“If your going to fall…do it with dignity and grace……or failing that, do it with as big a slam as possible! If you ain’t falling, you ain’t trying!” – Anonymous
Ok, that title is laughable I know. I’m OBVIOUSLY not even comparable to Shaun White.
My good friend has been trying to get me out snowboarding for [...]
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24 Dec
So…I’m No Shaun White
8 Nov
From Behind the Capri Sun & Orange Peels
“If you can give your son or daughter only one gift, let it be enthusiasm.” – Bruce Barton
Ahh, back from another day of soccer games.
I wrote a few months ago about getting my feet wet in the soccer mom world. Well, by now, I can easily say that not only are my feet wet, but [...]
26 Oct
20 Men Broke My Heart
“All things are cause for either laughing or weeping.” – Seneca
Yep…that’s right. My heart was broken again today… by 20 different guys… in football.
Haha… I hope none of you actually thought I meant 20 men in my personal life. C’mon!!! No, no, my 11 starting Charger players plus my 9 starting fantasy football guys…broke my [...]
25 Sep
My Mini Family Reunion
“No matter where you live, brothers are brothers and sisters are sisters. The bonds that keep family close are the same no matter where you are.”
My older brother Jason finally came to visit. I have lived in California for over four years now. Since moving here, my brother Isiah has relocated here too, followed by my mom [...]
14 Sep
Week 2: Screw Hochuli!
“You don’t notice the referee during the game, unless he makes a bad call.” – Drew Curtis
My team just got screwed by the refs…
…and we didn’t even get dinner first.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, you’ve all heard it before, but it was a royal, utterly atrocious, screwing that occured today in the Mile High Stadium, courtesy of [...]
9 Sep
Fantasy Football: Week 1 Bust
“If it doesn’t matter who wins or loses, then why do they keep score?” – Vince Lombardi
What the hell happened this week in football?!? Join me for a quick fantasy football career flashback:
Year 1 (2006) – I finally joined my brother’s fantasy football league. My friend, Chrystal, and I are the first females to [...]
6 Sep
Soccer Mom Overnight
“The rules of soccer are very simple, basically it is this: if it moves, kick it. If it doesn’t move, kick it until it does.” – Phil Woosman
Today it was official; I am a soccer mom.
I am not your traditional soccer mom. Everything about me screams the opposite, however, here I am. My friends are [...]