Christmas Tree Shopping

Thanksgiving in the Mountains!

here's to nothing

so here's to nothing. yep, that's what i do...nothing. i work out, then nothing. i make a movie about my dogs, then nothing. i sit and watch ellen and college football live at the three o'clock hour waiting for grace to pick up ellie, then nothing. you may be thinking to yourself, poor thing, she seems to bored. well, at first i was. at first i was like, man, what do i do with all this time, but then i realized, there is so much more i can do. and maybe i waste some time, but that's ok. maybe i should volunteer more, and yes i do volunteer. maybe i should travel more, but wait, that's what i do for my job. maybe i should take a dance class, but have you seen me dance?? who needs dance classes when you can dance like me?? maybe i should add another dog to the pack, whoa, maybe four more? yes, there may be a lot of things i could do in my free time, and you can give me your two sense if you would like, but i am enjoying these moments. so if you are sitting at your desk wishing you had some free time to waste and do nothing, think of me. i am sure enjoying my time!! haha!! miss you too!

Something other than photos

I decided it has just been too long since I have written something on my blog. While I know that people enjoy the idea of staring aimlessly at their screen while at work and not having to read anything, you may still stare aimlessly at this blog entry because it probably won't be that exciting.
Anywho, so life has been busy for the first time in a few months. The nice thing is it has been good busy. I have been doing some broadcasting for espnu on sundays for college games. It has been really fun to finally get my feet wet into the broadcasting business. The games have been fun and I am really learning a lot. If you want to watch, check out espnu this sunday and next sunday. After that, I am doing the ACC championship on Fox Sports South and the national championship on ESPN2. All in all, busy has been good. The weekdays are different. I am working out like crazy and I love my personal trainer. He is kicking my butt and I love it. It's nice to finally be able to do almost everything. The only thing missing from my workout is sharp lateral movements. I actually got cleared Monday to get back into lateral movements slowly, so I tried to do some shuttle runs, let's just say my knee was fine, but the rest of my body was in a lot of pain. It's amazing what no lateral movements for four months will do to you when you try to come back!
Doggie day care is at its all time high! We of course have Izzy, Maeby, and Ellie as seen in the pictures, but Bailey Narvesson has now become quite the member. She is a six month black lab puppy and maeby and ellie just love playing with her. Izzy loves it too, but we all know how much Izzy plays. She is still the pack leader and they all know not to mess with her. It's pretty entertaining. If anyone would like to come visit me in the afternoon, make sure you arent afraid of dogs. Needless to say, maybe when I am done with soccer I should start a real doggie day care instead of being a broadcaster....
So all in all, life is good. Robert and I are having a blast getting to play husband and wife for the first time in our marriage. College football has proven to be full of fun, even though I am worried about penn state. If penn state gets in before a SEC team because of Joe Pa, I am going to have major issues. I drove through Atlanta and Birmingham to see Brandt in Tuscaloosa and it was so fun seeing my family and Brandt in a whole week-even though I went to Tuscaloosa after the UGA game:( Everyone is doing wonderful and it's just nice to go places when I want to! I am hoping to make more trips, anyone want a visitor??
Well I hope your workday was as productive as mine!! Enjoy the latter part of the week!

Weekend at Brandt's

My own doggie day care!

Ivey's Baby Shower(mccauley style)

THE Heisman Trophy!

David and Steph's Wedding

Beach Bums:)

GAME DAY!!

I love Fall

So I told you I would answer your questions last week, but oh well, here they are. There are only three band members in Ben Folds Five and Tom Landry and Vince Lombardi coached for the Giants. Lots has happened since my last blog entry, the US won the gold, woohoo! I went to LA and saw some of my favorite peeps, Tink Tink and Eller, and then the most monumental of all was Robert went to a couples massage with me! That's right folks, I finally broke him down and made him go with me, I mean his body is in tangles, and he feels so much better now. And for all you men out there who have a problem with massages, Robert will tell ya, it is totally worth it!
Life is obviously exciting for me nowadays! haha! Rehab is going well and the beach is waiting for my arrival all next week so I can't wait! And even better, college football starts this thursday which means my life is complete again! So for all those espn analysts who have already counted Georgia out because of a hard schedule, I can't wait for this season to begin! I LOVE the fall!

Our short but AWESOME trip to NYC

Lots of pics!

a lil update plus some brain teasers!

Well here's to the quarterfinals! Of course it's Canada! I hate that we have to play them in the quarters. Playing Brazil definitely would not have been our ideal team to play, but Canada is up there as one of the worst teams. We just seem to play each other all the time and we have fortunately come out victorious lately. The problem is, we play them too much. Knowing your opponent can definitely help, but knowing them too well can sometimes hurt. I just hope our team comes out and plays like we did today- beating New Zealand 4-0!
As for me, recovery is going really well. I am pretty sore right now considering I was released to jog a week ago, but I am pumped I can JOG! I never thought that jogging very slowly for five minutes then walking five minutes and doing that for forty minutes would be so exciting! I am just taking each step with excitement and willingness to take it slowly but to also push myself. Cody, my trainer, has been awesome and it has been fun doing agility and jogging. The funny part is when I watch all the Olympic games, I get pretty nervous when I see a knee go another way because I feel like all knees are unstable. Thank goodness God made them ready for just about anything!
So I figured that since most of the people who are actually reading my blog know how my life is, I would spice it up a little bit. Plus, I am hoping that people will actually respond to my blog. People tell me they read it, but how can I really believe that, huh? Haha!! So here goes: I will ask these questions, riddles, or whatever comes to mind and then in the next week I will tell yall the answer. Oh and don't be lame and go to google or wikipedia and find the answer!!
Question 1- In 1956, Tom Landry coached the defense and Vince Lombardi the offense for what NFL team?
A-Bears B-Colts C-Giants D-Eagles
Question 2- How many band members were there in Ben Folds Five?

HAVE FUN!

GO USA

I just want to put a small plug to my girls over in China. I know that a lot of people are doubting the US soccer team, but I am definitely not one of them. We may have never lost an Olympic first round game, but I think this will be major motivation for us to dominate throughout the rest of the tournament. We have a lot of talented players out there and I know we can come together and beat Japan and New Zealand and make it to the next rounds. Keep watching because I believe we still have a lot of exciting soccer to watch! Go team!

Fun slideshow

Goodbye to the Mansers

So we say goodbye to our good friends, the mansfields. Over the last couple of days we have been able to eat our favorite foods, chick-fil-a and armadillo grill, and reminisce on the fun times of living in the radius(that would be durham, nc). There were some definite sad moments since they have been living in the state of north carolina for most, if not all, of their lives, but I am extremely excited for them. New York doesn't know how lucky they have it now. I will definitely miss them, but I guess I am kind of glad that I tore my acl(i would have definitely liked it another way) because this meant I was able to spend lots of quality time(my love language for those of you who need to know!) and really say my good byes! Izzy and Maeby were even able to say proper goodbyes this morning as the Fultons and Whitehills brought Starbucks and Chick-fil-a. (Starbucks wont be a problem in New York, but this may be their last chick for awhile-how sad!) If you are bored while typing numbers in the office, check out zackmansfield.com and watch their move to new york LIVE! I know, so exciting! I am going to leave all of you with the advice that Robert and I left to these two wonderful and sweet people-- "don't lose your southern flare" "don't forget how to drive a car" "be green and stay republican" "good luck driving a rental truck through manhattan" "go to Tao!" There were many other words of advice, but I think we can leave it at that!

up and moving!

It has been almost a week and I can honestly say I am mobile. I am still having a slumber party with Robert, Izzy, and Maeby in the den, but I am now able to walk without crutches for small amounts of time. I will have to say I am almost done with the pain medicine which is always a sad and scary thing, but I am excited that we are on the last day of meds because I can finally move about without nausea and the feeling that I am about to fall over.
Now it is time for rehab. I never thought it would be so difficult to bend a knee, but I am sure learning a lesson of humility! My knee has gotten to 90 degrees which is great for just the first two days of rehab so I am excited for that and I can't wait to bend it all the way back. If anyone has acl stories they want to share or any tidbits that might help me, please let me know! Ok, now I am off to start my new hobby-making a quilt out of all my favorite t-shirts!! We shall see how it all works out, but I am very excited to get it started! Check out some funny videos of my visit to atlanta and robert's birthday. At least I am keeping myself busy!!
oh! PS-im not celebrating tearing my acl(just wanted to be a part of the toast, haha! and I wasnt picking my nose! haha!) i guess i am not very afraid of making a fool of myself!

Surgery is DONE!

I am very excited to report that my surgery is over and done and everything went really well. I must admit I am glad to be done with everything and I even feel really good. My whole leg was numb all day yesterday but the thing that was amazing was how good I felt. I wasn't groggy, I was fully alert, and I felt as if I was ready to go and play a soccer game. Ok, maybe that is an exaggeration, but my leg feels great and I am very excited to get my recovery rolling. I am going to keep updating my blog, so please keep reading and checking in! Thank you so much for all your prayers and I can't wait to hear from yall soon!

thanks!

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone for all the support you have given me during this hard time. Tearing my acl is definitely a setback for this year and I am totally bummed I will be missing out on the Olympics, but I am excited for what is to come. Right now I am enjoying being home, being a wife, a mother to izzy and our new addition, maeby(a white german shepherd mix), and doing what people who are home consistently do! August definitely won't be an easy time for me, but with friends, family, and God, I know I can get through this and come out better because of it. Again, thanks for the words of encouragement and all of the support. I won't be able to do this without you!--oh and I will be keeping up with my blog even if I am not at the Olympics. It's fun! So keep reading!

Korea Bound!

Off to Korea we go! Well, the main reason this is exciting is because the olympic team went from a pool of over 50 players to just 22. The team was named Sunday and after a small celebration, we are all now home for much needed rest and relaxation. We leave for South Korea on Sunday where we will play a very difficult schedule including teams like Brazil and Australia. Once this tournament is over, the team will go from 22 players to the 18 who will be going to the Olympics. I just can't believe we are only 65 days away from the opening ceremony and only 63 days away from our first game! It is getting exciting!!

The beginning

I am very excited to begin my new blog. I don't know why it has taken me so long to write about all of my adventures with soccer for people to read, but I guess it is better now than later. I am excited to finally start it as the Olympics are right around the corner. I am sitting in my hotel room in Los Angeles as we are in another training camp getting ready for our first game August 6th(a little earlier than everyone else, just so you know!!) This camp has been really hard with the theme these two weeks being all about fitness, but I know we are all excited to do this now so it will hopefully pay off later. We are also working really hard right now because we have a lot of games over the next two months leading up to the olympics and we want to make sure we are peaking at the right time. I mean after this camp, we head to south korea for two weeks, norway and sweden for a week, we play a game in denver and san diego and then head over to china!! I cant believe we are getting so close to the beginning of the games and I really CANNOT wait!! I hope you are excited as well!! OK, enjoy the pics and videos and I can't wait to write again soon!