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Dec
1
2009
Thanksgiving Weekend
Monday morning seem to come to soon this week. After a weekend of family, friends, and of course those Christmas decorations. It is time to get back to reality for this week. For me the week really started last weekend. My father, brother and I all went out to South Bend, Indiana to watch Notre Dame face University of Connecticut Football game. My father went to ND so I have been growing up Irish and that explains why we flew out for the game.
If you have never been, it is quite an amaing place to be. For my brother’s first time it was pretty awesome. He got to see his College, UConn, upset the Fighting Irish and also enjoy seeing Notre Dame for the first time. You can not help but walk through the campus and feel a sense of awe and excitement. Then you get to the stadium and your excitement doubles automatically.
I have been very fortunate enough to been able to go quite a few times with my family. It is one of those things you can enjoy with your family for a lifetime.
Then it was Thanksgiving week. I say week because the days leading up to Thursday can be just as hectic. When Thursday does come, it is all worth while. Mainly because you are allowed to stuff your face full of food without having to much regret about it. You could really just slap those potatoes, squash, stuffing, turkey and gravy on one plate then throw your face into the middle of it. How else would you eat all that food, with a fork? Yeah right, to much work. Then the next days are filled with friends who you have not seen in a long time and those family members you have also not seen in forever. It was a great week.
Nov
23
2009
Turkey Lurkey Day
I can not believe how fast the time has gone. You may be saying this to yourself as well and I think we all do at this time of the year. Thanksgiving is upon us so what isn’t there to be happy about. My days usually go something like my high school’s football game in the morning (that is how MA does it!), come home help out with cooking the sides and turkey. Then watch some more football and hit up the buffet, if you do not know this my mom is such an awesome cook. I am so surprised I am able to keep my weight down the way she cooks. I usually end up passing out on a couch somewhere, it does not matter where so long as I can rest my head and shut my eyes for a while.
Friday is then filled with an annual football game with friends, leftovers with those same friends and great times all around. I am fortunate to be able to have so much and enjoy this holiday with my family and friends. If nothing else, enjoy the company of your loved ones and friends as you all celebrate. I have to start lambasting that Turkey in preparation for Thursday, haha just joking but I ca not stop thinking about it. Time for my mental preparation for Thursday, that is no joke. Happy Thanksgiving
Nov
16
2009
A Light In The Shadows
For many years I had always thought that running was never really my thing. I would give it a try for a few weeks and would end up taking a day off then a week etc, etc. Now I have pulled a 180 on how I feel about running, mainly due to my current physical status.
I have lost about 40 lbs since the last time I was running in order to keep in shape. The extra weight I was carrying was hurting me more than I realized. I would get aches and pains in my lower back and knees. The knees I can understand, since you are running and putting extra pressure on them. My lower back was the hardest and most confusing ache to deal with.
In addition to loosing some poundage, I have also been doing Shadow Work. I believe this has also greatly helped me to keep my extra weight off as well as lessen my aches. For you see, this work helps you to release those burdens you have held onto for so long. Those burdens literally become extra weight you carry with you throughout your everyday lives. Once we begin to look into our shadows, we see all the things we can let go of and learn from. When you open up to the this possibility, you are to move forward and let the past remain in the past. From my own experiences, this can literally hurt when going through this process. The pain will go away as you recognize and acknowledge those feelings and move past holding onto the extra weight.
I have never felt better physically, emotionally and spiritually in my life. When you are able to create this balance, life will slow down and everything becomes a little bit easier for you. Its much like Baseball players describing themselves hitting a watermellon when they are really focused.
Nov
11
2009
Thank You To All Our Troops
I know today means a little something extra for me. As I type today my cousin is being shipped out to eventually head overseas. So I sit with a heavy heart today hoping he will be safe as he does his job defending our country. There are many other family/friends from the past and present in the same situation. I wish that all of them return home safely and may the almighty be with you all.
Nov
9
2009
Fantasy Football Rules Us All
I was going to write about this1…..
You know what, good for them. As much as this Boston boy would have liked to see them lose, they had timely hits, better pitching, and they really were the better all around team this year. That lineup is tough to beat and even tougher when you can only score 1 or 3 runs against them.
Lets talk about what really matters, Fantasy Football. This is the time of the year when you know if your team really has any chance at all. Unfortunately after this week, my teams are toast and I could not be more upset. This year I would score 100 pts (if you don’t know usually that is good enough for a win) and loose by 20. Very frustrating stuff going on in all my leagues.
Someone once said to me “you know they call it fantasy for a reason.” Yeah I know but the fantasy world makes the “real” so much better when your team just flat out dominates each week. When you loose, no matter the margin, it makes your Mondays/Tuesdays that much worse. You say to yourself “my teams done, no need to check that anymore.” Yet you check 3 to 5x more than you normally did as if your luck might turn around. Let the beard grow for another day, that is time you can browse the waiver wire before work. Early bird gets the worm my friends. In the fantasy world, 4 am is late.
No fishing for me this winter, I missed all the worms.
