Top Things You Need to Know About This World Series

Yeah...you read that title correctly.

I am indeed doing a post about the World Series...I mean hey, why not?

So borrowing some things from MTV's GuyCode (I love that show....just sayin...judge me) I decided to post this little list.

The top things that you need to know about this World Series (as presented to you by a football fan)

1. Both fan bases suck
1. Really tho....these two teams have the most obnoxious fan bases in baseball. (Besides the Yankees of course). Cardinals fans claim to be "the best fans in baseball" which automatically makes them the worst. Any fan base that claims to the best in an entire sport just makes it obvious to the rest of us that they aren't. (Guy Code agrees with me, I'm not the only person saying this.) And Red Sox fans are from Boston.....home of Celtics fans and Patriots fans...just let that sink in. Usually it means they have a gigantic chip on their shoulders. 
2. This is a rematch
1. Like most other professional sports the MLB loves a rematch. These two teams faced each other in the 2004 World Series. I couldn't tell you who won that...because I don't care. But to be fair I couldn't tell you who won the Super Bowl in 2004. Google it.
3. Both these teams have broken something they claim are "curses" (silly superstitions)
1. Red Sox: Curse of the Bambino and the Cardinals: The Curse of the Pujols
4. You don't need to watch every minute of every game
1. Seriously. Highlights, ESPN's greatest invention ever. Especially for those of us who struggle to enjoy baseball
5. Baseball players have really dumb nicknames
1. i.e., Big Papi......
6. Nobody expected either team to get here
1. This just proves that both teams sucked at the beginning of the season
7. Playoff Beards
1. Baseball players enjoy growing "Playoff beards" that they won't shave until they either lose or win the whole enchilada. And just proves that not all men can rock the full facial haired look
8. Sit back and relax
1. It's gonna be a long time before they crown a 2013 World Series Champ. And there seems to be nothing that the Red Sox love more than making a game feel longer than it actually is. Seriously...highlights
9. And yes I ripped most of this from a GuyCode article that I found particularly funny

As the avid football fan that I am I can guarantee that I won't be catching any of these games any time soon. I have zero stakes in either of the teams so I will be cheering for whoever is the winner.

Much Love and go winner of the most games in the World Series.

-L

A Tree Falls In Rice-Eccles

     Hey guys....remember that one time my favorite boys in red took down Stanford? Remember how we shocked the nation and definitively grabbed their attention for the week? Remember how that was probably one of the best displays of college football I have seen in my short 21 years of life?
     Last weekend was one of the best games I have ever had the pleasure to witness. Although to be honest I thought that my heart was going to stop on that fourth and two...thank heavens for good red zone defense. The kind of play that we saw out of Wilson, the kind of leadership that he was exerting on the field, only made me excited for the next couple of years of Utah football. That boy has some serious potential and even more talent. I'm excited to see what he can do once he matures into this role. We forget that he is still a 19 year old boy {which is easy to do considering he's 6'6'' and 200+ lbs....}
     I promise this post isn't just a play by play of the game last week, there are plenty of professional blogs out there that that is their sole job, no where I was going with this post is to explain that this game is just one more reason why I believe that football is the best sport in the world. Last Saturday we were underdogs. We were more than underdogs. No one believed that we could take down Stanford....newsflash: Stanford is really good at football. But we did it. We did the impossible. We grabbed the nations attention and held it for 60 minutes. A tree fell in Rice Eccles and an entire nation heard it. They were #5 guys. Were.
      Obviously they didn't take us seriously. Unfortunately the worst part of taking down a #5 team is the rest of schedule takes notice. No other team will make the mistake of not preparing for us. We better bring it this week against Arizona. Good luck boys. I and the rest of Utah Nation knows you can do it. Now just show the rest of the nation what we already know, that you are elite.
     And this being my blog I'm gonna share some pictures from that game with those of you bored enough in your day to read this {but really tho...thanks...nice to know someone reads my musings}

Only in the MUSS

Dres's INSANE touchdown! 

Twerk skirts.....it's a thing

27-21 Utes
I repeat: 27-21 UTES

Chaos. Absolute chaos.

We made some Snooki boots. Poms poms....greatest idea ever!

Lessons Learned

"There's some things that I regret,

Some words I wish had gone unsaid,

Some starts,

That had some bitter endings.

Been some bad times I've been through,

Damage I cannot undo.

Some things

I wish I could all over again,

But it don't really matter,

Life gets that much harder,

It makes you that much stronger.

Oh, some pages turned,

Some bridges burned,

But there were lessons learned."

That's the first verse of Carrie Underwood's song "Lessons Learned". I was listening to it today and it really struck home for me. This whole growing up thing has come with things that no one tells you about.

 Ruined friendships, missed opportunities, bridges that you have to burn whether or not you want to.

There's definitely some things that I would do again and do differently if I had the shot at it, but I can't do that and I need to live with my decisions.

There are relationships and friendships that I have ended or have had ended for me that I regret. 

I would love to have those people back in my life.

But they aren't and I'm sure that there is a reason for that.

I'm not the typical girl that believes every little thing happens for a reason;

but I do believe that people come in and out of your life for a reason.

I've learned a lot from the people that I have interacted with and that I've let into my life.

Like Carrie says life gets that much harder and it makes you that much stronger.

I've done damage that I can't even begin to undo, no matter how badly I wish I could, I have to suck it up and accept what I've done.

There is one relationship that I had a hand in screwing up {I refuse to take full responsibility since it is not all my fault, things were done and said on both sides} that I wish I could fix.

{And I'm not sure if the other person that was involved with this even reads this, but if they do....you know who you are}

And maybe one day I will be able to swallow my pride and extend the olive branch. 

But for now, I can't.

And I'm not even sure why I can't, I just...can't.

There is still a lesson here that I need to learn, obviously.

And there's still too much bad blood that needs to pass. Hopefully it will pass and not get worse.

To be honest I miss this person in my life. They always brought a voice of calming reason and I think what hurt me the most was I opened up to this person and was very raw in front of them and then this whole situation happened. 

And maybe I felt abandoned, which is silly and unfounded but at that point in my life I couldn't articulate that that is what I was feeling.

Maybe if I had been able to we could have avoided this. But on the other hand, there must be something I need to learn from this whole thing, because otherwise why would it have shaken out like this?

But like I said, I've done some stupid things, and made some snap decisions that I can't swallow my pride enough to take back...yet.

Truly if this person is reading this, I hope they understand the position I'm in....and that I hope one day we can get back to a place that isn't strained. 

That isn't hateful.

That isn't hurtful.

This post I feel like was a long time coming...it's taken me a long time to work through and sift through my emotions on this matter. And like I said I doubt the person that this involves even reads this and I don't blame them I wouldn't either after what happened.

But I hope they are.

I'm not to a place yet that would allow for any kind of Olive Branch extending yet, but I'm definitely to a place now where I can recognize that maybe this needs working on....

Lessons learned.

Some lessons are hard to learn.

 They hurt.

 But so do growing pains. 

And those are a necessary thing. A good thing.

I can only hope that the lessons I learn from this are molding me into a better person.

And one more Carrie quote that I feel fits here. 

This one is from her song "Good in Goodbye"

"As bad as it was. 

As bad as it hurt.

I thank God I didn't get what I thought that I deserved"

{Isn't Carrie amazing?}

I'm hoping that I will be able to thank God for not getting what I think I deserve. But for now I'm still working on it.

In hindsight I'm grateful for the difficult situations in my life. 

I've grown and I've learned from them.

I'm the person I am today because of them.

This growing up thing is hard.

I don't like admitting I was wrong, I don't like feeling like I've hurt people, I don't like acting like a responsible adult.

This growing up thing sucks.

But it's also amazing, beautiful and chaotic.

Life is beautiful.

Even when you're going through rough patches, life is beautiful and I feel blessed to be able to live.

To take in each breath and have the opportunity to be whatever I want to be.

And I want to be a better person.

I'm working on it daily. And I will get there.

I just need some help....but don't we all. That's why the Lord gives us our family and our friends.

The title of my blog now is "It's Not Worth It If You Aren't Happy" and I firmly believe that.
Life isn't worth it if you aren't happy.
Men are that they might have joy.
And I think a lot of these lessons I'm learning are making me a better person, which makes me happy.

Much love my friends, and here's to a more loving and kinder tomorrow

{one where I will be able to take the high road in all situations}

Thanks to my friends that stick with me even when I go insane. I love and appreciate more than you can ever know.

-L

Bucket List

I was told the other day that I was 21 and I shouldn't have bucket list because it was morbid.

I was taken off guard by this.

How is a list of things that I wish to achieve morbid?

Is it because it's a list of things I want to do before I die? 

I don't think that it is morbid in any way.

In fact I think it is the opposite of morbid. I think bucket lists are full of life and potential.

So I thought hey why don't I share a snippet of my bucket list with the four people that actually read my blog? (thanks for reading mom!)

• Spend at least one day in all fifty states
• Visit all 32 NFL stadiums and take in a game at each
• GRADUATE!
• Marriage, family....all that jazz
• Go to a Luke Bryan concert (totally already achieved that but I wanted to put it on here anyway)
• Be a season ticket holder for my Utes for life
• Live in San Diego
• Work in the NFL
• Own a Michael Kors watch and bag (hooray capitalism)
• Have a career that I LOVE

That's just a couple of the bigger things from my bucket list.

Essentially what I'm trying to say is that having a bucket list isn't morbid, it doesn't mean that I'm planning on death. Rather I'm planning on life and living it to the fullest.

Much love my friends and GO UTES!

-L

Confessions of a Football Addict

Hello, my name is Lindsey and I'm a football addict.

Okay, but seriously, I may or may not have a problem.

But is it a problem if it's not affecting me negatively? 

I just really love football.

I love watching football.

I love talking about football.

I love hearing about football.

I love reading about football.

Fall is the best season because there is football.

And yes, I understand the game. And not just because I want a football player; that ish is so high school.

I love the game regardless of who is playing.

Good football is good football.

Take the Seahawks/Texans game last Sunday. I don't have an attachment to either team so the outcome didn't matter to me. I loved the game while the Texans were making a statement and I really loved the game when the Seahawks made a near impossible comeback to win. It was fun. It was proving why football is the greatest game on earth. 

I almost love the game more when I don't have an attachment to either team, because that enables me to watch the game and enjoy it. 

My first love however is college football. They care more. And they aren't glorified mercenaries. I love the NFL and I love my football Sundays with it but sometimes it lacks the passion that you see in a college football game. 

Bye week is always a struggle for me....I miss watching my boys. A week is too long to wait for football; but TWO WEEKS? That's almost inhuman. Cruel and unusual punishment.

But all is well in the football world. The U comes back home and plays UCLA in the traditional Blackout game. Which is no secret my favorite game of the year. 

Seriously though guys, football is the best sport in the entire word.

Unlike baseball (which is the worst sport. Trust me) it builds anticipation between games. 

Sorry but if you're playing more than one game in a week no one cares. If you can lose 50 games in a row and still be able to make the playoffs; you've lost my interest.

Football often comes down to one game. You lose that one game and you're out, or you win one game and you're in. 

Those two halves on the field matter. Every. Damn. Game matters.

Football is a team effort. A loss or a win can never be pinned to one player (although we try....Cundiff....)

I just can't handle my love for this game sometimes.

Happy Football Season everyone!

Much love and GO UTES!

-L