Back to the Championship

A battle of epic proportions will be occurring this Saturday (9/29) at 9:00pm at the Dr. Pepper Star Center in Euless. My hockey team the Komets have qualified again to play for the Stanley Keg. After a long season (some of which I endured on the disabled list) we have accomplished a great feat by finishing with a 6-1-1 record for second best in the league. We will be playing against the Patriots who gave us our lone regulation time loss. It should be a great one.

The best part of all is our Team Captain decided to buy us team logos for the front of our jerseys. Unfortunately it will take 10 days to get them put on and to get our jerseys back. We are now all going to wear different jerseys to play in the game. I guess that will make a statement of my rag jersey team against your professional looking jersey team. Go Rags!!

If you are able to come we would love to see you there. Please call Becky or me on our cell phones and we will arrange for some seats to be saved for you. Just remember if the game goes bad their is a pretty nice bar upstairs. You never know I might actually join you for one.

See you there!! and GO KOMETS!!

Things are Starting to take Face

I thought I would give Stephen a rest and make a post. Well back for another appointment and JJ did very good today for us. Stephen could not make it to this visit, but I had 2 very special people with me to see our little one in his womb. He kicked, moved around, and tried to hide from the sonogram tech like always. However this could have been caused by the glucose drink I had to take. Everything looked good with him. He is growing and now currently weighs 2lbs 15oz. Each sonogram I have closer to my due date makes my heart break even more. With today's sonogram we got to see my little boy moving his mouth and acting like he was smiling at the camera. He was also practicing his breathing with what little lung he has on his right side. Seeing his little chest move up and down made tears come to my eyes. It hurts to know that he is fine while inside of me and once he is born he will have to fight for his life. With each kick and move I feel it hurts even more that he has to go through all of this; I wish I could take away all the pain and hurt that he will have to go through. This all really sucks and the emotions that I feel range from anger to pure heartache. I know God will continue to make me stronger for when JJ gets here. Each tear I cry is for him and for him to continue to be strong like his Dad. I know it is hard for Stephen at times to understand what I am feeling and what I am going through for our little one. He has been a great husband and I know he will be a great Dad for JJ. I wish at times Stephen could feel him move and kick all day and have the bond that has already grown between us. I wish Stephen could have seem him today trying to be a big boy taking those little breaths and smiling at us, but just don't tell JJ there will be more picture once again in 4 weeks. I know he can't wait. The love we have for this little boy grows everyday and with each time we see him it grows even more. Mark your calenders, November 14 will be the day I get induced. My real due date is November 25. We had to work around the Thanksgiving Holidays. At this point I am not ready yet for what else is to come, but I do know that JJ will be Thanksgiving this year and I am looking forward to the chance to see his face in person and not on the screen.

Back At It Again

It's official. I have been cleared to resume my hockey play. It's been 4 weeks since my shoulder surgery and I have been cleared to play this Saturday. I have been performing my physical therapy exercises everyday (sometime 2 - 3 times a day) working toward this day.

Today was the toughest test yet. It started with a 6:00 am hockey practice followed by an ice down session and then a midday physical therapy session. This put the shoulder to a strong test, with remarkable very little soreness. I have been asked to take it easy in my first game back, and I have agreed to this. My focus will be on a more skillful game and not the banging type I am becoming known for.

With the start of the football season it is time to start spending Sundays watching the Cowboys games. I need Becky to go to a school that has a football team so that I can start supporting a collegiate team. This maybe something I should consider when I decide to go back to school. I do however look forward to TCU playing Texas (I am rooting for TCU). Just 11 more days until the Dallas Stars first pre-season game. Too more sports starting at the same time.

I found one great thing about having a son in the house, control to watch the football games. Becky enjoys the Super Bowl and a couple of Bowl games, however everything else is not her cup of tea (she always changes the channel). Even if JJ does not know what a TV is, I still think he needs the positive influence of sports on him at any age. Well that's my excuse and I am sticking to it.

I had a great time catching up with my old friends Lewis and Doug (down in Austin). Glad to see both of them are doing well. I miss not having them around in the area, but I try to catch-up with them every few months. When I got home I was able to spend some time with David. Sounds like he is working on some major food projects, hopefully we may see them in the stores soon (I hope he invites me to be on the test panel for some of them).

I hope everyone else is doing well. Look forward to seeing you soon.