Distracted

This post will most likely be a disjointed mess--I'm attempting to multi-task and not doing such a good job of it. You see, I'm watching my Hokies play basketball. I've always been a Hokies football fan. Seriously, for as long as I can remember, I've loved my boys on the gridiron. Basketball, however it new-ish to me.

Sure, I've been to Cassell and seen games (they would give away tickets to local schools to up attendance during the campus holidays). I remember a couple of NIT tourneys, but I've never been a huge b-ball fan. I guess I never understood the sport. Last year I began to watch every once in a while. This year, I'm IN, baby! I'm not quite sure what has changed, but there it is. As I listen to the crowd in Cassell, I have to chuckle. Hokies fans are Hokies fans no matter the sport, and it is LOUD in there. ;o) (As a quick aside, whenever architectural features were being taught in school, Cassell was always our example for flying buttresses. :oP)

I guess my problem with basketball has always been I don't know it. I don't know the rules, I don't recognize plays, there's so much I just don't understand. I don't like feeling stupid and I do when watching basketball. Then, I have to remember I didn't always know and understand football. I picked up the more subtle nuances of the game over the years I have spent watching. The same is going to apply here. The more I watch, the more I'm going to pick up, the more I'm going to understand. I can tell you I've already learned quite a bit from the few games I've watched this season. And, it would see this is the season to tune in and learn as the Hokies are playing very well! :o)

I HATE not understanding, but I'm getting there. I'm s-l-o-w-l-y getting there.

I suppose this is a sort of metaphor for my life now. Life prior losing Hannah is Hokies football. It is what I know and am comfortable with. Life now is basketball. I'm not comfortable, I don't understand, but I'm learning. It's a slow, often arduous process, but I'm getting there, I'm s-l-o-w-l-y getting there.

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Today's Sparklies:

1. A new sport to learn and love.
2. Today was Teacher Appreciation Day at school. I received the loveliest tulips, some chocolates, and a couple of lovely cards and messages. :o)
3. Watching the K-3 kiddos perform a dress rehearsal for the Grandparent's Tea tomorrow. They are so sweet and earnest. :o)
4. My sister. I'm so blessed our relationship has blossomed to the one we have today. Those of you with little girls who do nothing but fight, take heart, one day they'll be the other's best friend and confidant.
5. The Blackout effect in Cassell is pretty cool.


No milestones.

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I'll be off work tomorrow to attend Mary's funeral. Please continue to hold Sarah and her family in your prayers.