you know i like my boys a little bit older.

I think the song Use Your Love really explains the point in my life where I'm at. Think of that what you may...

I'm on an 80s kick and I can't get off of it. Jesse's Girl. 99 Red Balloons. Take Me Home Tonight.

Hockey season starts on October 10th with the Caps in Atlanta and everything is leaning in the Caps favor so far. It seems as though everyone is still on the bandwagon since the end of that amazing last month of the 2008 season. Thinking about it still gets me up and excited.

Right now, I'm kind of just in disbelief that the end of my swimming career is rapidly approaching. And I don't think it will actually hit me until that last night on Conferences. Maybe not even until the morning after.

I have so many things that I need to think about right now. And I need to think of something to do for Sean's birthday. Ah.

and demanded that you stay...

A new season has finally begun. Repeat or Defeat? is the question of the season. It's weird to think that in 6 months I will be done my swimming career. It's different than any other sport I think. It's not something that you can do once you finish your four years. Nor is it something that anyone really would want to continue at the same pace with. You could always swim with Masters but it's not something that you can continue "professionally" unless you're Michael Phelps.

At the moment, things are being placed on the line for another conference championship. Now is the time when we see what people are made of. Who can make the sacrifices in order to win? Who can handle the pressure to win and to reach their goals?