Game 7 of ALCS October 23, 2007

What a wonderful time it was on Sunday night for Red Sox fans!!  We’re going to the World Series!!  I knew in the first and seventh inning that I wanted to base my “good life” on my Red Sox.  I honestly wasn’t expecting the win.  I just wanted to make it to game 5 then 6 and then it dawned on me that we could actually take it!  And we did!

First it came when I saw people waving the Japanese flag or symbol in Fenway because Dice K was pitching.  I thought that was really nice for fans to recognize his culture and where he came from, and show their love.  Then the other came in the seventh inning when Dustin Pedroia hit a home run and hugged Big Papi coming back in the dugout.   I love seeing that  excitement and the bonding of players.

Though I am a huge Red Sox fan, I still hate looking at the opposing team after they lost.  It really makes me compassionate for the other team’s players, especially after loosing a game that like.  I saw one of the Indians crying and I had to turn it off.  I guess someone has to lose, but how can you not feel bad for them?

Well, game one starts Wednesday and I will be living a good life just because they are there.  There haven’t been a whole lot of World Series appearances for the Red Sox so I am enjoying every moment of it!  So let’s go Red Sox!!!

Go Red Sox! October 18, 2007

My good life this week is watching my Red Sox and trying my best to keep the faith. It’s been a really rough last couple of games, but I just have to keep the faith! We’ve made it so far and did so awesome during the season! The first two games of the ALCS were so close, even game three, but then came that horrible inning!! And yesterday! Back-to-back-to-back! That’s right! Kevin Youkilis, Big Papi David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez. That was at least one exciting thing about the game last night.

I am very passionate about my Red Sox! I also love the Red Sox/Yankee rivalry. My mom was a Red Sox fan and my dad is a Yankee fan. I have so many memories of watching those games and series with my mom and dad growing up. My mom would have nicknames for all the Yankee players and get all hyped up during the games. And when my brother-in-law came along (huge Yankee fan), the games became even more interesting! All my memories of watching these games reminds me of the good life I had growing up, with mom still there. We’d watch the game, cheer, laugh and just spend some good, quality time together. That was the good life! Family time, watching your all-time favorite team play, listening to the Yankee fans bust the chops of the Red Sox fan and vice versa.

So Let’s Go Red Sox! I will keep the faith! We did it before and we can do it again! Let’s Go!

Fall is the Good Life October 11, 2007

The good life is taking a step back and enjoying what’s right before our eyes. Fall is such an awesome time to get in the car, take a day trip, and look at the sights of the beautiful fall foliage. There’s nothing like the sight of the many, vibrant fall colors. There are endless possibilities to choose from when thinking about how to enjoy the season, especially when you live in the northeast. There’s Vermont, Massachusettes, Lake George and the Adirondacks all so close, making for a perfect little day trip with some friends, family, husbands, whoever. It’s such a great way to take a break from whatever may be on our minds, and just get out and have fun. You can take a hike, pick some apples and pumpkins with the kids, do some shopping, take a bike ride or just take a short drive.

All too often we’re in such a rush in our daily lives that we don’t even stop to take in the beauty of nature. We get caught up with the responsibilities of school, work, and family that we don’t always catch the “good life” that’s surrounding us. During this time of year, my “good life” is a drive to Vermont, a hike in Raquette Lake, carving pumpkins with the kids, having a bonfire on a cool fall night, listening to the rainfall while sitting on the front porch, and watching my Red Sox in the ALCS!  And soon the good life will be waiting for that first huge snowstorm! But not too soon.

Another Good Life October 4, 2007

The good life is reading this article and thinking about how life used to be, way back when.  It’s sad to think about how much life has changed, and although it’s supposed to be for the better, can we honestly say that it is?

The good life is  thinking back to these days.  The days where you could spend hours outdoors playing and not worry about all of the violence that occurs in our world today.  The days where people weren’t suing everybody to get rich quick.  The days where people would actually learn to take responsibility for their actions, deal with failure and disappointment and learn how to bounce back and succeed.

I reflect on this article and think that too much is just handed to us, and many of us don’t know how to really work for it.   We live in such a pampered lifestyle, having everything under the sun to make out lives more convenient.  And sure I love e-mail and cell phones, and think they’re really important, but I can’t help but to think back to the days where we didn’t have them.  Instead of chatting through text messaging or instant messaging, we were actually with our friends.  We’d take walks, play basketball or whiffle ball at the park, play hide-and-seek and spend quality time together.  Isn’t it funny that somethings that are supposed to unite us, actually separates us physically and takes away that socialization aspect of our lives?