My favorite time of the year! NCAA Tournament time! Men and Women's Basketball games all day long! Buzzer beaters, upsets, Cinderella teams! I love it all! While I hope my team wins #6, I just hope for a great tourney! Another season of coaching youth basketball has ended, and I now have three nights a... Continue Reading →
Chapter 40 (sheesh)
I've made it! 40 mutha lovin years on this Earth. Sometimes, I wonder how I made it this far. Between not being killed by my mother and somehow surviving doing the dumb stuff I did when I was a kid, I think I've done pretty well. But I have a long way to go and... Continue Reading →
New Year, New Lifestyle
Happy New Year Yall! How are we living for 2023? Ya'll making some changes for the better this year? I have to. I have to give up something that I truly love. Ya'll ain't gonna believe this. A little back story: So growing up, maybe I was 12 or 13, my mom would take me... Continue Reading →
Holiday Season
Happy Holidays y'all! I know it's some of y'all's favorite time of the year. The lights. The tree. The smells (shameless plug: Shop at bumblebswc.com for your favorite holiday scents). The presents (shameless plug: shop at kontempokloset.com for new pieces to add to your wardrobe). All the things that come with the season. I remember growing up, my parents would... Continue Reading →
I got F’s in My Marriage
Recently, we (when I say we, I mean my wife and I) just celebrated 13 years of being happily married. We focus on the "happily" part. We work hard at our marriage to keep it interesting, keep it fun, and keep true to us. We take care of each other and we genuinely do what we... Continue Reading →
A letter to my 4th grader…
Dear mini me, As you prepare to start another school year, we're excited for the new chapter in your life. We know you'll be nervous around your new teacher and classmates, but we know you're a social butterfly and you'll do just fine. So before you start this school year, here are a few things... Continue Reading →
1st Season Coaching Youth Basketball
Welp, my first time coaching youth basketball has come to a close. It was a short season and I wish that I got to spend more time developing these young players' skills, but I did what I could. Coaching the mini me was fun; I was able to watch her grow, not only as an... Continue Reading →
Who Doesn’t Love a Daddy Daughter Day?
Recently, mini me and I were able to head up to Raleigh for a day and hit a few golf balls at Drive Shack. We've been trying to get back there for a while, but with life's curveballs, we've had to constantly push it back. But finally, a weekend freed up for us, so we... Continue Reading →
My heart hurts…
19 babies... 2 teachers... taken from this world entirely too soon. My heart hurts. Mini me is the same age as the babies hurt and murdered. I can't imagine what these families are going through. I pray these families find some type of peace in the madness. I pray these families find some type of... Continue Reading →