Volleyball with the Old Men

I receive an email every week to go play volleyball with some of BYU's alumni. Most of them played at BYU in the 70s or 80s, but they still have what it takes. The funny thing is that besides playing for the team, this is the best volleyball around. You would be amazed at the ability these guys play at in their 40s, 50s, and even 60+. I feel challenged and humbled when a 60 year old man can hit a ball with such speed and perfect placement that I have to sacrifice my body to even have a shot at putting it back in play.

The guys enjoy having me there, too. I think since my shoulder has yet to give out, I add a different level to the game. Not that this level is higher (because I even got beat by the oldest guy in the gym today), but different. I can't make it every Friday, but when I do, it's always the highlight of the week.

A New...Everything?

After a few weeks of inactivity, I figured I should take time during my Data Mining class to update my blog (my priorities are definitely in the right place...trust me). Here's a rough breakdown of what happened:

- Finished my first semester of Grad school
- Started my first semester of Grad school electives
- Became the Ward Mission Leader
- Became single
- Started paying taxes for the first time
- Got a new cell phone
- Began pursuing cell phone development education
- Took up voice lessons
- Accomplished the 100 push-up challenge
- Finished the first two books of "The Hunger Game" Trilogy and now anxiously await the third
- Agreed to a return offer to USAA for this coming summer

I guess I have a bit going on. I'll do what I can to keep you better updated this time around (and include some pictures...maybe).