Wow...did you see those hobbling baby Hawks soaring against the Hoos last night? Who knew...who knew? All the polls have them down at the very bottom with very little confidence of any sort of rise...and they may still be right about that, injuries on the Hawk side being what they have been to date and the fact that they have a new coach and a young team...BUT, last night's game was worth watching until the final buzzer...I just love games like that. Well worth staying up past my usual bedtime.
Hoos meet the Hawks again on January 23rd, this next time in Hooville, so we will get another look at just how much better Freeman can look between now and then and hopefully Jake's ankle will have heeled nicely...maybe a trip home to Carmel to rest for Jake, but probably not. The Hoos looked fine, but definitely some room for shoring up the weak spots. While the road is always tough, and for some reason the Hoos never play well at Carver, a three point win isn't where I thought they would end up at the end of the evening...I thought it would be more like a 23 point win. It was a fine game and a fine night.
No picture today in this post as I could never hope to capture what moved me this morning, so do this: read and then close your eyes and envision your own photo. This morning, on the early a.m. swim practice run in the dark, the newly fallen snow was absolutely gorgeous. They say Eskimos have a hundred different words for snow and its various forms and descriptions. If so, I wish I knew the name for this kind of snow...the kind where it sparkles like a million tiny diamonds whenever light shines on it...can you picture it? I am sure you have all seen it and know exactly what I am talking about...so just close your eyes a minute, picture it, and appreciate just how sparkly, beautiful, and magical it always is to see it. Are you there yet? Isn't it pretty? See, you didn't need a photo at all today, you have it right there with you.
Go out and make it special...do something really nice for someone for no apparent reason at all.