There are lots of things I am really excited about that are going to happen in the next three months of my life. To start with, I am interested to see what the evening is like at my high school’s annual Buona Festa auction. For the second year in a row it will be held on my high school’s campus and it is a big fundraiser event. Another thing I am excited about that many Americans have been anxiously awaiting is the premiere of the Beauty and the Beast Live action film. I am so interested to see how magical the remake of this movie will be once it finally comes out in theaters in mid March.
Something I am most enthusiastic about is the upcoming spring golf season that starts the first full week of March. My team practices at the Highlands in Forest Park and mostly we practice individually based on our own schedules. Our first spring tournament will be a few weeks after our first practice, during the weekend of April 7th up in Monmouth, Illinois. I am so anxious about my final golf season as a college athlete because I want to do my very best and leave all of what I have out on the golf course. I can’t believe there are only a few more van rides and a few more overnights in hotels with my amazing golf team. I have made so many great memories over the last three and a half years and I can’t wait to make more memories throughout my final spring season.
One other major thing I am really looking forward to this spring is graduation on May 8th. I am excited to walk onto that arena floor alongside all of my classmates and fellow athletes. Throughout this semester I am motivated to do my very best in my classes and make the most of my final weeks in college surrounded by my friends. For me it is hard to imagine not having some of my friends who are originally from other cities to not be close by anymore. But personally I am anxious about what particular job I will have after graduation as I know there are lots of opportunities for me based on my major.
Until next week, I hope you enjoyed reading this weeks post and I am definitely hopeful for what lies ahead in the coming months.
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Even though I’ve played sports all my life with friends, I didn’t “officially” play a sport until high school. My sport was football. But the sport that you play doesn’t matter unless you have a great selection of music to accompany it. And naturally when you play football, you listen to Hip Hop/Rap and Hard Rock (AC/DC anyone?!) Why Hip Hop/Rap or Hard Rock? Let’s say you are at the gym working out. Since the instrumental beats are loaded with bass and are repetitive, it helps you with lifting weights, running, or performing any other activity at a consistent and steady pace. Plus, it hypes you up to the point where you feel like an immortal while you are working out (certain songs have such ability). I’m pretty sure that everyone has listened to “Remember The Name” by Fort Minor while working out. These are the only two genres that are the music equivalent to the amount of adrenaline that is inside your body during a workout or playing a sport. But that was back in high school. What about now?
I still have the two genres in my Spotify playlists. I currently listen to almost everything: from 70’s/80’s classic Rock to today’s G-Eazy & Sammy Adams. I fall into the category called “Bass Heads.” If you haven’t deduced that already.. But when the moment strikes I can be listening to the polar opposite. When studying or doing mindless tasks (like copying notes from a PowerPoint), my headphones output the equivalent to getting some work done at a Bread Co. The reason behind this is because when you listen to songs that have no vocals (Classical or Smooth Jazz), you are less likely to get distracted, more likely to be productive and attentive of what you are doing. Until next time guys, stay classy.
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For the past 7 years I have been competing in track and field. The outdoor season always begins in the beginning of March. Every year during this time a strange feeling comes over me. My body has become so used to training and competing in track during the spring that my body just naturally begins to get the urge to go out and run whenever it begins to warm up. I can’t stand just sitting around in the spring and doing nothing. I detest cold weather so I take every chance possible to get out and be active during the spring time. Also, during the spring I get full of a lot of ambition. I just feel compelled to go out and do something productive with my life. My mood is also considerably better during the spring time. I will almost always be in a good mood when it’s warm outside. Ambition has come over me so much this spring that in addition to competing in track and field at Fontbonne that I was going to volunteer coach jumps at my high school St. Mary’s.
During the autumn season there are not too many activities that I have done specifically oriented to the season other than the seasonal sport I was involved in throughout high school: football. My days of playing football are now over but I still deeply enjoy going to football games during the fall. I still go to many of my alma mater, St. Mary’s High School’s, football games every Friday when I get a chance and see my former teammates and coaches competing. I can go to just about any type of football game and immensely enjoy the atmosphere whether it’s a high school, college or professional level game. Even with it being a cold out, the game before me can provide enough excitement to warm me up. I was so used to playing every Friday night in the fall that I couldn’t just let it all go away that easily without still being able to enjoy it. High school football was one of the most fun, interesting and worthwhile experiences that I have ever taken part in and it had a large impact on my life.
