Coach J.

Last Saturday was the best birthday ever for me. Not only was I spoiled by Danny and my family I was able to go to a surprise party for my old Basketball coach from high School. He had just beat his battle with Cancer a year ago and we all were informed that it had come back into his life. My good friend Amber put the whole thing together and invited girls from 6 years ago to come. not every one was able to make it but alot of us showed.This was my favorite moment. The initial surprise. The look on his face was priceless. And also a few tears were shed. It was really amazing how touched he was. Its funny how to others "Girls Basketball isnt so significant. To us it wasn't really about the game it was the memories before and after the game. He is an amazing man and we all think of him as almost a high school parent that listened to us and gave us the "C" for confidence. I still think to this day he got all of us girls through high school safely :) This is my good buddy Maggie. She was always the Teams All-star. She could work the court like no other. If all else failed Coach J would say......"GET THE BALL TO MAGGIE" she'll never live that down.

This picture means alot to me. Its amazing how those few people make little dents in your life and capturing it with a photo is priceless. Im so thankful for coach. I think for alot of people my high school year in alot of ways was not worth remembering. Except for those few people like Coach that gave me something (like Basketball) to get my mind off of the rest of life and taught me a life skill. Theres alot of instances that I compare my trials with sports. Funny how that happens. Anyway. What an amazing example this man is ......especially to a bunch of girls :)

It was so neat to see everyone again. alot of the girls have babies and are married, We all told stories and memories we had of coach and of wins and losses. It was really one of those moments we all wanted to freeze and keep.

This video is of Kelsey and Carley doing the
"PRE Game Tradition Dance" To our school song, for the last time. We all cheered and sang along but being girls we were all a little bit choked up. You can see we all had a blast, back in high school and now :) Thanks for putting it all together Amber. Your the best.