It's that time again...

Hey all!

I had a bit of a "flash back" this afternoon. Tomorrow is my first basketball scrimmage as the head coach. As I had 21 young ladies circled at 1/2 court asking them about how they were feeling about our scrimmage tomorrow, I found myself beginning to talk about the first basketball scrimmages that I participated in my junior and senior years. I remember going to play the japanese all-star team somewhere off base... getting to eat teriyaki burgers before we played... the giant picture before we played... and then getting our butts kicked by 40 points. That was a tough year... And then my senior year (90) hitting a 1/2 court shot at the buzzer. It was a scrimmage, but it was the coolest thing ever. I remember that I was tired of practicing and wanting to get the games going. Remember all of those long trips that we had to take as athletes? 1 1/2 to 2 hours long! Kinda' spoiled with my 20 minute to 45 minute trips across town. I mentioned to my girls that they will look back and remember this time and wish that they could do it again... Great memories and just wish that you could do it again. But those are the things that I remembered today, and just wanted to share those. Only been 16 years or so... amazing isn't it? BTW... my high school basketball jersey hangs on my wall in my classroom. Sadly enough... there's NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO way that I could fit into it now. How on earth did I ever fit into it? Guess it's called 12 years of healthy married life and 2 kids! :-)

Recovered Pics From The Fil-Am Folkloric

Everything changed but the scenery! That was always one constant. Well, the other constant was that I always felt "pretty" when they would put make up on us. Did I say that out loud. Before I left I was promoted to bamboo clapper in the Singkil dance. Oh yeah, I definitely thought I made it. It was bonus that "uber hottie" Maribel Reyes (spelling unsure) was the queen of that dance! I have no proof of those good times.

I do have proof of some of the other dances that we would participate in. Unfortunately, for you girls out there, I don't have any of Paul and Barry Villegas doing the Igorot Dance.

Here is Mark Santero and I in our Barong Tagalog, aka Filipino Pimp shirts. I think that is Luisa on the left. Please correct me if I am wrong. I am, of course, focus on the moves at hand, while Mark is checking out hotties in the front row.
Younger pic, same background. Check out Warren cheesin' for the paparazzi. After the dance, Warren did the first, and probably only, dolphin dive-hand spin- windmill combo in a Barong. Others in the picture; My sister Corina, Mike Santero, and maybe Ed Kruk in the far back. I am just guessing. I don't remember if Ed participated in these things.


There is Eric Hall behind me there. As for the girls, I am sorry I don't remember your back sides. Hope you enjoyed the pics.. my mom gave me an album with some random pics for my birthday.

Which brings me to... thank you for your birthday wishes! Mia and I have been going a million miles an hour. The baby will be here soon and we are extremely excited!