6.12.11

So at times I feel as if my life is monotonous. I do the same things just about every day. Workout, cook, cardinals, hang out with friends. And then I got to thinking and realized just how beautiful that monotony is. Life is nothing short of beautiful lately. Filled with laughter, smiles, and tons of baseball. But there really isn't such a thing as too much baseball.

Ever wish your life turned out like a great 80s John Hughes movie? Because I know that I sure do. But I need to stop that, because by doing that I am missing all of the great little things that are happening right now in my life. I get to spend every day with people that I love, people that make me happy, working in a job where I have to watch sports. Could life get any better? Sure, there are things that could use a little tweaking but who am I to be selfish.

I wrote a couple of weeks ago about being happy about the stability in my life. And it continues to prove itself to me. These past few weeks have really shown me how to be happy exactly where I am in life. To honestly do exactly what makes me happy. I have so many wonderful people in my life, I'd be silly to let it all pass me by. So much has changed in the last year. I've grown so much as person as life continues to test me.

I don't want things to change. Things are so good exactly where they are. So stable. Keith has an MRI tomorrow. So if you're reading this, we could use a little prayer shout out tomorrow. The prayers from everyone seem to be working so far as we quickly approach one year since his battle with cancer began. So keep them coming!! :) I will continue to remain positive that we will get good results from his MRI tomorrow. And if we don't, I know that we will never stop fighting this battle against cancer.

As for the Springfield Cardinals, they continue their fight back towards .500. They went 3-5 in this last series with the Tulsa Drillers including a double header, #1 prospect Shelby Miller's home debut, a walk off win from Steven Hill, and the first cycle ever in the franchise history by Domnit Bolivar. Talk about a packed homestand. The Cards put up quite a fight against the Drillers as all games were a constant see saw battle for the win. I thought for sure we had the last game in the bag till a series of bad calls from the umps made it hard to recover. Although, in baseball, there is always next time. The Cards are back on the road for the next week before we start another long 8 game homestand.

Do me a favor. Shoot my family a little prayer tomorrow. They are always greatly appreciated and obviously working. The battle continues to march towards one year since we got the devastating news that Keith had cancer. One year, can you believe it? Because I sure can't. It has flown by. Until next time. xox

"I want John Cusack holding a boombox outside my window. I wanna ride off on a lawnmower with Patrick Dempsey. I want Jake from Sixteen Candles waiting outside the church for me. I want Judd Nelson thrusting his fist into the air because he knows he got me. Just once I want my life to be like an 80's movie, preferably one with a really awesome musical number for no apparent reason. But no, no, John Hughes did not direct my life. "