AAAAahhh a weekend...

It's finally here the NFL with legit officials, the last week of baseball w/ the final playoff spots, and college football is in full swing now. Aaaaahhhh, September and October, my two favorite months for sports. I still can't believe the boys in Blue may be watching the post season. Ugh! My NFL team is pretty horrible, one of my college teams is definitely horrible, at least USC is in the top 25 with post season hopes and back on track with a clean slate. Whew! Sports are such a cool way to escape the daily grind of life and the tough times. I am so grateful and thankful for my own personal "fandome," what are you thankful for???

Ups and downs...

Holy Cow...life can throw you some crazy pitches...cliche? yes. I've got nothing else. I can honestly say the last seven days have taken me to the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. But, here I sit the day before my first Hancock Football home game and I'm going to be okay. My nephew went home yesterday, whew! He's got a long road ahead of him, but kids are fighters. I've learned that over the past week, for sure. I feel far away, but at least it's only three or so hours. If my brother and his family need me I can get there quickly. Now, I need to get my head ready for the 3:50pm start of Hancock hosting Moorpark tomorrow/Saturday. I got this... This is what I've always wanted, I've got this. This is what I've worked over 20 years to attain, I've got this. This is where my life has traveled, according to my dreams and goals, I've got this. This is a big deal, but not life or death, I've got this. This is an accomplishment, I've got this. This is a big deal for the state of California, I've got this. This is huge for girls and women who want this, I've got this. This is a dream come true, I've got this. This rocks!!!

When Life Shows Up...

Life seems so overwhelming and tough sometimes. We all strive to get places, fulfill goals and acquire certain things along the way. We want something...we go for it. We decide something...we do it. We lose something...we look for it. We learn something...we remember it. I think I'm officially freaking out. I've wanted to do football play by play for over 20 years, almost my entire career. Now, it's here. I'm getting my spotting board/chart ready, my notes and stats too. I know I can do this, I might be rusty, but I'm ready and excited. I put so much darn pressure on myself to be perfect. That's impossible, there's no such thing. So, here I sit, talking myself down from the perfection ledge. My rational and logical mind knows I'll do great. I need to, according to Harry "f***! the jitters, keep smiling and enjoy it!"