Beach Volleyball

Good evening. So Life has been pretty much beach volleyball. Not a bad thing. Sun, sand, exercise. I love it. I have now played in 3 US tourneys since I have been back in the US. Wow, a different game than FIVB. The players are young and new, but big and physical. Today I was in Long Beach for the Young Guns tourney. Tough one, again. It has been quite a trek playing with different players just to earn points. Although I am feeling great about my game, I have not been successful in winning the tough matches. Experience means a LOT. I am having fun and am ready to qualify in Riverside this week!

Been a While

For anyone that still follows this, I apologize for the delay. I am now keeping up 3 blogs and once I finishe one, i feel like copying and pasting. But, not everyone cares about all the things i blab about. I am going to copy and paste this one from the team blog....I am writing this from Ft. Lauderdale! What an interesting 2 weeks its been. I have been staying with a good friend Brandon in Ft. Lauderdale. I have explored a bit of Miami, Tampa, and Panama City. In addition to rain storms, thunder storms, and near hurricane weather. I will do my best to keep this as updated as my brain can do......here is the copy and paste:
Although there is no place I'd rather be than California, Florida is not so bad. I have traveled through the entire state by car...unplanned. It all started Thursday, March 19 when I arrived in Ft. Lauderdale with Kim. We were playing the Young Guns tourney...took a 13th place...ugh! Played in rain and wind! Kim left Saturday to return to Cali...I stayed. I have some friends down here that I set up training with for Tuesday and Wednesday! But, here's the crazy part....Wednesday before we practiced one of the girls training had an open casting call for a Neutrogena commercial. She brought three of us with her to try out. I got a call back Wednesday night to be at the Plantation Park by noon Thursday. I did have a a 9am flight out Thursday, but this was an opportunity not to be missed! So, I rearranged my flight, flew to Tampa at 2:30pm after the call back. Rented a car, drove to Panama City (5 1/2 hours)...during the drive I received 2 phone calls, one from an agent and one from the Casting company. I got the job....out of 250 people. I did shoot the commercial today. Very easy! On a plane tomorrow and back home:)

Just sitting at HOME!

So, I got back from a ten day vacation to Hawaii. What a great time. It was Heidi's wedding, but also a great vacation and time with good friends. The wedding was perfect, the weather was great (most of the time) and the people there were soooo much fun. I think it needs to be an annual trip. From the time I landed to the day I left we were busy....rehearsal breakfast, bbq, wedding, reception, north shore surf competition, driving around the island, eating garlic shrimp, swimming in a cage around the sharks, swimming, shopping, eating.....it goes on. It is times like these that I realize how great some of my friends are. However, upon return I also felt very missed by my San Diego friends......life is going good right now and is gonna get crazy once the club season starts.......but, I love it! Aloha

Hmmm, what's new

So, I am nearing the end of my JV season with Carlsbad! It has been quite the challenge to be back in the coaching world! It's great though. I am starting to teach some mom's beach volleyball on Wednesday mornings. I am playing a bit and probably resting the least. Something about me finds it hard to relax! But, there are certainly the moments when I really need a break. Life is good between coaching, workouts, playing, yoga, eating, and sleeping I cannot complain. Lots of love to anyone that still reads this!

Sleepin In

So, this morning is my so called day off. Sleeping in for me is about 7:30am and no alarm. I only have to coach his afternoon, so I consider it a light day. I think it has been a while since I last blogged, so a quick fill in.....been coaching every day, been playing a couple days a week, been doing my yoga and running a LOT of stairs. But, the best part is I get to hang out when I want cuz I do nor have to travel anywhere and no one really telling me when to get up......Club season is around the corner, so that will take up a big amount of time for me. But, all in all, life is good! And I am still lyin in bed!

Back in the Game

So today was officially my first day back coaching.....boy, what was I missing! It was a blast. But, needless to say I am wiped out. CArlsbad played in their first tourney today and we played great. A lot to be improved on, but w good start and something to build from. I am so surprised at the level of jv volleyball teams these days. The girls are monsters. Well, life is sort of back to normal....I am training/playing with a group of teams tomorrow getting ready for the Manhattan AVP event that I CANNOT play in....a little bitter, but what can I do! well, off to bed, cuz I am exhausted. Good Day!

Another Great Tourney

So I got back form Aspen yesterday morning.....What a fun weekend! We finished 3rd, but played great and lost only in the Semi's. Barefoot wine sponsored Angela and I so needless to say we were taken care of by Abby and the rest of the crew. Aspen is a very beautiful town and very expensive, so the filet and Crab legs were savored! Now, I am just winding down, getting ready to run some errands and recovering from 10 reps of stairs at Ponto beach. I think this might be a new weekly workout. It was Nancy, Veronica and I pounding away, burning up the stairs. Well, we have our first scrimmage this week, should be exciting!