Natty Champs again | Fundraiser event

Hi again.

If you didn't hear, the Messiah College Men's and Women's soccer teams won the NCAA Division III Championships AGAIN this year.  I was very fortunate to be able to watch MWS win the trophy down in San Antonio, TX.  (Wasn't able to make the men's game.)  MWS played well against a team that they had previously lost to early in the season (Emory).  Honestly, I don't think that MWS was ever threatened, and I was confident that we would come out with the win, after we scored the game's first and only goal.  I must confess, this is the first time that I've been to the final four/final since I was a player back in 2002; so yeah, i guess it's been 10 years...and yes, it was the first national championship win that I had been a part of.  How awesome.  Brandon Fisher tweeted: "Even as my piece of Messiah Soccer tradition gets smaller and smaller I find myself prouder and prouder of that tiny contribution." Well said brother.  Hmm - 5 stars looks soooo much better!

So Christmas is less than 3 weeks away!  WTF.  I'm not ready!  i'm kinda stressing about gifts.  I was just in NYC for work and it. was. crazy.  i felt like the grinch, bc i was like, walk faster and get out of my way and stop taking pictures to all of the tourists. arg.  

Big event coming up this Sunday.  Stop on by and support a great cause!

Let's make the most of the night like we're gonna die.

I am busy

Sorry guys - i've been a little busy.  ok, maybe just lazy.

anyways, tonight starts a long weekend for me, so i'm super stoked.  i'm hangin' with my oldest bff to celebrate her turning 30.  first NYC then the Jersey Shore.  i'm sure there will be a lot of eating, sleeping, tanning, and laughing.
yay. bay. hay. gay.

Something about the fall

There's just something that feels so right about the fall.  the great weather, soccer, football, the great weather.  wow, it was just been so beautiful recently on the mid-atlantic.  the air is brisk, the occasional sun, work is light...i was in NYC for work for 3 days.  it was a good trip.  got the things done that i needed to get done, ate some good food, checked out the new uniqlo on 5th ave.  not too shabby. 

i did forget my earphones this trip and so i made an effort to stop by the apple store to buy a pr for the train ride home.  ugh.  those babies were $30!  for some reason i was thinking they were like $10.  but whatever.  i was satisfied listening to my playlist on the ride back to bmore.  now this weekend, i'm in PA for the club soccer regionals.  i think we we are solid.  not good, not bad, but solid.  don't ask me what that means, but...we lost our first 2 games, which means that we have no chance of going to the playoffs.  tough one.  it is sooo difficult to stand on the sidelines and coach a mediocre team.  it just is.  i wanna be playing. competing.  i miss everything about playing soccer.  that high that you get when you win a ball in the air, when you slide to save a ball from going out of bounds, when you strike a ball on the "sweet spot." unbelievable.  maybe we will win tomorrow...maybe.

bye-bye BS | see you in 9 months

 today is the greatest day of the year.  it's 3.31 son!  the last day of busy season.  rejoice.  fist pump.  yay.  i would like to situate myself in this little nook and watch tv all day.  isn't it sweet?

...but, unfortunately, for me, it will be prolonged for another week (unofficially).  At least i won't have to work on saturday though.  and at least i'll be in NYC.  ah yes. what a lovely city.  i think the greatest part about being up there is feeling like you are a true business (wo)man.  People are fresh and brisk...whatever that means. 

and don't you love this dudette's outfit?  i do.

soccerrrrr.