A day that started just like any other day ended as one of the best days and one of the worst days ever.
I had planned to make the trip home over the weekend and see the family, thus missing out on this upcoming Friday. So Wednesday would have to be a big day for me. It was. It all started Tuesday night at Jessica's birthday party. It was a great party, lots of great food, fun, people. The atmosphere was perfect. I did not want to leave, but I knew I had to eventually with the impending task of going to Houston Texans practice alone later that morning.
So, at approximately 1:30, shortly after a Huntsville police officer made his presence at the door reminding the party hosts that there are other residents around them and to keep things at a reasonable volume, I left and headed back for Sugar Land.
Arriving at 3:00 a.m., I knew I would have little sleep before the next day. The alarms went off. (I did say alarm's') I dragged myself out of bed and into the shower for what I knew what would be a long day. I got out of the shower and looked at my phone to see the time. I saw the picture of my dog on my phone, reminding me of what would await me at the end of my day. I was running a little late so I hurried and got to my car and left.
After getting to the station right at 11:00am and then to Texans practice 15 minutes later, I was ready. I look down at my phone again, acknowledge my dog's photo as well as the time. I had made it and I could not wait to get home later that day.
I got back to the station and edited a handful of clips for Robert to use for his flashes. I was feeling really good and got them all done in almost half the time. I waited around to leave to the ballpark and we took off just before 2pm.
Sitting around can be a challenge. After getting to the park at 2pm, the clubhouse does not allow media in until 3:30, so me with nothing to do, I just sit there and look around at the ballpark. I look over occasionally to see what Robert is typing up for his flashes and I also walked around a little.
At around 3:30, we headed down to the clubhouse to get the daily scoop. Getting an inside view of the players' lives is fun. Its interesting to see what players are usually on time, adamant to the day's agenda or the ones that sneak in at the last second and are not too outgoing.
We get the full scoop from Coop and then back to the row to edit the good stuff.
It's crazy how repetative it has become after now 7 days. I feel like I know what Im doing, but it still in some ways feels new. I see the same people out there every Mon/Wed/Fri for Texans practice and for Astros clubhouse stuff. I did happen to notice another one of the stations in town recently brought in a summer internship. I am yet to introduce myself to him.
This internship is exactly what I thought it would be. As I left the building to head to the ballpark, I found out that Monday, I would be working on the website as there would be no Texans/Astros. hmmm...
I tried to leave as early as I could from MMP, got back to Sugar Land, ate, and was on the road....
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