"Back off, I've got plans this weekend"

I'm internally expressing my discontent with the vicious symptoms of the flu that are beginning to rear their ugly head. I came down with the flu about 3 weeks ago and I was on my back for 4 days. That is not going to happen again. I've got too much planned this weekend. I'm going to try not to concentrate on my pounding headache or the body aches and chills Instead, I'm going to keep pounding the Vitamin C and cold medication. I refuse to get sick this time.

Like I said, I've got a fun and exciting weekend planned. Here are some highlights:

• Tonight, I'm helping a friend and his wife move. (if you didn't know, I'm a professional mover. I have this thing called "moving" down to a science)
• Morning run, coffee, and spending some time enjoying the sunrise
• Then, BASEBALL, BASEBALL, BASEBALL (Spring training is in town as well as the Coca Cola College Classic)
• Saturday night -- Totally 80s party -- Please tell me one person who didn't like the 80s. On top of that, the party is a karoke party too!! I'm warming up my vocal chords now.
• Sunday -- REST, REST, REST (there is absolutely nothing I need more b/c next week will be busy)

Ironman 70.3 Kansas

In less than 16 weeks, I'm planning to take to the streets with 5 friends of mine from back in Houston as we attempt to conquer the half Ironman distance. If you are not familiar with triathlon distances, the half Ironman is a 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, and a 13.1 mile (half marathon) run. Am I nervous? Just a little. Am I excited? I'm sure that will come over time. Am I prepared? NOT AT ALL.

I'm going to chronicle my training experience on this blog as I look to complete Ironman 70. Kansas this coming June.

Be sure to check back on my training updates.

Will the Giants WIN the West?

When you think of the Giants what is the first thing that comes to mind? You might think of Barry Bonds, HGH/steroids, tainted home run records, etc. But I'm here to tell you that the Giants this year are a different team. They picked up some highly touted prospects in this year's draft like Bronson, Austin, Shane, Alec, Jonathan, Jeremy, Dominique, Austin, Conner, and Grayson. With all of this young talent, I think they are going to take the Mustang divison (8-10 year olds) championship in Arizona this year. :) Yes....the Giants I'm referring to is the youth baseball team I'm coaching this year. We had our first two practices this week and I'm pumped about the season. I have some great kids who are excited about learning how to play baseball. I'm sure I will have several funny stories to share throughout the year.

Boys of Summer

The Boys of Summer are back again!! This is one of my favorite times of the year, especially since I've moved out to Arizona. It's about 70 degrees during the day, dropping to around 50 at night. You better believe that I'm outside as much as possible. But aside from the nice weather that I'm soaking up, I'm also enjoying the return of our national pastime. Baseball is one of my favorite sports -- probably because for as long as I can remember my dad has made sure a baseball is in my hand. I particularly enjoy college baseball. College baseball has not been tarnished by steroid scandals or testimonies before Congress. It's entirely the opposite. For the most part, college baseball is made up of a bunch of guys who enjoy playing the game. They play the game for the name on the front of their jersey more than they play it for the name on the back and I really like that. This past weekend, I watched ASU, Miami (Ohio), Vanderbilt, and Oregon State battle it out in the DeMarini Invitational here in Tempe. It was baseball in its purest form (with the exception of the aluminum bats :)).

Here is a couple of pics from the weekend:
RALLY TIME: Vandy mounts a 9th inning comeback to beat Miami (Ohio)

SAY HELLO TO MY LIL' FRIEND: ASU's Brett Wallace goes deep in the 1st inning against Oregon State

Welcome to my Blog!!

Hi everyone--

Thanks for visiting my blog. I've been an avid blog reader for a while now, so I decided to start one of my own. I'm going to try to be as honest and transparent as possible while giving you a little glimpse into my life and what's going on upstairs. Check back often and hold me accountable when I fall off the blogging map.

pbw