An ultimate honor in my life…and I am so thankful for everyone who helped me achieve this award along with supporting me over the past 15 years…
Crazy…I am officially in the LBCC Hall of Champions!
Hall of Champions 2012
Category: volleyball
It’s that time of year again! FINAL FOUR BABY
With the move to Tejas this year, I can honestly say it made my annual trip to the Final Four MUCH EASIER being in San Antonio! I mean, not only do I adore the city BUT it is a 4 1/2 drive which is basically like driving to Vegas! And not only that…this year for my 35th Bday I had a TON of my closest friends in town (and yes, some very important people were missing BUT this year was MUCH BETTER then last year). And let me thank Zamst for yet again making my experience SO MUCH MORE FABULOUS. Oh, one last thing…my first talk at the infamous AVCA Convention went off without a hitch (unless a lot of “um’s” are a hitch…haha).
From my friends…
To the Food/RiverWalk/Alamo
To the Matches
To the All American’s Honored (that I am blessed to have worked with)
Muy bueno San Antonio…Muy Bueno
Meet the "Blue Crush"
So every year I coach I end up creating nicknames for my kids AND a team nickname….and this being my first year at TAV I knew the nickname had to represent the team and me. So this year’s team is going to be know as BLUE CRUSH (TAV 12 Blue).
So let’s meet the team right? Only person missing in this photo was my Assistant Coach (18 Black OH & Arkansas signee, Liz Fortado)….
Back Row: Shaylee, Camryn, Mikayla, Rachel, Sadie, Sam
Front Row: Neva, Kacey, Isabella, Amanda, Macey
Ain’t gonna lie…beyond excited to see where this team goes this season…we might be a “2” team, but in most clubs we would be a “1” team!
From Austin to Arlington with LUV
Give me any reason to sneak off to Austin and I am SO in….but being able to watch two amazing kids play in the 1st round of the NCAA tourney along with seeing friends…well SO THERE! Haha…
First up AZ vs MI State…despite Arizona’s loss I am so proud of Libero Candace Nicholson! Ex LBC/Mizuno stud…
Next up was TX vs. TX State. So love watching Haley play for UT. AMAZING player + amazing woman. Blessed to know her FOR SURE! PS TEXAS won in 3…
Even though it was a short trip to Austin…it was well worth it.
Back to Arlington I went so that I could be at the TAV Casino party. Ahhh…such a fun event! And to watch Ping deal cards…all I can say is PRICELESS!!
Videoblog from the Aloha State
Tis the Season
So December has basically come and past…but let me tell you, it was not a slow month! It might not have been the best December on record (yes, December is so my fave month), but it definitely was an active one! From starting the club season to the Tampa M2 to the AVCA Final Four to the new traditions at Xmas…wowsers!
Tampa M2/SoFla Week
AVCA Final Four/Convention (Kansas City, MO)
Xmas Eve
Xmas
Only a few more days of 2010 are left, and can we say THANK YOU!!! So ready to close the 2010 door and open the 2011 one…
Ahhh….San Antonio M2…the madness begins
A bit delayed BUT Vlog time! First up…San Antonio
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Michigan M2 Videolog numero 1
Falling Ice, Electricity, Chicken George, and Governor Palin (hehe)
So who knew that the Sterling Clinics (via Chitown) would be such an adventure! Of course it all had to start in LB…with the CRAZY flight to O’hare…I guess I knew I had to have a horrible flight since most of the flights in the last year have been pretty decent! Haha…And can we talk about the numb-biting cold I was greeted with there? WOW. Can say BRRRRRRRRRRRRRR….and with brrrrr comes MASSIVE STATIC ELECTRICITY! Goodness, I truly HATE being shocked every other minute. SERIOUSLY. Sucks when you are trying to coach someone and move them and then SHOCK. Good times…
Anyways, this Cali girl had no idea about “falling ice” hazards in Chicago! It is a serious thing! Of course Misty had to have some fun with this one. And then to see the Chicago River with ICE chunks in it…SURREAL. Oh, thicker jeans are really made in the colder climates?? Geez, how do we Cali folk survive out there! 🙂
After our fab frozen day in dwntwn Chicago, we picked up Megan and headed West. How much do we love Oasis stops btw?! They had a Starbucks so we were set! haha…2 hours later we were in Rock Falls/Sterling, IL….home of Chicken George! For all those who have no idea WHAT that is…think funnel cake mix with chicken (deep fried) with a sweet “jan” sauce. Thanks to the Pierce’s who took us to a place (for Kristy Pierce’s surprise bday bash) that served it! It was also there that we started to realize that Misty was not the only celebrity we had in our mist….Governor Sarah Palin’s TWIN!! Hahaha…Jen Bowman (another fab coach we had for Sterling) drove down with her mom Kristi Bowman. Kristi is SO a dead ringer for Palin. She even sounds like her! And the best part was people thought is was her! It was AWESOME!!
The clinics went VERY well the next day…TONS of kids. Can we say WOW! Yes, we will be back…and on top of the kids I got to see some of my FAVE midwest people EVER…the Podschweit’s!! Emily, Aubrey, and Mary Kaye – THANK YOU so much for joining us AND bringing such FAB help! I so can’t wait to see y’all in Reno!!
After the clinics we headed back to the Windy City and met up with some friends that I met way back in Turks in 07…Glenna and Mosi! So awesome to see y’all!! AND for the record, it might have been FREEZING there…but it was GORGEOUS!!
Next up….Dallas…HUGE REUNION in the works :)! So excited! Here’s to the next adventure!
Ahhhh…..Winter Wonderland
So, did I know it would be seriously a winter wonderland when I arrived in Cinci? Um, negatory ghost rider! I mean I figured I would fly into a snowy land in Chitown, but fresh powder in Cinci…amazing! And that was just the start of the good times out of Cinci. From the amazing Peters family (Really? Seriously?) to the Westerkamm Fam to the great clinics to ACE to Men in Tights…nuff said!
M2 Time!
And then flying home over a snowy grand canyon?! So fricking gorgeous!!
BY THE WAY…MY ICE CREAM!!!
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