Volasail

so i play indoor soccer. well, kind off. it’s an indoor court, but it’s outdoors. very different than what am i used to (if you call a few years in MS/High School “used to”).

so we’re not bad, per se…but we’re cetainly not very good. so considering that fact, and the fact that this is an adult league playing for…well, nothing…you’d think that people would come out to have fun.

why oh why must we all be so psychotic? last week it was guys running me into the boards, this week it was some girl who felt the need to box out on me in goal. finally, i had to start punching her in the back so she’d get out of my way.

PEOPLE! just because you got cut from your high school team doesn’t mean this is the place to redeem yourself. your dreams have passed you by. LET IT GO!

yes, i suck. i got it. but jeering from the bench? are you serious? what are you trying to prove? and to whom are you trying to prove it?

well, needless to say, i apologized to #4 for screaming at her. they can cheat, jeer, and harass the keeper all they want — i’m not going to sink to that level. my screaming was un-called for. the kidney shots, however, were definitely in order.

direct from Thailand… here’s my lady helping the kids.

sure is a lot of brown land down there in Chiang Rai. strange to see the roads, the cars, even the planes in-flight. kind of feels like you’re spying on someone’s trip.

so Erin left for Thailand and Cambodia yesterday. we woke up together at 5:30am to get her to the church by 7am. the whole thing was surreal. it didn’t really sink in until 11pm last night. i’m used to laying on the couch waiting for erin to come home from work. but i’m not used to brushing my teeth alone. i know, i know. sounds weird/dumb. it’s just that, for 2 years it’s been the same. and while there are days you wish things wouldn’t be “all the same,” when it comes down to it — i miss “the same.” so, i decided i would read a bit to put myself to sleep.

tonight is “better,” but that’s due to two important factors. 1) my sister heather came in tonight from texas. dad and i met her at the airport and then made the required trip to in-n-out. (necessary for any calfornian home-coming) 2) erin called me! i first got a call during the day, but since i was in a meeting and i didn’t realize the number, i didn’t pick it up. but the message was great. (it has not been erased yet). then i got a call around 10p as the team was at the airport preparing to fly out of bangkok. that phone call should get me through a few days.

i know it’s cliche, but you really don’t know what you’ve got ’till it’s gone.