USA???

Well as most of you know....well I hope most of you know...the Women's National team lost to Brazil Thursday, 4-0. This is their first time ever beating the United States. It's hard always being on top.....because you have no one to be better than...and everyone wants to beat you. Just the circle of life when it comes to anything. Anyways, the women will play for third against Norway. I hope we can regroup and get a win! Brazil plays Germany...I want Brazil to win because they beat us, but I want Germany to win...well duh...I'm German!! But enough soccer chat for now. I had my first German test today...lets just say it was interesting and I think I made up a few words on my own. HAHA!! I think I past...I dunno....I try not to think about tests. Tomorrow I think I'm going to dad's football game. Today we were watching the highlights from all the football games...and guess was on??? That's right...AL METZ.....he got more air time then anybody..NO JOKE!! Just so happy he didn't trip or something. I really don't have big plans for the weekend..just the football game and hanging out with my new friends my Sterling. We have a JV game Sunday....so hopefully we can make out record 3-2!! That would be great! I'm trying to get back in the groove of running and working out....we'll see how long that last! Okay....I'm going to bed!! Love ya!!

kari ann and i after the game...haha we won!!! nice try tho!! then of course the little ones!! they are so cute and precious..love them all!! and then mae and me......see at night we have student security guards that work at night...and well calie me and some other people were watching the iowa game in the lounge area right by there...theres a big screen tv. and for some reason there was no one working security..and i said wouldnt it be funny if i acted like it...and have everyone show me their id's...haha it was funny because people actually thought i was serious...haha..maybe you had to be there!! k bye!

2-2

welp my jv team is now 2-2 with a victory today against monmouth...which is kari ann's team. we won 4-1, however their only goal came from kari. it was fun! mom, dad, jayne, annabelle, and alan came...so it was great seeing them there. the girls played well..they were very tired when we were done. on the way there we watched what about bob...lots of them hadnt seen it...and they didnt want to get off the bus to play...they wanted to still watch the movie. they really enjoyed it...i love that movie. his character reminds me of me in a lot of ways when i was growing up with anxiety. its kind of funny to look back on it now, and see a movie like that...just crazy! soooo...im totally procrastinating on my german homework. i started but....i dunno...you can only do so much at one time!! we are getting into writing sentences..and its all confusing..cuz its different than english..well duh! haha! anyways, nothing too exciting this week..just a couple varsity games...they are 2-0 in the conference...which they should win the whole thing! SHOULD..key word. i have an interview at the moline hyvee on tuesday, but i think i have to reschedule it for another day or time...because im going to the varsity game at ashford. so i have some fantastic news...i have about 11 weeks of school left!!! WOOOHOOO!! alrighty....im going to bug sara mae now. enjoy my pics!!

First pic is of Kim, Ashley, Vyncke (Heather) and me.....then Vyncke and me......then my new friends from Sterling Tim (in the back), Eddie, and Ashely...finally...Kylie, me, and Mae. Kylie never has her eyes open!! We had a good time!

I have no title.....

How was everyone's Monday?? Mine was okay...I had a lot of German homework I had to get done before class. But it got done so that's good. Today was an absolutely beautiful day! I am really procrastinating doing my homework tonight....just don't want to. Finance really doesn't interest me...one bit! And strategic management is just lame! So I'm going to work on some soccer stuff....I'm trying to get an indoor team together for this winter. We will be kicking some major booty! Mmk......I'm done because I am not exciting at the moment....but here are some pics from the weekend. And Sara Mae did go for a bit! Love ya!

Saturday Night!!

So Saturday night is finally here and we are going out!!!! I'm so excited...to have some drinks and dance and just not care for a few hours! I went to a club called Fusion last night to meet one of my friends there...well i pretty much was by myself cause her and her partner were fighting...so yeah. Lots of fun...however i meet this small group of people....Eddie, Ashley, and Tim. They are from Sterling, IL. They were so much fun....we went to Village Inn after the club and just talked. So awesome to meet new people..love it! They are coming back tonight to go out...so maybe I'll get some pics to put on here. Anyways, my day was pretty unproductive. I went to dad's freshman game...they won 26-0. Thats good! Then I just mowed and took a nap.....nothing too fun...but relaxing. Now I'm still trying to convince Sara Mae to go out...she will pull something so she doesn't have to go out....oh but she is!!! K, that's pretty much me for today.......see ya later!

GOTTA LOVE THE BEATLES!!!! :)

Who says people in college still can't play dress up?

Ah yes....last night me and Calie were somewhat bored...so we raided Sara Mae's closest. Don't you love my long shorts?? HAHA!! We had fun...as I'm sure you can tell. Some of pics of Calie showing her soccer skills are quite amusing!! By the way she is wearing my shorts and socks...lil small eh? Sometimes we just crack ourselves up! Anyways, today is 9/11...can't believe it has already been 6 years...crazy! No day will ever feel like that again...even before it happened. The day in general was very eerie...just looking back on it. No terrorist group could ever take over this great nation...they wouldn't know what to do with it.

So....the USA women had their first game early this morning at 4. I set my phone to get up to watch...but I hit the snooze button and went back to sleep!! They played North Korea and tied them 2-2...thats not too good for them. But its the first game....so hopefully they will get there a's in gear and start to play! We need another World Cup title! I had finance this morning...and yeah....it has math in it....we aren't getting along. I just hate those classes where you stare at the bored and nothing looks like english. Oh well just get a c and pass and be done!!! Tomorrow my girls travel to Elgin.....hoping to bring back my first victory at the collegiate level!! Well I hope you all have a great day.....say a prayer for those lost 6 years ago and for their families...and especially for our troops!! Love ya!

The weekend recap

Let's do a little weekend recap..... Friday I had two new girls come to practice and will be joining the jv team this week! So that was pretty exciting! Friday night Calie, Kylie, Steph, and I went to Cheddar's for dinner. It was okay....they really didn't have anything I liked. I hadn't been to that Cheddar's since my junior year with Justin for prom. Oh how I DON'T miss high school dances at all! Anyways, we just came back and played some cards and went to bed. Well actually, Sara Mae was drunk when she got back...which was quite entertaining for a bit...then I went to bed. Saturday....our varsity had a game. So mom, dad, and I went to that. Let me tell you.....I've had more fun in church than watching that soccer game!! HAHA...k maybe not...but seriously!!!! I was falling asleep! This is a team that we should have easily beaten, but got beat 4-1. And we even out shot them...oh well!! I have my little jv team to worry about...we have practice tomorrow and I only have about 8 girls. We have fun tho...they really want to learn, and that makes me feel good. We have a game in Elgin on Wednesday....I hope I have a enough to take with me...and that we play well. K, back to Saturday....ummm...yeah just back and watched tv and went to bed. It was the 3 month marker of John.....so I just felt like laying down and thinking about him. Then Sunday is here today...went to ptown to see the Shorts and Jayne. It was a good day...but I didn't have a lot of energy...this time of the month kind of wears me out....just knowing mentally what took place. However, I will see my counselor tomorrow and I'm sure we will talk about that. Kind of just feel like crying all night....yup, but I won't. I'm hefty hefty hefty!! And not whimpy whimpy whimpy!! Mmk.....I have to start on my German....big vocab quiz tomorrow!!! UH OH!!! Tschus....(good-bye in German!) ;)

Here are few pics......Sara Mae and I taking a break from doing homework. See mom, I do wear my glasses...k thats prob like the tenth time I've worn them! The bottom pic just on the phone and doing my German. Above pic I'm just being my special self. Anyways, we had our first JV game tonight....lost 4-2, but the girls played well overall. Of course there are things we have to work on, but by the end of this year we will be pretty decent! School's going good so far...pretty boring classes except for German. That's the only class I like out of the 3! Oh well! Hmm...what else to talk about? Sara Mae fell up the stairs tonight...it was pretty funny. We were all crying! Well that's really all I have...nothing too exciting going on at Ambrose....well other than Mae falling! Ahh.....Al Metz would have been proud! HAHA!!

Homecoming Date

Hey everyone....the varsity result is not good for Ambrose...we lost 2-1. So glad that I didn't go...it is always a very long ride home when you lose!! Anyways, you're probably wondering about my title....the picture to your right is of me and John Boeh. I took him to my junior homecoming. He is home from Alabama till Wednesday. He is in the ARMY and has been to Iraq twice, but is doing aviation training in Alabama and is almost done. It's so great to be friends with soldiers....their stories are just amazing. They don't get nearly enough credit for what they do! I always thank a soldier especially my friends that have gone over. They know about whats going on than anybody...so yeah! But we had a good time this weekend hanging out. Neither of us have changed much. Jayne you might remember him..I think you took some pics of us that night.

Well my Sunday was very very unproductive!!! I went home to be with Bailey since the 'rents were in ptown. I intended on being a good student and brought my book bag to read, but I ate pizza, watched tv, and took a nice long nap!! So clearly, I am not a good student, but very normal!! It's so hard to read books that are not interesting like Finance or Strategic Management...yeah not so much!! I'll skim'em, but not reading them....there just aren't enough pictures!! :) So I think I am going to get master's degree starting next fall. I'm going to go for Organizational Leadership..now I really have no clue what it means, but it sounds good and will be good for my major. As long as theres no math...I'm good to go! Mmk....I have a headache tonight....so I'm heading to bed...you all in bed anyways at this time...(midnight). Tomorrow I have to paint the field...I think we have located the paint finally! That means its gonna be a good day! Hope everyone has a great Labor Day!!!

Oh, by the way....I wasn't off by much on calling dad's line. He did say the average person line, but not what I predicted. I think he said would have broken their leg. Oh Metz...what are we going to do with you!!!!!

I just love these two pictures!!!

Ha, I have that haircut now!!

DAY OFF FROM SOCCER!

Well today is my first real day off from soccer since we started!! Varsity has a game in Missouri, but I didn't go...cause that is a long bus ride with those girls. They will literally drive you insane. So I have my JV girls the weekend off....I mean I only have 6 girls that would actually be able to practice. What can you do with 6 people besides play duck duck goose? So yeah, no practice. But I do have to line our soccer field either today or tomorrow...thats always interesting let me tell you. I can never get the lines straight!

I've got some good news....first week of classes are out of the way....now only like 17 more to go until we hear "Abigail M Metz!" Thats a pretty good feeling!!! Something I thought that would never happen to me because of my anxiety. But thats a whole book that I could write about, and I just might someday! But I do have bad news....Sara Mae's uncle died yesterday morning of cancer. He had been battling since last year and was suppose to die last year, but hung on. However, Mae is very upset...she was pretty close to him. But she will be okay...death is apart of life..I have to keep reminding myself of that everyday with John. Totally different circumstances, but same result. I meet with a counselor at the university to talk about John and how I'm feeling. And everything that I feel is very normal. She said that it is very good and normal to talk about him, and to replay that whole week. It's something that will be with me forever and I will change because of it, but I will lead a happy life. It just takes time. Mom and I went and saw his tombstone. They just laid it about a week ago. It looks nice, but I never want to see one of those for a very long time....just crazy to think about. Okay enough about Johnny-Pooh!!

Went out last night for a friends bday...good times. I saw some people from hs that I hadn't seen in awhile. I saw John Boeh...my date to my junior homecoming.....hes doing great!! He's been to Iraq twice and now in the south doing some military stuff. So thankful for people like him! We talked for a long time. Okay this blog is crazy long....so I'm gonna go start my day at 11:45!! Love these kinds of days!! Later!

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I can't wait to hear dad's story about falling down the stairs....."the average person wouldn't have gotten back up." I'm calling that line!