I was raised on sports. I learned to love sports from my father. He showed me what it meant to be dedicated to your team, to follow them through good times and bad and over the years I have learned how you can get high off their success, the passions to dislike the rivalry teams, to feel that you are an extended member and maybe at times think / feel that you can change the outcome of a game.
It can be a very strong driving force, you can get consumed by a game / event and at that moment nothing else matters. People that don't have this passion often think we are crazy and don't understand what it means. It is in your heart and is part of your soul but we are just fans, we aren't playing or coaching the game we are only cheering them on and that can't mean much......or does it.
There have been plenty of players that tell you the fans can change the outcome of a game. Players can feel the energy of the fans and can feed off their desire that can will a team to success. Don't get me wrong they have the talent and abilities but sometimes you need a bit more, sometimes you need to hear someone chanting your name and believing in you in that moment.
I live my life focused on sports and often use that to fuel me / to motivate me to success. I can talk about specific plays, games, players that have a special place in my heart because of the desire to succeed and the opportunity to watch them can be amazing and motivating.
So don't think I'm crazy, just realize it's part of my driving force. You might draw your strength from something else, that's cool, we all need something to motivate us to get out of bed every morning and say "I Can!"
Where does the time go?
I'm amazed that last time I blogged was a month ago and it's now November, a mere 8 weeks left in 2013. Of course it's that time of year when Rob makes one of his trips back to Maryland for work and I'm left alone here in Texas, although this go around I'm not alone....I have Lane to keep me company! Thanks to the government shutdown his trip this year was reduced to 3 weeks compared to last years 5 weeks. It's still tough but I'm not complaining and I can't imagine how our military families deal with sons / daughters / brothers / sisters / moms and dads being deployed for months at a time and in harms way every day. God bless them.
The past couple weeks have been busy as Lane's daily routine was turned upside down because she wasn't hanging at home with Rob all day. She now goes to doggie day care 5 days a week. Our day starts early and ends late. She has been a trooper, some days rougher than others but I think overall she has done great.
The house continues to be a work in progress, that just takes time. A few weeks ago we had some massive rain storms and it destroyed our front rock landscaping which has resulted in a violation from the county for the rocks in the drainage tubes. I thought this would be a somewhat easy task just moving rock around......think again, I was in for a rude awakening and will have to wait for Rob to get home for us to make any progress. I like to think that I can do just about anything but damn that rock is hard to move.
We are looking forward to the holidays, our first in the house and with Lane. We will be staying local for both Thanksgiving and Christmas as we both have to work. I need to start my mission to find a new Christmas tree (yes we are fake Christmas tree people, but how long do you expect a tree to live down here in Texas??).
I have been contemplating whether I will keep this blog or if I will just consolidate to http://pitatriing.blogspot.com/. Although I haven't been posting much on that site either but I have been thinking a lot about what goals I'll be setting for 2014!!
The past couple weeks have been busy as Lane's daily routine was turned upside down because she wasn't hanging at home with Rob all day. She now goes to doggie day care 5 days a week. Our day starts early and ends late. She has been a trooper, some days rougher than others but I think overall she has done great.
The house continues to be a work in progress, that just takes time. A few weeks ago we had some massive rain storms and it destroyed our front rock landscaping which has resulted in a violation from the county for the rocks in the drainage tubes. I thought this would be a somewhat easy task just moving rock around......think again, I was in for a rude awakening and will have to wait for Rob to get home for us to make any progress. I like to think that I can do just about anything but damn that rock is hard to move.
We are looking forward to the holidays, our first in the house and with Lane. We will be staying local for both Thanksgiving and Christmas as we both have to work. I need to start my mission to find a new Christmas tree (yes we are fake Christmas tree people, but how long do you expect a tree to live down here in Texas??).
I have been contemplating whether I will keep this blog or if I will just consolidate to http://pitatriing.blogspot.com/. Although I haven't been posting much on that site either but I have been thinking a lot about what goals I'll be setting for 2014!!
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