Basketball

When i was younger i always loved basketball. I even loved basketball more than i loved football and im in college playing football now. My love for football out grew my love for basketball though over time. Although i was never able to stop loving basketball i played it all through high school and although i was a little short i wasnt to bad at it. I now hear my little brother saying he had a basketball game tonight and i just stopped for a moment and went to thinking about when i played. We always here people say this but it is always true if i could go back in time and just play one more basketball game at my high school i would do it in a heart beat. All those days we ran sprints, all the sweat i lost during practice, all those drills we did and i hated at the time i wish i could do them now. Whenever i talked to anyone still playing in high school even my little brother i tell them to work hard and enjoy it even if practice sucks when your done you will wish you had just one more game, one more time to give it your all.

presentation

We have are presentations coming up for IS and im suppose to go on wednesday. I have read the book and have the work done but now presenting it is going to be the hard part. This is because it is a final so that puts even more pressure on me and second we have to talk in front on the whole class. This is one of my fear talking in front of crowds let alone giving a 10 minute presentation. I know some how some way i will get through the presentation i just hope the nerves dont kick in to bad while my presentation is going on. I have no problem with IS class and i have grown to like the class but at this point i wish there was a fast forward button so i could fast forward past my presentation and stop worrying.

meeting new people

I recently visited one of my friends i hadnt seen in awhile at iowa state. He introduced me to alot of new people and we instantly clicked and became friends. I always hear alot of people talking about how hard it is for them to make friends but for some reason with me it is the exact opposite. Every where i go i can instantly meet people and become friends with them and i do not know how i do it. When it comes to stuff like gettin up and talking in front of alot of people for presentation or in church it is so hard for me to talk, but when it comes to me making new friends and talking to them i have no problems doing it. I have a loud and deep voice which may be good for speaking but when talking in front of just a small room of people i be come nervous. I wish i knew why i was so nervous because i played football and basketball games in front of large crowds of people with out being nervous but when it comes to speaking its a whole differnt story.

finals

Finals are coming up so i am now just trying to finish strong. This will probably be one of the hardest things i have ever done besides football. I always here about some schools giving finals in high school and they talk about how much it sucked and i never had finals in high school so i can only imagine how hard this will be. All i can do is study hard and have faith in god and i will be fine. I must admit the though of not passing a final and failing classes is very scary,I know this will be hard but i only make it harder on myself if i dont have a positive attitude. I think i should stop stressing though because faith has taken me this far in life so i believe it will help me get over the obstacle of finals that lies ahead of me

Workouts

After losing in the first round to bethel are season ended.  We had a couple of weeks of to ourselves but now we have started pre offseason workouts because the official offseason does not start until after chistmas break. These workouts are getting us ready for the offseason, the workouts are not that hard but after having a few weeks off and no practice they seem really hard. We worked out outside while it was snowing and freezing doing speed and strength workouts. These are some of the hardest parts of the offseason but i love football and i am dedicated so i have no problem doing them. The offseason is what gets you better so if the team or myself is going to get better we have to do this. I can not complain because this is the organization on campus i have entered and i have learned to love and cherish it 

Christmas

We are back in school and now all i can think about is getting another break but 3 weeks is standing in between that. These next 3 weeks will be some of the hardest and longest weeks i have delt with because thanksgiving break is a teaser and now all i can think about is another break. All of my friends will be back home for break and we will defintely have some good times and catching up to do. Most importantly i get to see my big brother who will be coming home from atlanta and we will all get to go to church and play our instruments. He plays the Bass my sister plays the piano, my little brother plays the drums and i play the guitar in my dads church, we will all finally be back together and i cant wait because i havent played the guitar alongside of them since this summer. I am just trying to keep my head on straight for these few weeks and finish the semster strong so i can i have a good christmas break.

Friends

I spent alot of time with my friends during the break and i relized how lucky i am to have them. Seeing them took me back to my high school days and that makes me start thinking i am getting old i never though i would be saying my high school days so fast. My friends and i had good times and high school and when we got together the good times just kept rolling. Most of the kids that are still in high school look up to me because i am doing what i always told them i would do and that is playing college football along side a few other of my friends still playing in college. Now that i am back in school i am just waiting for the next opportunity i get to see me friends again because my high school class was a real close class.

Back to School

Thanksgiving was a sucess i got to spend alot of time with my family. I was a little scared because my sister go in a car accident on the way home but luckily she was fine she was just going a little to fast a messed up her car but she was not harmed. My parents didn't really give me a curfew but i respect them so i made the sacrifice and came home earlier than i wanted to because i wanted to show my respect. The food was great i finally got a good home cooked meal and went to church on sunday and saw alot of my family i hadnt seen since the summer. My brother goes to college in atlanta so he didnt have enough time to come home so instead he spent thanksgiving with my uncle in south carolina but i wish he really could have been here because i miss him i havent seen him since the summer.

Almost here

Thanksgiving is just around the corner. I can not wait to finally be back home and get a home cooked meal. I still have to go to class from monday to wednesday while all my other friends are already out on break. Once i get home i will be happy to be there but it will also be a reality check because in college im used to being on my own and doin what ever i want. Since im staying at home its back to following my parents rules i just hope they do not make my curfew to early because i want to hang out with some of my old friends. All in all the most important thing is that i get to spend time with my family

missing

I always worked hard in practice because i wanted to get better, but when your stuck practing in the cold weather all you can think is i cant wait until this is over. Our undefeated season ended to bethel in the first round and it was fun while it lasted. Now that the season is over i miss it, i miss running sprints, i miss freezing in the cold and i miss jus going to practice in general. My days are so much different now that footballs over alot more time on my hands. This is always the part i hate about football the season ends and now you have nothing to do, you have to go stay in shape until the off season starts. I will never forget this season but now it is time to get ready for the next season and keep wartburg football tradition alive.

losing

We had a good week of practice i thought. We watched alot of film to get ready for Bethel in the first round i watched the game in the cold we didnt play so well but nearly won it. Losing is always tough especially because the team was so close. I am going to miss every senior that is graduating from the team. When i first came here they were just random people to me but over time they became my teammates and later on they became my brothers. They always worked hard and i wish we would have gone on farther than the first round of the playoffs, but coach willis said dont be sad thats its over be happy that it happend. Although i am only a freshmen i believe i will those words will stick with me and cheer me up for the rest of my life.