Soccer is over. :( It has been a really exciting season. Utah State won the WAC regular season championship, the WAC tournament championship and earned ourselves the program's first automatic bid into the NCAA tournament. We played at Auburn in the 1st round and lost 2-1. Somehow during all the craziness, I was able to attend my first ever Utah State football game! It was actually pretty fun....I miss watching college football! During the month of October and November, I was able to see friends and family when traveling with soccer. While in Hawaii, my friend Sierra Kenny came to visit me while the team spent the day at the beach! When we went to Idaho, I saw my good friend and old roommate, Christina, and her cute little family. They came to our game and her girls loved being able to run around...and it was their first sporting event! On our way home from Idaho, via Spokane, my cousin Paul, his wife and daughter joined me for dinner with the team! While in Fresno, I saw my old high school soccer coach whose daughter plays for Fresno State, and my good friend, Sara, drove down to our championship game from Stockton! When we went to Auburn, my friend, Chris, who used to coach at Auburn, drove down from Indiana for the game...even though he was cheering on Auburn, it was still fun to see him. This season was a memorable one...and its been great to be a part of a program that is making history and continuing to progress and get better! I am still working at the high school with as a special education aide...grateful for things that I take for granted everyday. Each day is a new experience, and I am learning a lot of patience, I'm learning to celebrate the little things, and I'm just happy to have the opportunity to give these kids a chance to experience everyday life just as you and I do on a regular basis. I am truly blessed and life is good! I am now at home ready to celebrate Thanksgiving with my family..everyone will be here except for Tyler's kids....its going to be a lot of fun to have the family together once again...this doesn't happen very often! I did get to see Tyler's kids on Friday...when we went to Goofy's Kitchen at Disneyland! We saw Goofy (obviously), Minnie Mouse, Captain Hook (my favorite of the night..and the kids' too!), Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Chip and Dale, and Pluto! Way fun with the kids!