Will it ever end...

So, last week, we decided to have practice early yesterday because varsity had a game. Well, I rush to get there around 4, and no girls are in the gym. The freshmen assistant told me that the head coach told her they changed it and our girls were going to study table. I never said anything about the girls going to study table. In fact, I asked if they had to go, so that we could get out of practice early. It just never ends with her.

Oh well, The Rose Man sent me a text telling me he enjoyed talking to me on Sunday. I replied with the same and told him that I'm looking forward to talking to him again. We'll see how it goes if and when he calls. He works from 3 - 11, so I can appreciate him not calling me when he got off of work last night. I was a little bit disappointed, but I understand. I assume he was being considerate. Unless there is a reason why he couldn't call me. Who knows...

I didn't call J^2 yesterday until after practice, and I think that surprised him. I was thinking, we get into it when I call and you don't answer, so I'm just not going to call when I think you are sleep. Works better for me anyway.

I found out that the reason my internet at home isn't working is because I have a bum modem. So, I'm going to get a new one from LD this evening and try that one. I think I'm going to play volleyball tonight as well.

Real Talk...

So, we actually had a conversation where he was keeping it real with me. Not that I think he's a liar, but he makes it seem like he hasn't met anyone in all of the time that we've known each other. We've only talked off and on for about 18 months. So finally, last night, I was just like, I'm not crazy, I know you've talked to some other women since you've met me. First of all, we don't talk all of the time, and second of all, you are a man, and you are a 16 hour drive away, I know you have. So finally, he says, I mean, I've met people, but I don't have the time to put in like they want, and I'm not willing to if I'm not feeling them like that.

That opened up a whole can of worms. Because, that's why we stopped talking twice before. I just told him, my issue is always that he's not willing to sacrifice. And he gave all of these excuses about why he didn't wake up and answer the phone and what not. And I'm like, I don't expect you to just wake up and answer the phone, but if you KNOW that I'm going to call you around, say 4 everyday, turn your phone up, or just be up when I call. So we went back and forth. Basically what it came down is that he said the doesn't not answer his phone intentionally, and I say I understand that, my problem is that you don't make it a point to answer it.

Anywho, I'm excited about him coming in a few weeks. I'm not sure what to expect, but we'll see. I feel much better about the situation now that I have what I expect on the table.

We had a volleyball game yesterday. Well, JV and Varsity had a volleyball game yesterday, my team doesn't play until next Thursday. JV won in 3, and Varsity lost. The head coach be messing with the JV coach all of the time. He and I work together, so we talk all of the time, and some of the stuff he says to her, I just can't see her saying to me. I definitely think she knows who to mess with. This is something minor, but at the game yesterday, he wore black pants, but all of the other coaches wore tan (we all have the same shirts), she tells him, oh, you should have worn tan pants, I don't like the black. Now, his teams record is 2 - 0, her teams record is 0 -12. I don't see where tan pants even come into play. She is this whyt chick that thinks she knows more about black people than I do. I've told her, you can't tell me more about my race than I already know. I don't claim to know everything about everyone that is black, but she claims all of these things about the children are because they are black, or African American as she says. They think they can't play volleyball, they have attitudes, they can't get rides to practice. The list just goes on and on. I've tried to talk to her in a civilized manner, but her ears don't work. So I'm going to have to snap off on baby girl before it's all said and done. I'm trying to avoid that though, but we'll see.

Start off right...

So JV had their first game yesterday, and they won, yay!!!! Varsity still hasn't won a match this season. But they are getting better.

I'm a little nervous about my first game. I believe it's on September 6th, but I'm looking forward to it. The girls are very nervous as well, so I keep it together in front of them. This is the first time I've been the actual coach of a team, I've been an assistant before. I'm sure everything will be fine, but I'm still nervous.

My free time is very minute, so I have a yard full of weeds, and no time to pull them up. So I guess that's what I'll be doing pretty much all day on Saturday. Doesn't that sound exciting:
"What did you do this weekend?" "Oh, on Saturday I went to volleyball practice, and then I was either bent over or on my hands and knees all day. Doing what you ask? Picking weeds. Then I put grass seed down, and watered the grass." Not only does it sound boring, it sounds like my back is going to be sore. Ah, I can't wait.

I can speak for myself...

So, I get to volleyball practice yesterday, and there's no net for my team to practice on. And on top of that, the assistant let's me know that the girls were giving her a lot of attitude when I wasn't there. So, I ask where the principal is, because I just want to talk with him about my concern. We have a team and we don't have the equipment that we need in order for them to learn the game. He's not in his office, the Vice Principal isn't in his office either. So the athletic director was right there, so I tell her. I guess she thought I was going to tell on her, and I wasn't, I understand that she probably can't do anything either. Well she calls the head coach into her office and tells her that we need to follow the proper protocol when we have a problem. Well, if I have a concern that needs to be addressed, I'm not going through a middle man, if I have something to say, I'm going to say it. Especially to people who I have a good repertoire with. I talk to the principal and vp enough for them to understand where I'm coming from, so whenever I see them, I will be talking to them. No to tell, but if our concerns aren't being voiced, then no one is going to care. We are just going to be sitting around complaining forever.

So after practice, 2 of the other coaches and I went to Subway. Then we went and played volleyball, so again, I didn't get home until around 11. But it was good. I can always use a workout and it helped me to calm down.

Volleyball...

So, I began playing volleyball back in middle school. The coach saw me the hallway, and I was taller than most of the other girls in my 6th grade class, so he asked me to tryout for the team. So I did. And ever since then, I have loved the game. I began playing (club, volleyball AAU), and what not. I went on to be the only freshman and sophomore playing on varsity. I mean I actually played, I didn't sit the bench, at all. Then we moved, and the school that I was going to wasn't very good in volleyball. So I didn't play. I kind of regret that, but that was long ago. I played for a year and a half when I was in college, but I went to a division 3 school, so it wasn't anything to rigorous.

Well now, I'm coaching volleyball, at the high school that I graduated from, yeah, the one that I didn't play volleyball at. Well, the head coach over there, is a mess. She thinks that she knows so much about black people, it's really ridiculous. For instance, varsity had a game yesterday, and they started off really well, then they made a few mistakes, and got down on themselves. Instead of her saying that, she says that the girls go out on the court with negative attitudes because every thinks that volleyball isn't for black people. I just don't get it. Anytime there's an issue or whatever, she blames it on race versus attitude, maybe home life. Who knows why she thinks the way that she does. But it's beginning to piss me off. I'm the Freshmen coach, and two of my girls were going to be late to the game, she never told me. The girls told me, and then I had to go and ask her about it.