I don't have a team

tonight I finally(i have had the movie for 3 weeks, Netflix is making a killing off me this month) watched Fever Pitch with Drew Barrymore and that guy from SNL, I can't remember his name.
It was awesome! (thanks again Bevan and Amanda for the great movie tip)
But it also made me sad, because it made me realize I don't have a team! A sports team that I love, know the players names, have any kind of gear or teach my kids to love.

I know many Buckeyes from Ohio and they are the most awesome fans I have ever met, totally nutty, but still awesome. And whenever a Buckeye meets another Buckeye in front of me, I totally disappear and then they start speaking some freaky language that I don't understand. I am embarrassed for these fans, but jealous at the same time.

Growing up as a kid my was a professor at NMSU and took us kids to all the basketball games. He always bought us the box of popcorn, which now seems like a total luxury because we didn't seem to get treats like I probably buy for my kids. (ya, you have seen all the photos of my kids with cotton candy and ice cream in their hands) I remember singing some chant or song for the Aggie's yet now I don't remember what it was. I loved it when the lights would go off and then players would run in with spotlights on them. Thinking about this time brings back some awesome memories. But we moved from that town and I have not been back since I graduated from High School.
Our town or state for that matter, didn't have a National Sports team so the University was really our only hope of rooting for someone.

I have lived in many states but they never seem to have a great team at least while I have lived there. And now that I am older it seems hard to pick a team and claim them as mine. Living in the D.C. area I have so many options between baseball and football and great college teams, but don't know where to begin. And as an adult can I just pick a team and love them, claim them and go crazy over them like my born and raised Buckeye friends? Won't that offend the born and bred die hard fans, to have a new comer join the club?

My brother Bevan has NEVER given up on the Aggie's, I bet he could now name all the players from this season. I wonder if that is why he loved Fever Pitch so much. I admire that about him, he has stuck to his home town team, even if they are really small and no one has ever heard of them and they will never win the NCAA tournament (sorry Bevan I hope this does not hurt your feelings)

I have never been to a professional baseball game or football game and 1 basketball game. It is a world I am just not apart of. But I want to be.
My husband grew up in Seattle so he has always had some team to root for.
I want my girls to have a team too!
So where do I begin? Do I just pick a team and don't look back? Do I just claim the Aggie's and be done with it? Who would you say is your team and do they accept new fans?

There is a new Kingfish
team name Kentlands Kingfish

Today was Annie Kate's first day of racing on the swim team. It was time trials to see where to place everyone for the first meet.

Two weeks ago we told her she was going to try out for the swim team. She has never had swim lessons or swam on a team but said OK. I don't think there is anyone who doesn't make the team but she was still real excited. For the past two weeks she has gone to practice and every day come home sore and exhausted.
I am really amazed because this is something I don't think I would have ever done as a kid. She is pretty fearless and seems willing to try most things. One of the first days of practice the little girls were still asleep for their naps and I realized there was no way she would get there on time even if I could get them up immediately. She said, "I will just get on my bike and ride down to the pool, I'll figure it out mom." Those words were music to my ears!

She really did great today. She swam Freestyle, Breast Stroke, Back Stroke and Butterfly. She won each of her heats and got second place over all for freestyle. She was disqualified for Butterfly and Breast stroke and said to me before she swam, "I have no idea what I am doing" I just giggled. Dang I was one proud mom today to see her just get out there and try! It will be fun to see her improve this summer.
One of the best scenes in the pool was Caroline at the other end after watching her sister. She would say "get ready, start, go" and then jump in just like her sister was in the team pool.

We spent the whole day at the pool and then all came home and napped. We are got lots of kisses from the sun, maybe a little too much.

This will be a whole new world for us actually have some commitments during the week and the weekends. We purposely have not signed the kids up for anything for a year, to get adjusted to moving here and having a little family time. It has been a great year, but I wonder how we will handle this new responsibility. I am afraid we will have to work harder to make time to see this great part of the country. So much to see, so little time!

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