Oh my, longest week ever. I have been thinking ‘tomorrow’ is
Friday for two days now. But, finally, tomorrow really is Friday. I have a
basketball game tonight, but mostly I am looking forward to getting laundry
done this evening. It is so overdue…and my room/bathroom are such disasters.
The thing that is nice about having to spend time doing laundry, is there is
all this down time in between loads…great for reading and not feeling guilty
about not doing something else…because I actually AM being productive.
Last weekend Brian and I met up with his parents for a high school
basketball game. Brian’s old high school is having a great season and it was
their last game of the regular season AND they were playing an undefeated
Mountlake Terrace. What a fantastic game!! It was so fun to watch. I don’t
think there was ever more than a 4 point differentiation…it was just back and
forth and back and forth…and then Shorewood came up with the upset! There was
the school band playing the same high school basketball band songs, and the
students in head to toe school colors. Sitting in the parent section reminded
me of the years and years Mom and I went to the Federal Way Eagles boys games
(my stepdad was the asst coach)…I idolized those guys…it was like they were in
the NBA for me (and some of them actually did end up there). When I got to talk
to them at practice, I was in awe. Makes me laugh to think about that they were
just high school kids, but like celebrities to 8 yr old me.
Speaking of basketball and my nostalgia…could it actually be
possible that Seattle will be getting an NBA team again? As early as next
season?! Ohhhh, boy do I hope so! How I have missed the Sonics these past few
years. I guess there have been some serious talks about building a new arena
that will host the Sonics and an NHL team.
I was listening to some news on the radio about it and how Gary Payton is doing
his best to make it happen, etc, etc…so that his number can be retired here…always
comes back to Gary.
In more basketball news…my team played the best team in our league
earlier this week…and we were AWESOME. I think we ended up losing by a basket…my
girls weren’t intimidated in the least…they were defensive monsters and
rebounding fools. I just love watching them play…they are so aggressive.
Last weekend I helped out at the Jr Storm clinic the Boys & Girls
Club held…I was in charge of the Rebounding station. There were SO many kids…they
were expecting 50, and there ended up being over 80…which is great…but it sure
was loud! I was definitely losing my voice in the 30 minutes the kids were
rotating through my station.
The running plan hasn’t been so good this week…and the weather has
been ideal for running…but, as previously mentioned, this week has just been
going on and on and on and by the end of the day Brian and I just can’t find
the motivation to put on the running shoes and get outside. We did manage to go
for a quick run on Saturday…to Red Mill for burgers. Which cancelled the run
out…but hey, a short run before a burger is better than no run before a burger,
right?
Ohhh, quick side note…We started the 3rd season of West
Wing and guess who is on for a couple of episodes? Connie Britton…aka Tami
Taylor…aka Mrs. Coach…from Friday Night Lights. That was exciting to discover.
I love when my favorite characters in one favorite show appear in another
favorite show.
Last night was movie night, and in honor of February- the love month-
we watched Romeo and Juliet…the ‘97 version with Leo and Claire. I hadn’t seen
that since high school, I think…and the soundtrack totally brought back
memories…I loved that soundtrack and listened to it all the time. I made heart
shaped pancakes (see pic), but the inspiration came from this…my
version wasn’t quite as impressive…but still cute and pretty easy. I just used
a frosting decorator tool that I got for Christmas from Target. Since there isn’t
much batter in each pancake they cook super fast, so I kept the stove temp
really low, like a 3…and then they were ready to be flipped in less than 30
seconds. Brian made his specialty- home made whipped cream. Cut up some
strawberries, some chocolate syrup….mmmm.
I read an article yesterday about the top five things people
regret as they are dying (a nurse starting keeping track of the conversations
she had with dying patients)…interesting and always a good reminder.
1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a
life true to myself, not the life others expected of me. I
love this one, and try so hard to make sure I think about this with every
decision I make. I think so many people get caught up in what they are supposed to be doing…keeping to some
kind of ‘timeline’, how their kids are supposed to act, the amount of money
they should be making, what their
family looks like to others, etc…rather than just doing what works for them.
2.
I
wish I hadn’t worked so hard.
3.
I
wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings.
4.
I wish
I had stayed in touch with my friends.
5.
I
wish that I had let myself be happier. It is a choice.
Okay, I know…this has gotten very long. Hope your week was a
little faster than mine…have a great weekend.
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