Vacations I've done in the past year.

Boy where does it begin. In the past 12 months, I have been to Lake Tahoe, Cabo San Lucas, Cancun, Lake Mead, and St. John of the Virgin Islands. Missed out on Lake Powell cause of scheduling conflicts. I've been told that I don't have enough dang pics on here. Sorry. I know how boring it must be to just read, I mean seriously. Duh, only adults read, us children, we want pictures. What does it look like daddy? Haha, I know I've been lazy so here is some of em. Boy I can't say enough how lucky I've been to be some of these places.

Lake Tahoe, August, 2007
with the Royal Bliss boys

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. December, 2007

Cancun, Mexico. March, 2008

St. John, Virgin Islands. April, 2008

Championship Game and All Star Game

So my team, the Utah Wolverines, lost in the Championship game against the Cache Valley Bearz of Logan. We lost in Triple Overtime. It was one hell of a game. We had a chance at the very end of regulation to kick a 57-60 yd field goal, something like that. But since we didn't have a special teams coach to get us together right before the kick, we had too many guys on the field, the referees let the clock run down to 0:00. And in overtime, we went back and forth, both teams. They had a few chances to win it with field goals, but their kicker who is normally pretty good, missed both opportunities. I had my opportunity in the 2nd overtime, but it got blocked. My line let a guy right up the middle. How sad is that. It has happened a few times this year. I really wanted both field goal opportunities. I know the one that got blocked would have been through. I felt good all game and hadn't missed anything, plus it felt good, which is normally a good sign. Anyway, so we lost in the 3rd when the Bearz scrored a touchdown and we couldn't. It was a great game, definitely one to remember.

So I was voted to the All Star Game which I thought was pretty cool. The league has 23 teams, from Utah, Idaho, and Montana, and each team only gets one kicker. I didn't really have the ideal season, but it was definitely a good season. My line let too many people through to get it blocked. I kick plenty high enough and fast enough to never get anything blocked, but I can only do my job, nobody elses.

The All Star Game had a Pregame Competition which included The Fastest Man, The Longest Throw, and The Strongest Man. I competed in the Longest Throw (kind of), and the Strongest Man. I wanted to prove to other players that not all kickers and weak, puny, and unathletic. So I only threw once on the longest throw. That was the first comp and I was geared up to bench press to prove that I wasn't a wimp. I threw somewhere between 55-60, but I was afraid to give it my all, cause I didn't want my bad shoulder to flare up hence not doing well in the Strongman. So I decided not to continue in it. In the Strongman, I had kind of trained for. I definitely knew I wasn't gonna win, but I wanted to get down there in front of everyone, and see what I was made of. The competition is bench pressing 225 pds as many times as you can. I had a goal of 16x. I did it 15x. The actual bench was really high so I couldn't plant my feet like I was used to. Needless to say, the winner, a guy on my team, did it 34x which is outrageous for his size. But I did what I had intended to do. I took 5th which shouldn't be to bad for a kicker.

But the All-Star game was in Idaho, near Pocatello. I had a good game. We won 41-12, easily. I had a kick blocked and missed another against the wind, but made everything else. Which I would say is good considering it was an All-Star Game with a new holder, snapper, and played in thick, thick grass. Look at the ball, its half buried, and the holder's hand is right in front of the ball. Overall the game went well. I kicked a couple touchbacks, just to show I could, and then just put the ball up on kickoff to give the guys some action.


Coming Soon.......A few of my teammates from the Wolverines approached me about the idea of starting my own team. Well, its gonna happed and we're going full steam ahead. All of the guys involved are business savvy fella's who are go-getters. We have been meeting weekly and have set some pretty lofty goals. The season is in the Spring and there are some serious football fans out there. We hope to draw anywhere from 3-5k people in the stands. And as far as our team is concerned, we have a few ex collegiate players we have played with that are on board. We wanna go big with this. Large Corporate Sponsorships, Comcast available TV produced games, Travel to other leagues and play their Champions (California, Washington, Vegas, etc). The wheels are in motion and we're working hard. Stay tuned....

Wow!

All I can say, is 'what a week'. This has been an unreal week for me. For one thing, I have been absolutely slammed with work. Which sounds weird. Aren't we in a slow market, a possible recession, where the housing market is the root of it all. I just might have my biggest month I've had in 7 years of Real Estate. Thank the Heavens above. Well, I have a closing tomorrow that I had 10 offers on the first 2 days I had it for sale. Its selling for 15k over the asking price. I wrote up an offer for my brother to build a home and submitted it on Monday. I got an offer on a listing I've had for 8 months, it looks good, and they have to buy another by the first week of August. And I have been working with 3 other people who have needed to get into a home before July is over, and 2 of them I'm gonna get done. We already have them Under contract. Yippee! The other is another situation where there is a divorce and she needs to find a condo.. I hope we find her something and she can move on and be happy. She is a total sweetheart and deserves it. But I'm not putting any pressure on her, I'm letting her go at her own pace.

A funny story though. I won't mention her name cause she would be very embarrassed by this, but I have to at least explain. I have never had this happen before at a showing. Well I was showing her this condo in Midvale, and we both agreed that it was a great location, perfect for finding a roommate, and had a lot of upgrades and a good layout. It felt like it could be home, possibly. Well this condo has a loft above the kitchen with some steep stairs leading down to the living room. Well we sat up in the loft talking quietly about the possibilities of this place (the homeowners were down below in the living room). And as we were walking down the stairs, her heels got caught up on one of the stairs, and I saw her as slow-motion as it gets, just one by one, joint by joint, fall forward right to the bottom. And right before she was to hit, she turned her head and rotated her body just barely to avoid hitting a piece of furniture, and smacking her face straight on. I was shocked and completely stunned. I didn't know what to do other than rub her back and talk quietly to her asking her if she was alright. And this is the crazy part. She got up looked at the sellers, and said, "wow, eh em, so what does the HOA include?" HAHAHAhehehe! I thought I was at the Olympics and those gymnasts who do the vault and completely land on the back or face or just eat it, but still have to bow to the judges and the crowd. It was awesome. We went in the other room and she composed herself even more and we had a little chuckle about it. I told her I gave her dismount and landing an 8.5, and she just laughed. What an awesome story I have to tell now. What a trooper. She was a college cheerleader and I guess knew how to twist her body to save other parts of her body. And she still wanted the condo a few days later, but it is Under Contract and not available any more.

And I had some friend drama or issues I dealt with earlier this week as well. But thats for another post. I really have to evaluate everything around me, cause even though I feel I've always been pretty realistic about things, I have some adjustments I am gonna make which might change some things. Too many people want the truth or others to be honest and open, but really and truly nobody wants to hear something negative about themselves. So its a tug of war with everyone, what should I say, what shouldn't I say. Well once again, for the umpfth time I speak up and all hell breaks out. Well it is what it is. I speak it, and have to deal with it. I'm sorry to everyone who doesn't like me for saying what others don't or won't. I am who I am. But if I'm viewed as the bad guy in all of this, I will slowly make my way out of it. I shouldn't have to blow smoke to make someone feel I'm their true friend.. Ask and you shall receive.