the funeral and I was always touched because I knew it would have meant a lot to Dave.
On Thanksgiving Day the guys always played a Turkey Bowl. I knew it was coming up and it was kind of hard to think about it knowing that Dave would be missing it. He always talked about it for weeks before hand every year. It was part of his Thanksgiving Tradition.
Thanksgiving Day 2010 I was flying to Utah for my brothers wedding. My friend Ellen was flying out with me and said we had to stop at the Turkey Bowl. I was in complete surprise to see that all of the guys were wearing Chops Turkey Bowl Shirts to honor Dave. I think my heart may have skipped a beat. I was blown away to see the shirts and they even had a small one for Adler!
We took a "Team" photo and I had a chance to say a quick Thank You to everyone. Dave was always the more eloquent one when it came to public speaking. I think I was able to mumble a bit about how much it would have meant to Dave to be honored in this way. The truth is that I don't think I have ever been able to express just how much this meant to me. I want to say again, Thank You. : )
Adler in his new shirt
Team Photo
Adler watching the game
The guys starting the game behind us
A BIG thanks to everyone that was involved in the Chops Turkey Bowl!
