Today was a good day. I had my last youth camp ever and it was probably the not miserable one yet. I got stuck with the tee drill and the bowling pin knockdown. Something about little kids, plastic bowling pins, and baseballs do not mix. The one thing that brightened the camp was one little boy. Jake Cantor is the cutest little kid ever. At 4 years old he has a good swing, good mechanics, and a heartwarming smile. His smile singlehandedly made my day better. He was grinning from ear to ear for 4 hours straight. I figured if he can smile for that long, I can swallow my pride and have a good time for those little kids...you can learn a lot from little kids.
After the youth camp I got to watch our high school play down at Consol Energy Center for the Penguin Cup. We won 4-3 in overtime which was absolutely spectacular. One of my best friends Jared had three points and played arguably his best game I've ever seen.
My buddy Jared has been one of my best friends for the longest time out of any of them. Although I am by no means a hockey player I feel like some of Jared's skill was developed in our hours of street hockey played on his driveway. Whether we played as high school or NHL teams I was always his goalie. We had some memorable games in our time. Especially the New York Rangers vs New York Islanders game where both Rick DiPietro and Henrik Lundqvist played stellar in goal. Jared and I share some memories that I'll never forget. Tonight he dropped me off and did our Gary Burteer peel out. But today as he sped away I said aloud to myself, "This one means something." today my friend is a champion, and it couldn't have happened to a better kid. I love ya Jack.
Tomorrow should be a great day. 7:30 a.m. mass with Graz and a visit to my Nan's grave to start me off. Followed by our hockey team playing for a state championship!
Should have some great stuff for you all tomorrow night.
I guess the truth is I just want to hear from you.
Night guys.
NP: Your Song- Elton John
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