Happy Canada Day!

Sadly there will be no bbqs or fireworks today for July 1st but we do have a game tonight!
I got a call from the bank today saying that there were some strange purchases on my visa card, I checked it out online and sure enough I had spent around 600$ in Las Vegas on the 28th. Seeing as though I have not been to Vegas in quite some time I had to call and cancel the card and now fill out all the fraud papers when they arrive. Kind of makes me mad not sure how they got my card number. I hope they get caught.
We take off on another road trip tomorrow to San Antonio and Houston.

Just got back from Indiana and Minnesota. Old assistant coach Carolyn came out to Minny it was so great to hang out and catch up after the game. She is the new head coach at North Dakota State and she has a bball court in her basement so I know have to make a trip out to North Dakota just because this was a dream of mine as a child.
When we got back in town Britt was here so we made a little dinner and went to get some frozen yogurt at this new place that is fantastic! It was just like old times Cass came over but unfourtanately I was a bum and fell asleep at 1130 too tired!!
We played last night and an old national teammate came up to the game Cal Bouchard. I hadn't seen her in like 5 years but she is living in San Fran now and extended an invitation to come down and they would give me the tour. I am hoping to take them up on it maybe over olympic break!
TOday is a day off I am still really tired from road trip so just laying low all day.
Our team cut somebody last night this is the craziest business it is always so unnerving. I think that last night was the last day to cut someone so I made it for the year!

boat day

It was another day off today thankfully because we went hard for two days. A lot of sprinting and running again which was good. We watched the Celtics win the championship last night which was pretty cool Ben had the champagne and cigar ready. I made him go outside the cigar smelt really bad! This morning I met with my agent about overseas I am looking for something just until Christmas and then taking a break again. We will see if this actually happens! After that it was off on the boat with Jeff and co. it is so much fun although I am so tired now and I wish I could find my camera cord to show you a picture of my back. Apparently I didn't reapply the sunscreen often enough in the 100 sac weather. Yes my back is a lobster the only place that is burnt. I will have to work on that for next time. It was a great day I am so tired from hanging out in the sun I am ready for bed now. It is movie time Ben is attempting to figure out how our dvd player works why does it have to be so complicated?

back in sac.

Finally back home and no longer sleep deprived. It was a long road trip that began with me finding out hours before our red eye that I was going on the trip (we only travel 11 but carry 13 on roster). The red eye to NY was good I was knocked out somebody had some sleeping pills that were the bodys natural sleep hormone or something I don't know I need to get some for flying because it knocked me out as soon as I sat down until we landed. We had a practice and then I met up with Lei for dinner in teh city it was so hot and humid I was sweating walking down the street and so I was done after dinner and went back to the hotel for bed. THe game the next day was at 4 and we won which was exciting because we played horrible. It was a mini reunion for Dexia I saw Kat who plays for NY and Romi was visiting from Belgium and Jen came up for the game as well. It was so good to see them Jen made a really cool little cd of pics and music brought back some memories. Ben was also out so it was so great to hang out with him again.
The morning after the game we bussed 6 hours to Washington DC and spent a few days there before our next game. Practicing everyday we had practice one day at Maryland I saw our score up there on the memorial to the team...
I went out to dinner with old ass. coach Daron Park.
We beat Washington and a real shocker here I was put in the game with 30 secs left as a defensive stopper yes let that sink in. They needed a 3 and I was the guard they put in I was surprised.
We flew to Minny the next morning for a back to back game and won again so it was a very very good road trip.
Back home in Sac and practiced again as we had LA last night. Ben arrived from Bellingham that night he is here for a week and drove Monty down good to have her back.
Lost to LA last night I didn't play at all.
Went over to teammates house last night to hang out slept until bout 1130 this morning felt so good.
Finally bought a pair of sunglasses and jeans.

I went to see Sex and the City the other night with a bunch of girls on the team and it was pretty good long but good. The next morning was our day off which was great I headed out the mall in the morning in search of sunglasses and jeans and came back home with neither. I got some new shirts but still have to wrap my head around the sunglass prices in the mall here before i make the purchase. I did get paid the other day but 300 seems a little much so for now I will continue wearing my broken ones.
I did get a library card yesterday and I was so excited the library is really small but I have managed to read two books in the last two days.
I arrived at practice this morning and was selected for drug testing!! I had to pee so I thought I was lucky I was in and out and then they brought out a little machine that he put drops of my urine on to test the PH (normally they just use the piece of paper) and I was .5 away a little too hydrated. An hour before practice starts and I am not allowed to drink any more water. There were 6 of us selected and it always happens that when you really really have to go so does everyone else. Of course this happened right before we met for practice I luckily got in after holding it for only 20 minutes. The second time was good although not by much! We had people running in and out of practice the first 30 minutes.

Pay day!

Pay day today it is really sad how much of the money goes to taxes...
After a long road trip we are back home for what feels like another training camp! We have 2 games in 2 weeks. The first game has come and gone and we are now in the home stretch with only 2 more practices before our next game. We have been doing a lot of running 24 seconds down and back twice. I don't really stand a chance at winning these sprints until we have run a few and then the it is like I get fast! I spent a day on the boat with my old strength coach and his family and some otehr people it was pretty funny because the river was really like spring break. Drunk people dancing on the boats in little clothing music bumping. We didn't tie up with any of these boats we were kind of like outcasts with 2 babies on board. It was a toss up with who was more entertaining the babies or the drunk people making fools of themselves. It was so relaxing just to hang out on the river and relax.
I tried to get a library card today but had little success i actually have no proof that I live here so going to have to wait for the supervisor and sweet talk him!
Day off tomorrow I am headed to the mall for the first time since I got out here my sunglasses broke and I need some out here so I will be doing a little shopping.

long road trip

I just got back yesterday from a week long road trip while we played horrible and lost all three games I did get to see my family and Ben and his family so the road trip was not all bad. Our first stop was Seattle and Megs, mom and dad all came in early to shop and visit with me so the night before the game we went out to eat on the water. I really do love the Northwest Seattle is so beautiful! Dad parked about 30 minutes away from the restaurant loving the new health kick the family is on! We had to find me a Barnes and Noble so that I could buy some more books for the long plane rides ahead. At the game there was a lot of people to visit with... Michelle and Erin made it down and I didn't really get any chance to chat with them but it was so good to see them again, Midnight Viper was calling. My old college teammate Julie, Dave and their adorable baby Brooklyn. She was asleep by the time the game ended but she did wake up to wave goodbye. My old university manager was there with a really cool pair of shoes as a present. My aunt and uncle and cousins were all there as well as the Heritage girls bball team that sold 50/50 tickets.
The next stop was Chicago where I caught up with my old college SID Hope it was great to talk with her again catch up.
Connecticut was the last stop I got to see Ben again and his family they had about 20 people there so it was a large group of purple shirts in the arena. We grabbed a drink after the game and tried to forget the basketball play on this 3 game road swing!

I didn't play well on the road pretty disappointing I felt like I had my shot this year and I know I am a better player than what I am showing. I guess just keep working to get better and hopefully I will get another chance.

We are in Sac for the next week and a half or so and today it was back to the basics at practice complete with some running to finish it all off. We even had someone collapse! Fun stuff coach put 24 on the clock and we went down and back 2x we did this numerous times I was feeling it at the end but it is always after a practice like that I feel good.