Basketball

In the past, as an athlete at Drake, I was never allowed to play any other sports, because of the possiblity of getting injured, but all of us ex-volleyball players are on an intramural basketball team ~ so far we are 1-0 ~ we play on Tuesday nights at the Bell Center!

A Little About Me

I love being alone but I get really bored ~ my favorite tv show of all time is Sex and the City ~ I have a reality tv addiction, especially a lot of Vh1’s raunchy shows like I love NY, and Flavor of Love ~ I watch American Idol but only the first audition parts, the best parts ~ I do watch the soap opera, All My Children, just because my mom always watched it and I got into the habit of always knowing what was going on…and with my sister we would always tell my mom how much we hated her show and it was so stupid because it was unrealistic…and yet I make sure I try to watch it everyday ~ I absolutely love food, I will eat any type of food or at least try it…the only type of food that I hate is ORANGE food…oranges, orange juice, cantaloupe, but my number one choice for my future husband’s occupation is definitely a chef...I'm very stingy with money, but I don't mind spending money on food at all ~ I am not an outdoor person by any means, I can’t stand any type of animal (except dogs and fish are okay) but squirrels, birds, and cats scare the absolute s*** out of me. Being outside just boosts my anxiety and I personally hate smelling like I’ve been outside ~ I love being at home with my family and friends and I do like art although I cannot at the moment see myself doing graphic design for a living, but I enjoy doing art when I don’t have to ~ I love music…mostly slow soothing r&b…some hip hop and rap…anything else I CAN stand for a little while…but absolutely no COUNTRY ~ I still watch the popular 1990 lame television shows like Full House and Saved by the Bell ~ Two of my three really good friends from high school are engaged so I’m still in the stage where I can’t believe how old I am but not really ~ But I love watching people, I can't help but stare ~ My patience dwindles for slow drivers ~ I love taking naps ~ I have no tattoos...I grew up in Omaha...and I took dance lessons for ten years ~ stupid people piss me off more than anything on this earth, although I am a very very laidback person it does take a lot to really make me mad ~ I love kids, so I think I want to pursue a career in that area post Drake...so this is me in a nut shell

New Job

So, I've never had a job in Des Moines, until now...I actually just started working at Legend's Bar & Grill in Johnston...so far it's interesting, I've never served food before...but I was told today that the job was stupid easy, so I guess I shouldn't get overwhelmed or confused

1/22

I don't really consider myself a lucky person...but when I was leaving to go eat lunch I seemed to have "dropped" my wallet in the huge snow pile and didn't know it...about two hours later I realized that I had no idea where my wallet was so something told me to look outside maybe I dropped it on accident...and I was right...I found it in the snow...luckily, no one else did

The Way it Was

For the past fifteen years sports has been all I know. I never realized how nice it was to have an afternoon where I didn’t have to walk all the way to the Knapp Center or spend a weekend in another small dingy town in middle America or riding a bus for sometimes eleven hours at a time just to play a two hour match. So, I guess I consider myself a “regular” student now...which is really unusual to think about, but being a regular student and an athlete are very different from what I have experienced in the past four years of playing volleyball plus the past three months learning what it’s like to not have all of the priorities that I have gotten used to having my whole life. Playing division I college volleyball is exactly like having a full time job, except you don’t see any paychecks…you’re there because you have to be…your coach/boss is usually someone you have to listen to but most of the time you don’t want to so you develop selective hearing and often get yelled at for not doing the right thing in the first place…so you’re either rewarded or punished by either playing or sitting on the bench. Injuries are another story…I could name off several parts of my body that throb or bother me when I am just laying in bed at night, my disappointment came when I was cleaning and all I found to throw out were heating packs, ace bandages, braces, dirty kneepads, and I couldn’t sell any of it or use it anymore…I will never miss rushing to class between workouts, no time to shower…sorry if I ever smelled…but walking around campus with my favorite school uniform, sweatpants and a hooded sweatshirt, quickly became a habit which I obviously have not broken free from quite yet. Nor will I miss the pain in my body that would last for a week and then get better and then the soreness would start over again the next day. Feeling sore muscles on your body that you didn't know existed and using muslces that you haven't used in years is a downside but learning experience at the same time. But three hours of practice a day plus another three outside of practice a week, plus weightlifting and conditioning and study hours…one would wonder when I go to school or when I have time or stop and breathe. Well, now I am breathing very well thank you, and my body doesn’t currently hurt right now and I am enjoying walking BY the Knapp Center and seeing all of my old teammates have to be there and I don’t…it’s a wonderful thing. Volleyball is a passion of mine, and now I play for fun...So I'm liking this new "non-athlete" thing SO FAR...