It seemed like I had an abundance of these memories over the past couple of days so I thought I would share them all with you because its quite the variety:
1. Saturday after trying so hard to get the women's ncaa basketball tournament on tv or internet feed I had to give up and settle for radio feed and live stats - and the reason being was that two girls I played provincial team with were playing each other in a first round game. Tamika and Kalisha from Bowling Green University and Michigan State respectively, got to live out the dream that every little basketball player in Southern Ontario is dreaming about right now! I know either of them will ever read this - but they have had an amazing journey to the players they are now and the amount of influence they had on my career - they will never know the extent. I didn't really think of it at the time until I really reflected on it now - Tamika set the standard early when we growing up and Kalisha was one of the reasons I finally made a provincial team in grade 11. So little do they know the influence they had on not only me but I'm sure many more people. I congratulate them both on the game that I 'listened' to - it was a good one and should have been televised!!!
2. Never underestimate the enjoyment (or in this particular case the 'friendship grow') that can happen in unplanned night. Even if it's just dessert and a movie you never you what can come of it and what you may learn. Living in the moment is so much more easier once we figure out how to do it all the time :).
3. During one of my numberous hours of ncaa basketball watching this highlight stuck out in my mind:
Ok so no not only cause its an unreal highlight that would only happen during march madness and no not because when you first see the guy he looks like an uncoordinated Auzzie but because it reminded me of my good friend Ash.Donald - better known as DJ AD (or the professor). Honestly we spent numerous hours in the gym in the morning before school, during gym class or during half time of score-keeping, trying to come up with a way that Ash could pull the 'and-1 bum spin dribble' in a game! Needless to say it never happened but she did get pretty good at it and her and-1 tour date is just on hold for the moment haha! Those endless mornings of playing in the gym are some of my best memories from ball and in turn ended up being more beneficial than I think we ever intended them to be.
4. Getting to experience people in an element you have no idea about but want to be a part is always fun and you know you are in for a ride - mostly because you don't know what's going on. That's me and music - anyone who was in my grade 4 recorder class knows I have no musical talent but I still love it - and I love the people behind it. For the second straight year Craig Cardiff blew me away with his musical genuineness - in a warehouse setting in the heart of Winnipeg's culture center. He also had with him three up and coming artist that did nothing short of hold their own and bring a unique sound to their new audience. Check out there myspace pages below and discover them in your right - even check out their stories which are pretty interesting!
Sean Pinchin
Robyn Dell'Unto
Sheena Grobb (she has a new album coming out)
Craig Cardiff (check out his website too, for pictures and video from the concert)
5. And finally (I know this has been a long post - so good on you if you have read this far haha) not living in the same city I grew up in makes it easier to put a lot memories away because the people and the places that are associated with them are not around all the time. They may have made up the little insignificant events but they end up being some of the best memories. I'm lucky that I have lots of new 'families' that make sure/insist that I don't miss all of the little things. In particular I got to go to a grad fashion show at a local high school which brought back so many fun memories of my high school days that I really had not thought about for a long time, so it was fun - on top of it being a really good show! (Congrats Kate - your confidence always amazes me don't ever lose it!).
With that all said, I challenge everyone that sat through this and read it (all 5 of you haha!) to allow yourself to get lost in the moment of your lives - I did it for a weekend and I some how managed to bring the joy of the past and the hope for my future into the present?!?!
"Sometimes the best things in life are right in front of you" CC
Mich
4. Getting to experience people in an element you have no idea about but want to be a part is always fun and you know you are in for a ride - mostly because you don't know what's going on. That's me and music - anyone who was in my grade 4 recorder class knows I have no musical talent but I still love it - and I love the people behind it. For the second straight year Craig Cardiff blew me away with his musical genuineness - in a warehouse setting in the heart of Winnipeg's culture center. He also had with him three up and coming artist that did nothing short of hold their own and bring a unique sound to their new audience. Check out there myspace pages below and discover them in your right - even check out their stories which are pretty interesting!
Robyn Dell'Unto
Sheena Grobb (she has a new album coming out)
Craig Cardiff (check out his website too, for pictures and video from the concert)
5. And finally (I know this has been a long post - so good on you if you have read this far haha) not living in the same city I grew up in makes it easier to put a lot memories away because the people and the places that are associated with them are not around all the time. They may have made up the little insignificant events but they end up being some of the best memories. I'm lucky that I have lots of new 'families' that make sure/insist that I don't miss all of the little things. In particular I got to go to a grad fashion show at a local high school which brought back so many fun memories of my high school days that I really had not thought about for a long time, so it was fun - on top of it being a really good show! (Congrats Kate - your confidence always amazes me don't ever lose it!).
With that all said, I challenge everyone that sat through this and read it (all 5 of you haha!) to allow yourself to get lost in the moment of your lives - I did it for a weekend and I some how managed to bring the joy of the past and the hope for my future into the present?!?!
"Sometimes the best things in life are right in front of you" CC
Mich
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