The Athletic Training Room

Some pics

This is the Nacogdoches water tower, observable from North St. which is the main road to access SFA. I took this picture from the parking lot of Peking Chinese Food, a favorite of mine already, because not only do they serve a mean egg roll, they kept my Digi cam safe when I accidentally left it there. Thanks

One of my favorite shots, the NM sunrise, a perfect greeting

Thoughts from the field (or bus)

While on my voyage from California to Texas, these are just a few of the things I observed and took note of, while en route to wherever it is that I am going. These things took place in the Bus Station, on the motorcoach, at a rest stop, etc. They ALL, however, did happen! I kid you, not! I comprised this list during the last leg of the trip, that is, from Shreveport to Nacogdoches, which is about 1.5 hour drive.

# of Miles Traveled: 2073
Pairs of socks given to runaway girls: 1
# of Leg Cramps: None, surprisingly
Items in overhead storage compartment to fall and smack someone in the head: 1 haha, I saw it in slo-mo
Bigfoot Sightings: 0
Bottles of Vitamin Water: 6, of course there were other beverages but this seemed to be a reoccuring one
Times I brushed teeth: 7
"Whites Only" signs observed: 0
Babies Crying: 2
Bums wanting to get slapped by me: 1
Photos taken: 11
Photos deleted: 27
Toothless security guards: 2
Kids elbowed in the neck by their mother: 1
Threats to call CPS: 1 wow
People just missed getting left behind: 2
Complaints about A/C: 0
Rainbow weaves: 1 -- c'mon, this can't ONLY be a Bay Area thing
#of times Crossed TX state lines: 3
# of states traveled: 5
Hours on road: 49
#1's: 4
#2's: 1
Movies watched: 1
Sets of nice breast to stare at: 2
Really cute babies to stare at and make funny faces at: 2
Calories consumed: 4,219
Highest temperature: 101 in New Mexico
Lowest Temperature: 85 in California
Sleep-Awake ratio: 3:1

On my way

This morning, I am officially off to Nacogdoches, TX. It is Friday July 4 and I am expecting to arrive Sunday July 6 -- yes, that is two whole days on the road. In that time, I will travel 5 states; California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Louisiana -- yeah the only reason we're going through LA is because that is the bus' route. I stayed at Jarrod's house because he lives 5 mins away from the station. My mom will meet us there in the morning. She was originally supposed to travel with me. That's because we were going to go to Minden, LA to meet her cousins but those plans faltered. It's okay because I'd rather just head directly to SFA campus. No side trips.

Yesterday was the first time I actually had butterflies. While I was at work, we had just finished lunch (Thanks, Beth) and my final hour was approaching. I knew it would be the last time I'd be working there and it just felt a little gloomy. Even though I had only been working there for almost 5 months, I still had grown to love that place. And leaving them (especially the pay) was tough. But I realize that this is something I've wanted to do for a while, and this was my shot. So, like a true champion, I had to take it.

Will try to blog from the road