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Saturday, June 14th, 2008“yesterday i woke up early and babysat, drove to the mall, grabbed some jones soda, and then babysat again till 11. i definatly need to find a job. stupid college students took them all. hey that’ll be me next year! yay! i decided im staying close to home, and i would like to get [...]
I got in one little fight and my mom got scared
Friday, June 13th, 2008
I’ve been across the country but I’ve never been across the state, and as I write this, I’m on my way to Philadelphia for work-related things, and I’m pretty excited about it despite all of its inferiorities.
I’m just kidding, Philly. I can’t say anything bad about the birthplace of Will Smith and…cream cheese.
I left [...]
Birthday | Part 1
Saturday, May 10th, 2008They won their game, and then we had cake.
The scene on the bus (goes round and round?)
Friday, April 11th, 2008
Riding home after a joyful win, almost 40 minutes from Pittsburgh, I’m in the front seat.
Do you know why the chaperoning “adult” sits in the first seat? Because she needs to shout SIT DOWN until her throat is raw, and being in the front makes it so she only has to bark in one [...]
As I drive
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008I swear, for the past week, I’ve awakened every morning to beautiful, sun-filled blue skies. I’ve stretched and smiled and said, “so pretty!” And it never fails, by the time I get myself together and set foot outside, the sky is overcast and it’s at least 25 degrees colder than I feel it ought [...]
Laxburgh
Monday, June 11th, 2007The Pittsburgh chapter of US Lacrosse is finally launching a website.
Edgewood Country Club held a banquet to recognize outstanding players from the city and surrounding areas and to announce the website.
I brought my sister and one of my players who was being awarded. Of course, they were examples of maturity.
I guess they wanted to win
Monday, May 21st, 2007I brought the Nikon D50 with me to St. Vincent’s College this weekend where my girls had their end-of-the-season lacrosse tournament. Last year, it was very laid back. We played maybe four games, with an hour or two between each one to rest, eat, and walk around the college, which is private and very [...]
Boys in skirts
Thursday, May 10th, 2007Yesterday morning, I got a call from the head coach of the team my girls would be playing later that afternoon. She notified me that several of her players had been injured, or sick, and asked if I would allow her to use a couple of her middle school boys to replace them on [...]
24 hours of Flickr
Monday, May 7th, 2007 Is anyone else participating in 24 hours of Flickr?
From the group:
“What happens around the world in one day? In a word – life. Here on Flickr, our members are sharing the world that they see: snapping daily moments, recording history, telling stories, capturing beauty.”
After the submission period is over, they’re compiling their favorites into [...]
The first day of spring break…
Friday, March 2nd, 2007
…and the sun finally came out.
The lacrosse season has begun again, my favorite time of year, and I’m hoping that my coaching ability has somewhat improved since 2006.
I was such a wreck at our first game last season. We were set to play the first-ranked team in our division, undefeated after four games. The [...]
Pre-season
Tuesday, November 21st, 2006Tonight kicked off the beginning of my “spring job” (is it even winter yet?) - head coach of a girls’ lacrosse team - for the second season. We held a meeting for the parents of my upcoming players, and as usual, they came prepared with many, many questions regarding the safety of their daughters [...]
2006 Lacrosse Banquet
Friday, May 19th, 2006 My team’s banquet was last night, marking the last time I’ll see the girls until next winter. In summary, the night was composed of dinner, awards, and goodbyes. The events could probably be more adequately described using the presents I received.
Before I began my speech, one of the parents presented a speech about me, [...]
The tournament
Sunday, May 14th, 2006 My girls had their last game of the season yesterday - a twelve-hour tournament against all of the schools in their division.
The campus that held the event was incredible. Dan and I walked through it briefly during a break between games. All colleges should have gardens. And really old buildings. Even the fields on [...]
Finals are not the worst of it
Sunday, May 7th, 2006 This week is going to be so wonderful. And awful.
My girls play their final game on Thursday.
Wednesday marks my last day as a college sophomore…
And my last day as a teenager.
A new decade. The last one was packed with turbulence. I’m hoping for a smooth transition.
The weekend was incredible. Dan drove out of his [...]
Summer calls for it
Monday, May 1st, 2006 Today I bought all of my girls italian ice because they did so well in their game last Friday. This leads me to believe that I’m going to severely spoil my children. Especially if they’re as cool as these girls.
Who’s sick of me talking about coaching? I am! I am!!
I think that the single [...]
Tied at the finish
Saturday, April 29th, 2006My girls tied another game today. They’ve been playing so well, and I’m incredibly proud of them. I could do without these close games though. We were pretty much tied with the other team (who already beat us once this season) for the entire game. Our game-winning shot came two seconds two late. The [...]
Teachers can’t possibly deal with this
Thursday, April 27th, 2006 I would almost be completely cool with spending my entire paycheck on my team.
The girls were so goofy at practice today that they couldn’t even stretch without falling over in giggles. They’ve become really close with one another since the beginning of the season.
We have a late game tomorrow. Even though they have [...]
The plaid’s not cute
Monday, April 24th, 2006 My team had a game against a tiny Catholic school today.
Every time my girls scored against them, which was about three times as much by the end of the game, they made snide remarks and rolled their eyes as if the ball just argued against wearing hooker heels to the spring fling dance as [...]
Makes me miss high school
Wednesday, April 19th, 2006 “Coach, do we have practice Thursday?”
“Probably. We have two games next week. Why?”
“Well, our dance is Thursday night…”
“What time?”
“7:30.”
“And it’s going to take all of you girls two and a half hours to get ready?”
“Uh, yeah.”
Writing about not writing
Thursday, March 23rd, 2006 Is it just me, or does it seem like there are certain times of the year when bloggers blog less than usual? Perhaps they’re busy, or perhaps this is just an uninteresting time of year. Winter has yet to end up here, and I haven’t seen the sun since my last post (weeks ago).
I’ve [...]