Update!

Let's see.. It's been a while since I've written on here. We are now 4-2. We lost our last 2 games in Kansas City. They were both non conference though so we are still in the running for post-season play. We start conference games this Tuesday the 28th at Southern Naz at 5. They beat us last year in the 2nd round of the SAC tournament so we really want to win this one. They probably are one of our biggest rivals. We are both usually about even every year. They beat us, we beat them.. blah blah blah.

This past Saturday we all ran in Race for the Cure! I don't know anyone that cancer hasn't affected on the team so it was really nice to get out there and support everyone. I bet it will be a yearly thing now. Our team is so AWESOME!

2-0!

We are now 2-0!! We beat Friends University Friday 2-0. Pearl scored on a PK and then Chelsea Myers scored a little later in the game. We played alright but we still have lotsss of work to do. Tomorrow night we play Bethel College at 5 at home. Then we have our last home game for a while on Saturday when we play McPherson at 2. After that we have 5 away games. Road trips are alright with the girls but not with the dumb boys. And then 5 of them in a row?!

Anyway, come out and watch us play this week! We always like a bunch of people at the games!

We're baaackk!!!

Season's started! It was a long summer but we are back and season's here already. We are 1-0. We beat Oklahoma Wesleyan Tuesday night 5-1! It was so fun and a bunch of people scored. Pearl had 2 goals, Lauren had 1, and then 2 freshmen had the last 2, Demi and Sarah. All these freshmen can really play. I think all of them got some playing time in the game and 4 of them started. Nuts!

But I'm really excited for this season. The new girls have already helped so much and we all get along so well. Our next game isn't until the 10th of September so we've got a pretty long break, (that just means more fitness, ughh).

Anyway, the boys play Friday night at 4 at home against Lyon and then Tuesday night at ORU. Should be fun!

Sick..

I've been sick forever it seems like. I've had this cold for at least 2 weeks (some would say longer lol) and I hate it! I think it's going around because everyone's status on facebook is something about being sick. You know what I'm talking about. I mean it would be one thing if my day went on normal but there's been no practicing for me since we got back from spring break. Our coach doesn't like anyone with a cough to be around the rest of the team. He's pretty bad about it. I mean it makes sense to not get everybody else sick but come on, I'm bored!

It's also raining today. Oklahoma is never just not doing anything when it comes to weather. It's always changing. So no practice outside today anyway even if I were allowed to be there. Bummer.. O well, maybe I'll be allowed back tomorrow.

Spring Break!

Spring break was soooo much fun. I went to Orange Beach, Alabama with some of my sisters, my mom and a friend. We hung out on the beach and played some soccer in the sand. It was just a really chill week. I loved it. The ocean water was too cold to get in but it wasn't a big deal. I don't really like the salt water anyway.

We left the beach on Friday afternoon and were planning on staying the night somewhere in LA and finish the drive the next day but that didn't happen. The freak Oklahoma weather changed our plans. Because of the Saturday morning snow storm we wanted to make the 15 hour drive all at once to beat it but that didn't end up happening either. We made it to Dallas and got a hotel. The next morning, 6am to be exact, we woke up to find out the bad weather had already come. It was pouring rain!! So we got in the car and headed back to Oklahoma City (where I'm from). About 2 hours into the drive it started snowing. There were tons of cars that had already spun out and landed in the ditch on the side of the road. We even saw one accident happen. Scarryyyy!!

Anyway, we finally made it home about 2 1/2 hours later and I was still in beach mode. I got out of the car in my t-shirt, shorts and flip flops. Awesome. There's 3 inches of snow on the ground and I'm walking around in flip flops. I didn't bring a single coat home. I definitely didn't plan on the snow.

It's Monday and 55 degrees out. Oklahoma has some crazy weather and that's about all that is crazy about us. The best part about living here is that everywhere else is soo much cooler. That is all!

Update

Today we found out that we have to run a timed 2-mile this up coming Monday. This is NOT good. Girls have to run their 2-miles in 14 minutes and guys are supposed to run theirs in 12 minutes. This isn't such a hard thing to do when in season but off season, although has been the hardest in the 3 years I've been here, isn't like season when it comes to being in that kind of shape. So today after practice I ran an extra 35 minutes and about died. I'm not going to be ready by this Monday. Maybe a month from this Monday ha but not next week.

Besides the new announcement not much else is going on with soccer and us. The other sports seem to be doing really well lately though. Senior night is this weekend for basketball and baseball plays all week. I'll probably go to a couple of them if the weather is nice. Should be fun!

February

February has been a pretty slow month so far. We are still working out a couple times a week and playing futsol. Hopefully after Spring Break we will be able to get outside and start playing on the field. We have a couple games coming up in April. ORU is coming here to play us sometime mid-April and then we will head to their field to play a couple D2 and Juco teams in a friendly one weekend. I'm really looking forward to it.

My youngest sister Tatum is signing her letter of intent Wednesday morning to play soccer at Oral Roberts University in the fall. I'm so proud of her!! She really is the hardest worker I know and she totally deserves the honor of having a really awesome signing from her high school. Luckly, (only a little sarcasm) I am getting to make the 2 1/2 hour drive Tuesday afternoon to be there for it the next morning. YAYY!! ha. Anyway, I'll post dates when I get them of when we play our Spring games!

Inner-Sport Engagement

YAYYYYY!!! Soccer player Tiffany Roberts and baseball player Josh Phillippi are engaged!! Sooo exciting! I love them!

Soccer Update

Sooo it's been a while but my schedule has been crazyyyy. It's only two and a half weeks into the semester and I think I have written enough essays to last a lifetime! I'm taking 18 hours (not my favorite schedule) and still practicing with the team for off-season. The only good thing about my schedule is this thing called blended classes. It's new I think, or at least to me. But blended classes are classes that only meet once a week for instruction and the rest is done online. 4 out of 6 of my classes are set up this way. It is really nice because I understand what's going on in class because we get to meet with the professor every week but then I can use the rest of the week to work on my homework when I have free time.

Soccer is taking up a good portion of my week too but it is nothing like season. We practice 3 times a week doing fitness and weight training in the gym. Because everyones schedule is so different on the team, we all work out at different times. I like the way it is set up because I like working out with a smaller group. It seems like we get more stuff done in the amount of time we are together. Once a week we get to go up to the Claremore community center to play futsol and soccer on their carpeted courts. That's when we all get to get together and play.

Other than class, homework and work outs there's not any time for much else. Hopefully everything will calm down and I can quit stressing out. It might actually be a good thing the weather is about to get a little nasty. It will give everyone an excuse to have to stay inside with me!!