One of My Favorite Things

Well, I've been gone for a little under a week visiting a dear friend in the City of Brotherly Love--and I dare say Sisterly Love, because I do love her as a sister. We met back in the days of BYU and played basketball together on a couple teams, hung out with our husbands as couples, and just "clicked."

In Philly, we had a lot of time to talk since we did a lot of cleaning and fixing up to get her house ready to sell. And we started talking about our favorite things. Hmmm . . . my list is long: chocolate ice cream, chocolate, delicious food, . . . ok you get the point that I love food.

But, among other things, I LOVE to play basketball. It is so fun to run and jump and exercise and have fun with other people while not even noticing how much of a workout you are getting. It is also a time when I do not realize or think about how much taller I am than most all other women (and men) and can just be in the moment and ENJOY--even though I really am fully exhausted after a good, hard game.

Recently, I have been on a basketball team that plays once a week in a women's league. We've also had church ball--which league we won! So, in honor of that, I had to include a photo: (unfortunately this does not include everyone, but it's pretty close).


Oh yeah, don't you love my wings behind my ears? Guess I should have waited for that haircut . . . (Note: this is also post game).

Also, B likes to help me get ready every week for the big game, so here she is modeling three jerseys that she just HAD to layer for the full effect:


She'd be pretty intimidating on the court, don't you think? Especially when she's posed like a Shaq or KG. That's why she gets to go to Sporties for Shorties every week with her daddy--to work on those skills. Watch out!