Playin the Game

WILLIAM PENN BASKETBALL

I will try and make up for my lack of posts by mashing all the recent pics and memories into two collages! Sorry I haven't updated this much, but things get a lil busy, believe it or not. But now that finals are done and we are nearing the Christmas break, I thought it would be  a great time to catch up and reflect on some of the experiences we have had over the last few months.

We have been playin' the game of life and mostly winning! Best news is that basketball has been good to us both here at Penn as well, which makes life even the more sweeter. The men's team is doing great with a 9-4 record (and I hear they have the conference's best looking 3-point shooter, number #15). Tyler is enjoying his role on the team and Coach Henry has pretty much told him to shoot if he even sees the rim! He is doing great and having a good time. The women's team is...well struggling right now. Overcoming a few arrests (2 of our starters and leading scorers) is taking its toll on the team and we are all ready for this upcoming break. We're hanging in there with a 7-6 record....but should be doing a lot better. Both teams hope to improve that record by two wins before we head back to UTAH for a much anticipated Christmas Break! The talk of the teams is if the Stahle's will sit by each other on the long bus ride to Kansas... :) We are excited to finally start traveling TOGETHER and getting to watch some of each other's games during conference play.

The women's team volunteered at the Senior Care Center here in Osky last saturday and all I have to say is that someday I hope I am as cool as our friend Fancy! They are some funny people and we enjoyed playing "who am I? Christmas addition" after painting nails and reading to several residents. I think everyone had a good time, if not they pretended to pretty well, which is a step forward from the somewhat negative attitude we have been having as a team. It was sad to see some of the residents so down during the Christmas season because of their families not being there, but it was nice to bring them a few smiles and it certainly brightened my day. We hope to go to the Children's Hospital in Des Moines when we get back from break.

Lastly but not near least, we are both trying to find missionary opportunities with our teammates and we have really begun to feel accepted, respected, and loved as part of the teams we are on. Either they realized that being mormon married and old isn't that weird.... or they have become comfortable with our weirdness, either way we're grateful to have more friends and "family" here in Osky.