"My Sport"

Alright, so since Ness got to do all those love posts, it's my turn. Let it be stated that Ness is my first love and always will be. But her husband post is mushy enough to cover mine. So I will move on to describing another love. (Love you Ness!)

February/March has probably been my favorite time of the year since high school because of one thing.

Every February/March before I graduated, I was constantly on an adrenaline rush. I loved practice, I loved the team, I loved games, I loved always having my stick with me, I loved going home from practice and practicing more, I loved getting pumped for games. It literally took up my entire life and train of thought. (except when I was with Ness of course :)) This whole passion started in 8th grade.

First off, you have to know me as a pre-teen. I never had "my sport" or for that matter, something I was good at, besides being the Golden Child, which I bore its weight with ease and prestige. I tried many sports but none of them stuck. One day my step-dad, Chip, came home from Gart's Sports with 2 lacrosse sticks. It started with us using them to throw the tennis ball for Bear on our walks. We then started passing more and more and I really enjoyed it. So I got enlisted in a beginers camp.

Loved it.

The next year, I made the tough decision to move out to my fathers house in Bountiful. Tough decision. I started 9th grade at MPJ, when fate decided to move its majestic hand and grant me with "my sport"

I got a lacrosse lanyard from the camp. If any of you have been through high school during the 2000's you know how cool lanyards make you. So I had it in my locker while I was in class. Turns out my locker buddy was Trey Richards, who also played lacrosse. Trey and Derek Walker approached me and asked me if I played, and trying to make myself seem cool, I said I did. even though I had never actually played in a game.

One thing led to another and by the spring time, we all had started the first ever Bountiful Lacrosse team. We dug up any person we could find to play. Our first game was hillarious. 85% of the team had no idea what they were doing, or even what the rules were.

Over the next few years, Bountiful grew to a powerhouse program, who has since taken state 2 years in a row.

Now when ever February/March rolls around, instead of adrenaline rushes, I get occasional(Frequent, lets be honest) withdrawals. I miss it so much. As Ke$ha would say, it's my drug. Now I follow college teams as best I can (Maryland), and help coach the Bountiful team whenever possible.

I don't really know how to wrap this up so, that’s it.

-The Gap