The Golden Girls

For the past month I've been coaching a woman's 55 and older basketball team. I believe the oldest one being in her later 70's.....and yes, it was as funny as it sounds.

I volunteered to help teach these ladies some of the basics of basketball. I mean really, really, basic. Such as, you have to dribble the ball, not run with it. The differences between offense and defense ( i know it seems obvious, but it turns out that its quite confusing to some of our senior citizens ) :) We were practicing with a goal in mind; to help raise money and gather food for our local food banks.

The first practice was a little shaky, but they improved each week and were having a great time. I had imagined it to be a slow paced game, but I was way off. These elderly woman are aggressive and competitive! They were flying all over the place; hacking, stealing, blocking, shouting, flying sprawled out on the ground after a loose ball. I thought we were going to have some broken hips or something more serious by the end. Even at one point we had to stop a scrimmage and remind them that it was just for fun and to lighten up a bit. They were awesome and it shows ya no matter what your age is competitiveness stays with you. I enjoyed spending the time with these ladies getting to know them and was happy to help them out. After a month of practicing we split them into four different teams and I was in charge of the blue team.

We had a great turn out from the community and tons of food was gathered for the food banks. These woman definitely sacrificed their bodies and time for a good cause and I was happy to be a part of it. The Blue team ended up taking third, well we ended our last game 3-3 with the red team and decided to just call it a tie, so no one came in last place :) The ladies I coached were so happy to be a part of this basketball team that they asked me to coach them for next years Hoop Fest, which is a huge 3 on 3 tournament in Spokane, WA.

They handed out medals at the end of the games that said "Golden Girls 2008" It is hanging in my room and is a good reminder that it's always good to take some time out of your life and help someone else.

spare time

Sometimes ya just gotta cut loose! There isn't much to do for young adults, but I always enjoy going out with the friends and forget about school and work. I also went golfing yesterday for the first time in awhile to a short course here in CDA. Every hole is a par three and I havent really played since high school. It was a blast and I did suprisingly well. Only one close encounter with a fellow golfer and my ball. FORE!

Midterms

Well I'm half way through my first semester back at NIC. Things are going well so far, but a little stressful. The midterm grades were posted and I have three A's and a C. Which is a MAJOR improvement from my prior attempts at college, so I'm happy and hope to keep them there....well maybe I can work on the C a bit :) I'm excited to get this first semester under my belt and then come to Utah for a visit. The semester ends December 16th, so I will be flying in shortly after and hope to see everyone! What else is going on in my life?? Well there was a major drug bust at my work and a few pounds of meth was found in one of our units and I had gangsters from the Insane,(which is a dangerous gang located in Long Beach) driving around here asking questions and undercover cops. Then after the bust the main detective asked me out on a date. It was a very exciting day at work and completely random, but broke up the usual dullness of my job. Nothing to exciting happening in my life just keeping busy with homework. I should be working on a Biography on Samuel Adams, turns out it wasn't just the name of a beer, but one of our founding fathers and a ruthless, cruel bastard. Anyways, it's getting freezing cold up here already and I'm not looking forward to another winter in North Idaho. Really I was thinking about transferring to Dixie after this semester. Who knows though I change my mind quite often! :) any suggestions? I posted a few pictures because Sheri asked if I only owned one shirt so here is proof I own at least 3 or 4 :) There is a few from camping and other random times. I cooked my first dutch oven all by myself!