Ok my faithful bloggers, I'm back. I had a a few weeks hiatus due to..well whatever it was that I was exactly doing but here I am today on Sunday and wanting to write it up. I want to write about one of my favorite summer memories that stick out to me. Summer is always a fun time, and for most where they build great memories. So here is one of mine..and you might notice that it doesn't include dating a girl.
It was the summer of 2002 and I was coming off my first year of being an equipment manager for football, basketball, and baseball at Mountain Crest. We won the 2001 4A football title so Coach Erickson was asked to coach the 4A All-Stars against the 5A All-Stars in Viewmont in 2002. When I went into his office I shook his hand and congratulated him, he replied, "Well congratulations for being the manager of the 4A team. I grinned and acted like I knew that it was coming, but inside I got all giddy and excited. So in June of '02 we got our squad together. Kids from West high, Logan, Sky View, Highland, Box Elder, Timpview and others.
The first practice was light, the second was contact and third we we're in full mode. One of the days we went to the Logan pool and all hung out. That's when I was able to get to know some of the guys, including one named Ryan Bohm who was our QB. Ryan played for Logan High and had talent written all over him. He was good, extremely good, crazy good. He tore us apart in the 2000 Region Title game, then the 2000 State Semi-final, ruined our 2001 Homecoming and nearly dashed our State Title dreams in 2001. Needless to say Ryan wasn't my favorite guy in the world simply because he was so good and owned us during his 3 years at Logan High in football. As I chatted with him and got to know him he is quite the cool guy. Humble, great leader, planned on serving a mission--which he did--always nice to everyone who would go chat with him, and their were lots who did. He was the local hero in Logan and was/is a very good ro-model to kids. It was really fun to get to know all these players and their differences, how they came together, what they wanted most, and their love for football.
The day of the game, my mom and I drove down to Provo. This is one of my favorite parts of the trip. I don't remember if my Grandma came down with us or she met us in Provo but somehow I got the front seat. It was just Mom and I. I feel that we have a close friendship. I can tell her anything and everything and she puts it the way it is and yet is able to comfort me. Well that 2 1/2 hour ride down we talked and talked about anything and everything. Just me and her. She's always been so supportive of me and my dreams. I'm deeply grateful that she came with me on that trip. We stopped and grabbed some McDonalds, then my mom dropped me off at the stadium. The players were all ready to go, just without there pads on. The game before us went into overtime, so we had to wait a little longer. Finally we got on the field, had our game plan talk, warmed up, and kickoff was upon us. The game was exciting and very fun to be a part of. We lost 27-26. The game ended at around 10:00pm or so. But I had to clean up the field and our sideline, and that took a while. By the time I got out of the stadium it was 11pm. I was exhausted, drained, and wanted to crash in bed as soon as I got to Aunt Yavonnes house. By the way Aunt Yavonne is the coolest lady in the world! My grandma also went with us and when we got in the car, she said lets go eat. I knew nothing would be open at 11 so why not just go home and make a quick pb&j and call it good. Well instead of looking for a fast food place we went to Target. Target?? What could possibly be at Target that would consider feeding us? We walked into the store, and I was zombie walking it felt like, forcing my body every step from one isle after the other. Finally we made it to the grill area, where my mom grabbed what would later become one of my closest friends: George Foreman Grill. It's a small grill that cooks anything. Cheese Sandwhiches, Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, Steaks, the list goes on! So we took it home and used it outside because my grandma was afraid that we might "Set of the fire alarm at 11:30pm." So there we were, grilling till a quarter to midnight. I ate quickly and went to lay on the couch to sleep. I remember one of my cousins who was living their, grabbed the TV controller as I was watching SportsCenter and telling me about the Rated R movies that are on at that time of night. I'm pretty sure he was joking..I think?
So there is my favorite summer. That's where George Foreman grill and I started a relationship that has never been and never will be broken. That's where I got to be an all star for one night. That's where I got to see that great players can also be great people. That's where my mom and I talked for 2 1/2 hours about life, and I got to sit in the front seat with no siblings to bother us. All this equaled up to one of my favorite and most memorable summers. But there is 2003 of course....
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