Eli Scores and scores BIG!! but not in Soccer.

Well it Happened my oldest son Eli (who just turned 13) went on his first lunch date yesterday. Eli has been admiring a certain young girl for many years now they are in the same grade, have been friends in school and she attends Church with us too but that friendship has been GROWING into more lately. Eli has been worried that if he pursued this girl she might reject him and then things would be awkward and ruin their friendship, so he has kept his feeling to him self but is is very obvious on both parties where they stand. So after Church while standing in the foyer it happens Eli is asked to go to lunch with her. Here is where the Score comes in she did not ask him to go her dad did and that's HUGE. Father approval rating is BIG as all men know and he wanted Eli to go with them, so he did they bought his lunch and Eli left the tip. Talk about excited he could hardly contain him self, he had a Great time and was pumped all night long. She is a very sweet girl and has wonderful family and they think a lot of Eli. Of course they are young and no one can predict the future but you never can tell what will happen. I am very proud of my son that he has conducted him self in a manner that a father has noticed and asked him to go to lunch with his family that to me is very impressive. Great job Eli I am Proud of you and all that you do.