Lesson learned: when you are about to watch an intense basketball game, don't eat five slices of pizza and who knows how many pieces of crazy bread because when it comes down to the final seconds and they are tied, and you are jumping up and down and screaming your heart out, you will end up on your friend's apartment's floor, rolling and moaning in pain.
Even though tonight's game didn't end the way I wanted it to, it was still a great night. BYU was amazing as usual, and it could have gone either way. We even went into over time, and we got to see Jimmer hit some three-pointers from a mile away.
And even though we lost, we made it to the Sweet Sixteen, and that's pretty awesome.
And even though we lost, I watched Jimmer's last game in the company of some of my best girl friends, and it was actually pretty funny how loud we were screaming and how much we were jumping and hyperventilating.
After the game, I felt pretty crushed, and I just wanted to cry, but I couldn't. So laid on the couch and made Ashley tell me sad things so I could get a little cry going and let out my repressed emotions. All I mustered was a mere eye glisten, but it helped.
Group therapy is very useful in these types of situations.
And even though we lost, Jimmer still looked pretty hot with his chin bandage on.
Showing posts with label basketball. Show all posts
Showing posts with label basketball. Show all posts
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Sweet Sixteen!!!
I was prepared for heartbreak tonight, a pint of Ben and Jerry's tucked away in the freezer.
But I didn't need it!!
BYU 89. Gonzaga 67.
BYU is headed to New Orleans for the Sweet Sixteen baby!!!
I'm so happy. Maybe my happiness shouldn't be so invested in BYU Basketball??
.........Nahh.
Happy March Madness!
But I didn't need it!!
BYU 89. Gonzaga 67.
BYU is headed to New Orleans for the Sweet Sixteen baby!!!
I'm so happy. Maybe my happiness shouldn't be so invested in BYU Basketball??
.........Nahh.
Happy March Madness!
Sunday, March 6, 2011
I LOVE BYU.
You may or may not have heard about BYU in the national news this week.... Our basketball team is currently ranked third in the nation. On Monday, the day this ranking came out, one of our best players came forward on his own and confessed to breaking the honor code, and was dismissed from the team for the season. This caused an uproar in the national media over BYU's "outdated," "unfair" honor code. Many people were outraged and mocked BYU for it. Many others praised BYU for valuing integrity in this world of crumbling morals, a world where certain teams allow domestic abusers and criminals to play for their teams (ahem, UNLV). At BYU, honor means something. At BYU, we don't just talk the talk, we stand by our principles, no matter what may happen to the scoreboard.
Basketball right now is HUGE. It is the best team BYU has ever had. They had/have the potential to make it all the way in the NCAA tournament. To lose one of our key players at this point is unheard of. Some ask, why not postpone his dismissal just a FEW weeks? Because that's not what's important here. Basketball does not come in front of our values, even when it's painful.
Some say, why don't they just forgive him? They have. We still love him. We miss him. They players see him as a brother. They had him sitting on the bench with them on Saturday. They let him help cut down the net when they won the championship title. He is forgiven, but there are also consequences. Players agreed when they came here to keep certain standards to be able to play on the team.
I had some Facebook friends post derogatory things about BYU this week. I'm not much of a fan of Facebook confrontations but I had to stand by my school. I ended up being attacked for my standards by certain people online, and sworn at and mocked.
I want to state as clearly as possible: I AM PROUD TO BE A BYU STUDENT. And I always will be.
One of the arguments against me was: A) BYU students aren't allowed to have fun and B) We aren't allowed to watch Youtube. To disprove both of those claims, I present you a gem from the game yesterday.
The entire student section surprised the Marriott Center with a dance and it was SO MUCH FUN. And its on Youtube. Boo yah. Do you see me?
Here's a wider angle:
I may or may not have teared up when Jimmer and Jackson left the court for the very last time of their senior season yesterday. They are my heroes. They are great players, and great guys.
When I first came to BYU, I knew it was a good school and I liked it here. But inevitably, as I take classes, and meet more people and am surrounded by the amazing atmosphere of this campus, I love it more each day. My heart bursts with pride for BYU!
JIMMER.
One word to sum up this year.
GO COUGS! And good luck boys in the tournament!
Basketball right now is HUGE. It is the best team BYU has ever had. They had/have the potential to make it all the way in the NCAA tournament. To lose one of our key players at this point is unheard of. Some ask, why not postpone his dismissal just a FEW weeks? Because that's not what's important here. Basketball does not come in front of our values, even when it's painful.
Some say, why don't they just forgive him? They have. We still love him. We miss him. They players see him as a brother. They had him sitting on the bench with them on Saturday. They let him help cut down the net when they won the championship title. He is forgiven, but there are also consequences. Players agreed when they came here to keep certain standards to be able to play on the team.
I had some Facebook friends post derogatory things about BYU this week. I'm not much of a fan of Facebook confrontations but I had to stand by my school. I ended up being attacked for my standards by certain people online, and sworn at and mocked.
I want to state as clearly as possible: I AM PROUD TO BE A BYU STUDENT. And I always will be.
One of the arguments against me was: A) BYU students aren't allowed to have fun and B) We aren't allowed to watch Youtube. To disprove both of those claims, I present you a gem from the game yesterday.
The entire student section surprised the Marriott Center with a dance and it was SO MUCH FUN. And its on Youtube. Boo yah. Do you see me?
Here's a wider angle:
I may or may not have teared up when Jimmer and Jackson left the court for the very last time of their senior season yesterday. They are my heroes. They are great players, and great guys.
When I first came to BYU, I knew it was a good school and I liked it here. But inevitably, as I take classes, and meet more people and am surrounded by the amazing atmosphere of this campus, I love it more each day. My heart bursts with pride for BYU!
JIMMER.One word to sum up this year.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
I just want to do nothing.
Within the last week I have:
studied for and taken three midterms.
written three hard papers.
stayed up til 5 am on a school night writing one of those papers.
watched an intense, depressing basketball game which we lost.
had the traditional post-game, calming-down phone call with my dad.
we do it every time. We're buds.
This is my brain normally:
This is my brain now:
I am taking a day off tomorrow which may or may not include:
sleeping in.
wearing pajamas all day.
eating oreos, which I bought today specifically for my day off.
watching movies.
watching all the shows on Hulu that I am weeks behind in.
taking naps.
going for a run.
shooting hoops at the park with the basketball I got for my birthday.
going to the temple at night. :)
Hopefully, this will restore my ability to form coherent sentences one again.
I am seriously very very excited.
studied for and taken three midterms.
written three hard papers.
stayed up til 5 am on a school night writing one of those papers.
watched an intense, depressing basketball game which we lost.
had the traditional post-game, calming-down phone call with my dad.
we do it every time. We're buds.
This is my brain normally:
This is my brain now:
I am taking a day off tomorrow which may or may not include:
sleeping in.
wearing pajamas all day.
eating oreos, which I bought today specifically for my day off.
watching movies.
watching all the shows on Hulu that I am weeks behind in.
taking naps.
going for a run.
shooting hoops at the park with the basketball I got for my birthday.
going to the temple at night. :)
Hopefully, this will restore my ability to form coherent sentences one again.
I am seriously very very excited.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
You Got Jimmered!
Two words: JIMMER FREDETTE.
Unless you aren't at BYU, don't follow college basketball, or are living under a rock, you know that last night two top ten basketball teams went head to head here in Provo. #4 San Diego State VS. #9 BYU. The hype was incredible. Monumental. Electric. It was the biggest game in the country this week.
I don't know why I even went to class yesterday. All I have been doing with my life lately is reading articles about basketball. Its all over Time Magazine, ESPN, the Wall Street Journal.
I didn't get into the game at the Marriott Center. SAD. I know. It was a combination of being too sick to camp out and misinformed about the process. But its ok. I watched it with good friends in the Wilk, and the crowd there was even crazy. AND WE WON!!! It was pretty huge.
Jimmer Fredette alone scored 43 points. Everyone has always loved him, but last night was a turning point.
HE IS NOW ROCKSTAR STATUS.
One of the best things about Jimmer, besides his ability to shoot 3-pointers 40 feet out, his over 90 percent free throw rate, and his ranking as #1 scorer in the nation, is his beautiful name. It can be used as a noun, verb, adjective, AND EVEN an adverb!!
Starting today, I am making it a priority in my life (and I challenge each of you to do the same) to use the word Jimmer in my everyday conversations as much as possible. To get you started and give you ideas, here are some tips on usage:
AS A NOUN: A Jimmer is anything epic, legendary, impressive, breath-taking, and/ or life-changing.
Examples:
Friend 1: I just ran a marathon!
Friend 2: Way to pull a Jimmer!
"My boyfriend just proposed!!! Its been a Jimmer of a day."
"I love the feeling of success. Its a Jimmer Moment."
AS A VERB: To Jimmer something means to completely beast it, to crush the competition, to beat all odds. Its even in the Urban Dictionary! Now that makes it official.
Examples:
"You got Jimmered!" *clap clap clapclapclap* (at every basketball game in with Jimmer humbles the competition)
"I totally Jimmered that test today! Yeah!"
"I have a massive paper due tomorrow. I'm just gonna JIMMER it all the way!"
AS AN ADJECTIVE: Used to describe something completely amazing, mind-blowing and crazy.
Examples:
"Those are some Jimmer skills!"
"Did you see him shoot the ball from half court last week!? It was totally a Jimmer shot!"
"I'm so righteous, I'm Jimmerful."
AS AN ADVERB: Here's where it gets good. When someone asks HOW something is going, here is the progression:
horribly
badly.
ok.
fine.
good.
great.
excellently.
wonderfully.
marvelously.
fantastically.
ecstatically.
superbly.
mind-blowingly incomprehensibly magically.
JIMMERLY.
YEAH BOI!!!
Its going to take some work, but in no time Jimmer will not only be a basketball hero, but also an integral part of the English language!! Make it happen peeps!
Unless you aren't at BYU, don't follow college basketball, or are living under a rock, you know that last night two top ten basketball teams went head to head here in Provo. #4 San Diego State VS. #9 BYU. The hype was incredible. Monumental. Electric. It was the biggest game in the country this week.
I don't know why I even went to class yesterday. All I have been doing with my life lately is reading articles about basketball. Its all over Time Magazine, ESPN, the Wall Street Journal.
I didn't get into the game at the Marriott Center. SAD. I know. It was a combination of being too sick to camp out and misinformed about the process. But its ok. I watched it with good friends in the Wilk, and the crowd there was even crazy. AND WE WON!!! It was pretty huge.
Jimmer Fredette alone scored 43 points. Everyone has always loved him, but last night was a turning point.
HE IS NOW ROCKSTAR STATUS.
One of the best things about Jimmer, besides his ability to shoot 3-pointers 40 feet out, his over 90 percent free throw rate, and his ranking as #1 scorer in the nation, is his beautiful name. It can be used as a noun, verb, adjective, AND EVEN an adverb!!
Starting today, I am making it a priority in my life (and I challenge each of you to do the same) to use the word Jimmer in my everyday conversations as much as possible. To get you started and give you ideas, here are some tips on usage:
AS A NOUN: A Jimmer is anything epic, legendary, impressive, breath-taking, and/ or life-changing.
Examples:
Friend 1: I just ran a marathon!
Friend 2: Way to pull a Jimmer!
"My boyfriend just proposed!!! Its been a Jimmer of a day."
"I love the feeling of success. Its a Jimmer Moment."
AS A VERB: To Jimmer something means to completely beast it, to crush the competition, to beat all odds. Its even in the Urban Dictionary! Now that makes it official.
Examples:
"You got Jimmered!" *clap clap clapclapclap* (at every basketball game in with Jimmer humbles the competition)
"I totally Jimmered that test today! Yeah!"
"I have a massive paper due tomorrow. I'm just gonna JIMMER it all the way!"
AS AN ADJECTIVE: Used to describe something completely amazing, mind-blowing and crazy.
Examples:
"Those are some Jimmer skills!"
"Did you see him shoot the ball from half court last week!? It was totally a Jimmer shot!"
"I'm so righteous, I'm Jimmerful."
AS AN ADVERB: Here's where it gets good. When someone asks HOW something is going, here is the progression:
horribly
badly.
ok.
fine.
good.
great.
excellently.
wonderfully.
marvelously.
fantastically.
ecstatically.
superbly.
mind-blowingly incomprehensibly magically.
JIMMERLY.
YEAH BOI!!!
Its going to take some work, but in no time Jimmer will not only be a basketball hero, but also an integral part of the English language!! Make it happen peeps!
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Love Triangle
So much angst. And confusion within my soul. Who knew falling in love with two different men could be so painful?
Guys. Its like I'm living in a soap opera.
I have promised my love to my soul mate David Archuleta, but then I keep watching BYU basketball and Jimmer Fredette is slowly stealing my heart....
I've always had a crush on him... but now its something more...
His cut biceps.
His confidence on the court.
The way he can't stop laughing when his dunk goes awry.
His humility.
His adorable smile.
Not to mention the 47 points he scored in yesterdays game and this 40 foot shot on the buzzer:
I was planning to just be in love with them both, but my friend Kelsey informed me the other day that I need to make a decision between the two!!!
How could I possibly decide? They are both so irresistible in their own way!!
David rocks out righteously and has the soulful voice of 4,000 angels.
Jimmer can shoot 3 pointers from a different zipcode.
David has an adorable face and is an all-around cutie pie.
Jimmer is a BEAST ATHLETE.
David is kind of short....
Jimmer can jump like no ones biz...
Well, its just not fair to compare the two. They both have their own talents.
But right now, Jimmer definitely has my heart.
Sorry David.... I hate to say this but, we need to take a break. We need to have time to explore, and maybe see where we are in a little while, maybe after basketball season?? Its not you. Its me. And Jimmer.
Tune in next time to see what happens in the love triangle between Amy, Jimmer, and David on:
As the World Turns Boldly and Beautifully with the Young and Restlessly In Love who are Generally Hospitable...
I need to go to bed and stop eating sugar...
Guys. Its like I'm living in a soap opera.
I have promised my love to my soul mate David Archuleta, but then I keep watching BYU basketball and Jimmer Fredette is slowly stealing my heart....
I've always had a crush on him... but now its something more...
His cut biceps.
His confidence on the court.
The way he can't stop laughing when his dunk goes awry.
His humility.
His adorable smile.
Not to mention the 47 points he scored in yesterdays game and this 40 foot shot on the buzzer:
I was planning to just be in love with them both, but my friend Kelsey informed me the other day that I need to make a decision between the two!!!
How could I possibly decide? They are both so irresistible in their own way!!
David rocks out righteously and has the soulful voice of 4,000 angels.
Jimmer can shoot 3 pointers from a different zipcode.
David has an adorable face and is an all-around cutie pie.
Jimmer is a BEAST ATHLETE.
David is kind of short....
Jimmer can jump like no ones biz...
Well, its just not fair to compare the two. They both have their own talents.
But right now, Jimmer definitely has my heart.
Sorry David.... I hate to say this but, we need to take a break. We need to have time to explore, and maybe see where we are in a little while, maybe after basketball season?? Its not you. Its me. And Jimmer.
Tune in next time to see what happens in the love triangle between Amy, Jimmer, and David on:
As the World Turns Boldly and Beautifully with the Young and Restlessly In Love who are Generally Hospitable...
I need to go to bed and stop eating sugar...
Thursday, November 11, 2010
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