Thursday was awesome!!
We had an amazing insiders’ tour of Cameron Indoor Stadium with my Alumni & Development Office yesterday…and I won the Knockout shooting competition!! What?!! I can’t remember the last time I shot baskets but I played nonstop with my brother and other random latchkey and not latchkey kids throughout my childhood – until freshman year when we scrimmaged with the JV team and I had contact lens issues and basically wanted to punch everyone in the face with my scrawny arms that earned me the nickname “noodle” during volleyball season. Coach told me I could get Kareem Abdul Jabar type glasses and I was 14 so what do you thing I said?! A better season of volleyball but still I peaked in regular sports at 14.
Anyway, it was epic staff outing. Everyone shot hoops and the whole thing was so much fun much gratitude to my colleague and former ACC Women’s Tournament Champ and I think maybe final four participator Lauren Rice. Note to all: Lauren was not part of the Knockout competition and I’m pretty sure my fantastic manager Geoff threw away his opportunity to knock me out cause he’s a way better shot than me and a good coach when it got to me vs. my other “peaked in middle school” finalist for the Knockout.
All I know is when I’m done with chemo? I’m playing more basketball!! It was
so fun and so cool to be in Cameron empty and see the practice courts, meet some women’s players, meet the strength and conditioning coach and see his palatial weight room set up (why can’t I work out there, oh right) and also one of Lauren’s colleagues who does all the tape/replay work for Coach K and gave us an overview which made me really appreciate all that goes into college hoops! I already loved hoops and now even more! Also my brother and I swept the office pool last year and I got second this year and I’m going to super duper competitive next year so watch out! Gonna make more women’s games this season too.
Okay. Enough with the fun stuff! JK. Next post will be about today and a hilarious day at the Duke Cancer Institute I’m pretty sure my cheeks are sore from laughing even though my bloodwork wasn’t 100%. I am told the low white cell counts are normal so, no worries!! I got Taxol and no Carboplatin today but apparently, this is normal and common. Winning basketball shootouts not so much. And if you haven’t shot baskets for a while or played Horse (basketball not the animal) get out there with a ball and shoot ’em!! I’ll play you anytime it’s such simple fun!!
I love my colleagues. So much. I can’t even.
