Monthly Archives: November 2013

Where I’m From…

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Ready for Take Off
Creative Commons License Photo Credit: Alice via Compfight

I am from the old, rusty, wooden dinner table

From dead crickets in the attic to urine stains on the curtains

I am from the creepy, aged house at the end of the block that feels like you’re in the house of torment

I am from the fresh peach trees my dad planted from months ago

The stacks of branches whose fallen off leaves were like fingers and toes to me

I’m from marshmallow sweet potatoes and competing with my aggie cousins on Texas – Texas A&M game day

From Charlie, my Chihuahua-terrier mix and Lila, my pet hamster

I’m from buying pounds and pounds of peanuts before Texas demolishes their next opponent and the constant commotion of my sister arguing with my parents

I’m from, “rock-a-by baby,” and “go to sleep!”

and “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”

I’m from going to California Pizza Kitchen on someone’s birthday

I’m from the good ole’ Austin, Texas

Fresh cantaloupes and greasy cheeseburgers

From my uncle fighting in the Marines at Iraq when many of his friends passed away
The memorable photo books hidden in the dusty cabinet under all of the boxes, in the corner of the garage… and stuck in my soul

Place

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My favorite room in our house would have to be my “game room.” Mostly because of my Xbox 360, but that’s not all.

There is the sweet aroma of all the empty candy wrappers hidden under the couch cushions. The sight of my dog’s urine stains from years ago. Also, the sound of my sister pounding the wall because she had just lost a match of Yahtzee on her iPad. Even the feeling of adrenaline rushing through my body like water rushing down a stream when I’m about to score a game-winning touchdown in NCAA Football 14. Finally, the feeling of my sweat dripping down the smooth, white Xbox controller.

Ohhh, the game room, it will be remembered forever.

Basketball Tryouts

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On Thursday and Friday I had basketball tryouts for West Ridge. There were about 75 kids trying out and only 25 make the “25-man roster.”

On Thursday, most of the time we did stations, which are boring, but coaches said that the station stats are pretty much the tiebreaker. My first station was the “free throw” station with coach Franco. I made 3 of my 5 free throws, which is pretty good. Next, I was headed to the outside shots station with coach Bailey. In that drill I only made 2 out of 6, but that’s still ok. I did 3 other drills, but they’re pretty boring, so no need to talk about them.

On Friday, it was all scrimmaging. Everybody was split up into about 7 teams. I was on a good team and we won every game. On my team was: Grant Andruss, Malone Drewett, Micah Stringfield, and Brock McKelvey. There were other teams that were better than us, but we didn’t play against everyone. After that practice I felt pretty good about my chances on making the team.

Finally, after the final bell rang, I sprinted down the hall into the gym, and there it was the roster of 25 people and my name was representing the “P” section. I was very proud of myself and happy to not having to be in off season.