Happy Thanksgiving!
I am thankful for 23 years and four days of marriage to my wonderful wife, Belinda. Happy anniversary, my beautiful Lady Jane.
I am thankful for family and for a week off from school (first time ever since I started teaching). We've had a great gathering of our own family here this break. James is home, so we have been able to spend an entire week together.
I am thankful for golf, of course. I am thankful that I still get to play. Bruce, C.J., and I played yesterday, and it was glorious. We lost to the Bogey Man by one stroke, but it was still fabulous. I played terribly, too, but it was still fun.
I am thankful for the past 3 years of coaching volleyball again. I think back to the first year I came back, and I wonder how I did it. I couldn't have done it without support, that's for sure. I went from brain surgery recovery right into full-time teaching and coaching. The most difficult parts were the two full days of coaching; the JV scrimmage and the JV tournament. After the surgery, I had numerous times when my body spoke to me, and this is what it would say, "Stop now. I am about to shut down. Whether you are ready or not, I am shutting down."
Those were two of those times.
I am thankful that we got to go to state this past season. I wrote this on the bus on our way home after it was all over.
Written on 11-16-13.
I would rather be coaching again this afternoon, helping out one last time at the 3:00 District 4A state championship match as an assistant for our team, but instead we are heading home.
We ended up losing to Los Lunas in the round just before the quarterfinals. It’s over. It’s done. Life continues, but I am so proud of this team, how far we went, and how much all of the girls improved, especially from last year’s season to this year’s sad and rather abrupt ending.
I am thankful for 23 years and four days of marriage to my wonderful wife, Belinda. Happy anniversary, my beautiful Lady Jane.
I am thankful for family and for a week off from school (first time ever since I started teaching). We've had a great gathering of our own family here this break. James is home, so we have been able to spend an entire week together.
I am thankful for golf, of course. I am thankful that I still get to play. Bruce, C.J., and I played yesterday, and it was glorious. We lost to the Bogey Man by one stroke, but it was still fabulous. I played terribly, too, but it was still fun.
I am thankful for the past 3 years of coaching volleyball again. I think back to the first year I came back, and I wonder how I did it. I couldn't have done it without support, that's for sure. I went from brain surgery recovery right into full-time teaching and coaching. The most difficult parts were the two full days of coaching; the JV scrimmage and the JV tournament. After the surgery, I had numerous times when my body spoke to me, and this is what it would say, "Stop now. I am about to shut down. Whether you are ready or not, I am shutting down."
Those were two of those times.
I am thankful that we got to go to state this past season. I wrote this on the bus on our way home after it was all over.
Written on 11-16-13.
I would rather be coaching again this afternoon, helping out one last time at the 3:00 District 4A state championship match as an assistant for our team, but instead we are heading home.
We ended up losing to Los Lunas in the round just before the quarterfinals. It’s over. It’s done. Life continues, but I am so proud of this team, how far we went, and how much all of the girls improved, especially from last year’s season to this year’s sad and rather abrupt ending.
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