I went to the doctor today to get a cast for my ankle, and after un-wrapping the splint they discovered it is too swollen to cast.  In addition, the foot is very black and blue, and it looks pretty bad. I saw concerned looks on the doctor's face, which doesn't give me a lot of confidence.  The doctor said I will need physical therapy for 8 weeks to nurse it back to 100%.  They may not cast it after all and they may just put a walking boot on it.

I keep wondering if it will ever be the same.  I am going to do my best to make it fully functional.  Maybe I will call T.O and see if i can use his hyperbaric chamber.  He seems to recover from busted up ankles quickly.  I may post pictures of the ankle soon.

The run is officially over.  I sold my Honda Accord yesterday and it was a little sad to see it drive off.  I purchased the car right after I graduated high school and it had 19,000 miles on it.  As of yesterday, it had 162,000 miles and still going strong.  I am a big fan of Honda's, they last forever with little maintenance.  The car was good to me and I am going to miss it.  I can take comfort in the fact that I sold it to a family friend, so it is going to a good person.  I hope it continues to run well for years to come, which I am sure it will.

 The most memorable moment I had with the car was in Bear Valley.  I drove to mike's cabin and there was a bunch of snow.   I tried to drive up the long driveway without chains and I made it about 80% up the driveway when I totally lost traction and slipped all the way back down the hill into a snow-bank.  I then dug the car out of the snow bank, put chains on, and drove up the driveway.

 Here is the last picture before it was driven off.  Enjoy!

Well, I decided to end the soccer season in style.  In this case, it means breaking my ankle.  Real convenient considering I have to move next week, which includes loading trucks, driving to Colorado.  Two things which will not be very easy for me.  It sounds like I will be pretty much worthless for the next 4 to 6 weeks.

This is how it went down. We had no subs and and were down 4-0 after the 1st half.  The ref must have been friends with the other team because he never called anything our way.  In the 2nd half I was mad and went on a 4 goal rampage and tied the game 4-4.  They decided they didn't like that too much and their 230 pound fullback decided to take me out.  I am not sure exactly what happened, but he hit me and I got caught up and my ankle rolled.  It hurt pretty bad.  We ended up losing the game in overtime as we were playing a man down at that time.

Last night after the game I was in a lot of pain and couldn't sleep all night.  I stayed awake pretty much all night and watched crappy movies to keep me entertained.  I was hoping for the best when I went to the doctor, but after x-rays, it was confirmed to be a broken ankle.   I will be getting a cast on Wednesday.  I am hoping I will be able to walk on it.  We'll see.  I am now officially considering retirement.  The only problem with that is Marco wants me to join his indoor team in Colorado.

Everytime I watch this video, I start laughing uncontrollably.  I feel lucky to have these 2 women in my life!

After months of delay, I have finally put up a new blog on shawnandmarisa.com.  I am using blogengine.net and it works pretty well.  I will be posting information about our move, Colorado, Inara Grace, and of course Marisa and I.  Please check back frequently!  Enjoy!