Day by Day

Today was an interesting day in my life in Berkeley, the San Jose Earthquakes were in town playing my alma mater and I was able to watch them first hand on my old training ground, the infamous Golden Bear practice pitch.  Before I get to the game I just need to point out that Cal has the best college training pitch in the country.  I'm just being completely honest.  If you could imagine dark green grass, flat surface, perfectly mowed, up against the Berkeley hills with thousands of trees lined up on the hill as if they were watching our sessions from the stands and then the view of the San Francisco bay in the foreground...well to me it doesn't get much better.

It was good seeing the quakes play today.  I saw a lot of my old buddies and former teammates and it felt good to be able to enjoy a match on the sidelines for a bit.  It made me hungry and excited to join the quakes on monday.  Do I think I can fit right in?  Absolutely, there was never a doubt about that.  All a player can ask for is a fair shot in this game.  However, once provided that chance its the players full responsibility to make the most of it, a part of me only wishes that maybe I came to the quakes from the start of the preseason.  But it is what it is, and these are the cards I have been dealt and now it is back at my feet where I like things to be.

Tomorrow Cal has its annual alumni game, a match of great importance and legacy to the Cal faithful.  It is a day where old friends, families, wives, and girlfriends gather at Memorial Stadium, play some footie and talk about old times.  It will be great to see everybody and share some stories.  I might not be the best story teller, but I tell you what, I know how to listen and have a good laugh, and a good laugh I will be having.  

So its day by day for me this next week.  It starts with a good nights sleep, a proper breakfast, an alumni match of epic proportions, day off on Sunday and Quakes here we come.  My whole professional career has been in California, might as well keep the trend alive.  Goodnight