Two more days until I'm biting my nails and freaking out about every single bounce of the basketball in the NCAA tournament regionals. Why all the anxiety you ask? Because I filled out a freakin' bracket and even entered our work contest. My competitive nature just kicks in and takes control.
I know that brackets are bad for my blood pressure and my nerves, but I do them anyway. I do them because they also make the tournament much more fun. When you have a team to cheer for in every single game it makes it that much better. For example, of course I didn't pick either Siena or Villanova. So, when that game came on Sunday I could have cared less about the outcome.
Even when my precious Bulldogs were battling against the tigers, the thoughts of how the upset would negatively affect by bracket crept in (even though I purposely didn't pick MSU because I was scared of the jinx it would place on us). Of course, I picked some upsets that would have made me look genius, but they didn't pan out.
So, think of me on this weekend. If you hear about me snapping on someone, you can probably bet that it is because West Virginia beats Xavier or Davidson beats Wisconsin.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Is age really just a number?
I'm 24.
The other day when I was driving in to work, LeAnn Rimes was on the radio talking about her album and some other stuff I was half-way listening to. Then the DJs congratulated her on her 6th wedding anniversary, and went on to say how amazing it was that she got married when she was 19 and is now only 25.
It just blew my mind and I thought, she is only 1 year older than me and has accomplished so much. She's an accomplished artist, songwriter and as far as we know..a decent wife. I'm just starting my career and my marriage. I suddenly felt behind in life.
Then that same night, Lebron James put up 50 on the New York Knicks in major style after this pre-game warm up dunk:
He is just 23 and has been a professional basketball player for four years and a phenom his entire life. He's a millionaire with a clothing and shoe line and those cool, yet weird, Nike commercials. He's also a proud papa.
So, it all got me thinking. Jonathan and I are fairly young in the scheme of things, but do people like this make you feel just a little bit like an underacheiver?
The other day when I was driving in to work, LeAnn Rimes was on the radio talking about her album and some other stuff I was half-way listening to. Then the DJs congratulated her on her 6th wedding anniversary, and went on to say how amazing it was that she got married when she was 19 and is now only 25.
It just blew my mind and I thought, she is only 1 year older than me and has accomplished so much. She's an accomplished artist, songwriter and as far as we know..a decent wife. I'm just starting my career and my marriage. I suddenly felt behind in life.
Then that same night, Lebron James put up 50 on the New York Knicks in major style after this pre-game warm up dunk:
He is just 23 and has been a professional basketball player for four years and a phenom his entire life. He's a millionaire with a clothing and shoe line and those cool, yet weird, Nike commercials. He's also a proud papa.
So, it all got me thinking. Jonathan and I are fairly young in the scheme of things, but do people like this make you feel just a little bit like an underacheiver?
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