Woah...what is this business...two blogs posts two days in a row...clearly I have lost my mind or have been locked away somewhere. Good news friends...neither have happened!
So first thing the highlight of yesterday by far was seeing the one and only Pidge!!!! I died a little bit (from happiness) when I saw her! It has been so long since I have seen her with our crazy schedules that it was definitely a much needed surprise and by that I mean random alignment of the universe!
So the past few days we (okay mainly I) have been trying to soften the sand in the long jump pit. During the off season it hardened and was possibly painful to jump in ( I cannot confirm nor deny but don't ask the jumpers as they will completely confirm). It took a lot of work to turn over every inch of that sand and then to rake it and smooth it out. I am not going to lie...I might hurt a little bit from doing it...yes I am well aware I have no arm muscles.
So the pit is finally beautiful...I mean seriously look at it! So it took a lot of hard work and a lot of the athletes asking the most annoying question ever, "Are you done yet!"
Seriously now...if I was done would I still be in the pit turning the sand over...crazy kids!
So we finally start working in the sand and you won't believe the words that came out of their mouths..."Coach...now the sand is too soft!"
You have got to be kidding...all that hard work and sand all up in everywhere...and now it's too soft! I could have died but instead...I laughed...I laughed so hard.
That's life sometimes you have really crappy hard sand and you think spending hours making it soft and pretty will be just the thing you need to make everything better but it doesn't. Sometimes soft sand is just as hard to jump in as hard sand...and it is messier too. It just goes to show you that sometimes you just have to dig your way out of the soft stuff and get back up and try again. Or in our case...let the sand dry out so that next week we can go at it again!
With Love Always,
Alex
Well needless to say with track season starting and the second semester in full swing life is crazy busy. So crazy busy that I haven't had a chance to sit down here in what feels like forever!
So some quick updates...
Track season is in full swing and I finally feel like I am in the groove of things...of course outdoor meets haven't started yet so I'm sure I will get back to you once those start with a new level of stress.
Maverick is awesome and adorable as ever. He is a very clever escape artist whenever my mom comes over...I thought he liked Grandma. I could be wrong!
I have recently reconnected with two of "old" friends that I haven't seen in a while and I couldn't be happier! They are so fun and I feel relieved to have some separation from the craziness that is the everyday around here.
I think that is everything major...other than that I am currently my hair is currently red/violet...total sass! I'm in love with it!
Last night was Old People Club at Wyld Life and it was so fun!
To see what kids thought of old people was humorous and every entertaining!
One of the games we played tested their memory which was so fun because they didn't have a strategy like we (the leaders) had when we tried it.
We had fun and I could so tell who was competitive and who wasn't as competitive! Also to hear the stories that Sarah was making up about these pictures that we were using to play memory were hilarious.
And that is what it is all about...having fun and relaxing! Midweek is usually so busy for me but sometimes you just have to have faith that things will get done in their own time because hanging out with some awesome kids is way more important!
With Love Always,
Alex
