“Be present for all things and thankful for all things.” ~Maya Angelou I am thankful for much, including the following 30: •my parents (without them, there aren’t the following 29) •being a Texan, extra thankful that Cristobal Ramirez received a land grant in oh, about 1767 or so…that’s a lot of generations of Texans •a big family and getting to grow up with my cousins •my brother, Tony – all the fighting, adventures, dirty clothes, bad haircuts and our childhood spent barefoot, learning to fall, scraping our knees, and getting up without crying •football (almost tied with my parents as first on the list) •my brother, Evaristo – all the…
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Remembering One of the Best Days Ever!
First published on Facebook during the day on November 2, 2016, before Game 7 of the World Series was to start later that evening. Wow, nervous energy. What is it about sports? Sports have always been my life. My first love, my first interest – the reason I’ve done many things in my life. My dad’s influence was definitely a huge reason, but I took things a bit further than he ever would have, or maybe not. He was, after all, always excited for me when I told him that I was the only girl playing tailback on the elementary school team, or that I wrote a letter to the…
