Jackson Hole, Wyoming!

Snow Day in NC!

Long time, no update

I just realized that it has been over a month since my last blog entry, and well, that is just too long. The good news with this entry is that I will also be adding two new photo albums so you can SEE what I have been up to for the past month.
Basically all I have been doing this month is getting ready for the new Women's Pro Soccer league. I head up to Maryland to play with the Washington Freedom next week and I am pretty excited about it. I am just excited that we are finally getting our league off the ground and I am also excited about getting to play a lot of games. It has been awhile since the last time I stepped onto the pitch in an organized game, but I am so excited that the Inaugural game is just around the corner.
January and February have been a lot of fun. We actually had a snow day here in North Carolina(which is one of the photo albums), the Tar Heels have finally gotten their act together with leadership and big time play by EVERYONE, Grace and I headed out to Jackson Hole, Wyoming to visit our wonderful friends, Ashley and John Merritt(the other photo album, and don't worry about me in the skis. It was cross country skiing so there was no worries with the ACL!), me and the dogs had a lovely birthday given to us by the greatest hubby, my parents and Brandt came to visit, and well I have just loved being in the Durham/Chapel Hill area. Not only have I had a wonderful winter, but Robert was able to go to the Duke game(thanks to Neill) in Cameron and cheer on the Tar Heels as we dominated the dookies! With Neill being at the game and Zack arriving the next day, Robert was able to celebrate the whole weekend! And let's face it, we all know that the Dook game was all those three talked about! And really, that's all that Grace, Ashley, John, and I talked about! It was quite a great day sending all the Duke seniors away without ONE win at Cameron against us Tar Heels!
To say the least, January and February were two great months(I guess it is a good thing we have a little bit left of February!), but I am going to be sad to leave my Durham home. I love my house and I love the memories that I have formed these past seven months of ACL recovery. BUT I am excited about the new memories up in DC and the idea of playing in a real professional league! The only question remains, what is Bailey and Ellie going to do without doggie day care? Or I guess the better question is going to be, what am I going to do without doggie day care??? HAHA

Hansbrough versus Tebow

Now a lot of us sports fans watched some fun games this past weekend. The national championship in college football and a regular season college basketball game with two top four teams playing against each other. Both obviously had a lot on the line, one a little more than the other, but with UNC starting out with one loss and no wins coming into the Wake Forest game, it was crucial that the tar heels don't start out 0-2. Obviously, this game was pretty crucial as well. Another thing that sports fans watched, and my guess is that if you aren't a Tebow or Hansbrough fan you were sick of hearing about this, but ESPN did quite a job on comparing these two national players of the year in their respective sport. It was all very interesting and fun, especially because I am a HUGE fan of both, but I don't think you can compare the physical aspects of these two players. When it comes down to greatness, your mentality sets you apart.
So here is my opinion...and well I don't care if you don't care! HAHA! Plus, the reason I am writing this is because I got so mad last night watching Hansbrough crumble in the face of pressure. I felt like our team had just stepped off the court in San Antonio after playing Kansas and brought the same intensity into Wake Forest. When I watched Tebow put on a show in person, and yep I am bragging that I saw it in person, and after the debacle of the Tar Heels last night against Wake, there is one main difference between the both of them. Both are obviously amazing players, both have an amazing passion for their sport, both are rather large, and both can take over a game and help their team to a victory if they so choose. The difference is this, Hansbrough doesn't have the leadership that Tebow displayed in the National Championship nor the right mentality to take over a game when his team is struggling(he can take over a game obviously, but I have yet to see him do it when we are completely down like last night). I watched Hansbrough let his team fall, I saw the passion slip from his face, I watched as Danny Green and Deon Thompson were yelling in disagreement, and Tyler did nothing. I watched a lower classman take over for the deacons and I watched all of our upper classmen watch him do it. As you sports fans have most likely heard that the Tar Heels could beat a few NBA teams and our second team could be in the top 20, we sure aren't proving it. It's just disappointing to see someone like Tyler let his team fall so hard when he has such a great opportunity to be a great leader. That's the difference between Tebow and Hansbrough; both are great players, and again, I LOVE them both, but Tebow decided to be that leader that the team needed. I sure hope Tyler steps up because I would hate for someone like Hansbrough to leave without a championship. Plus it would make Robert sooo happy!!
So call me lame for writing this, but I really want a national championship and I needed to vent!

National Champs! Go Gators!