Sometimes you meet a friend who is just someone you click with from the get-go, who you haven't seen in a while but still can act like nothing happened to get us apart, or who you just know will be your friend for the rest of your life instantly after meeting them and so far it has held true. In this blog, I will be visiting the 5 friendships that started off in interesting ways and are continuing to thrive and who have been met in unexpected ways:
5) Alexis Traxinger, Mattie Danner, Claire Wemgartner, Cortni Welch, Alex Krabiel, Jessie Candeub (a.k.a. The Squad): These 6 wonderful women and I all met in the 2013-2014 school year during the Fall term within a matter of two months. They have genuinely cared and created new memories over the past 3 1/2 years and will continue to create better memories in the eternal life in the next many years and in the interim created new memories that are truly life-changing. These people I will remember forever and are my best friends I could ever ask for. With everything that has happened to the squad with all the numerous issues and traveling and other ups-and-downs we have only gotten stronger and will only continue to get stronger. Squad goals (2013-present)
4. Jason Von Huene/ Randy Perkins: two of my friends from high school (well Jason was an acquaintance then and Randy a friend) who I saw again in adult life and reached out to who are people that I will always remember and have many more good times with. They are also the rare couple of friends from my high school days who are able to stay great friends while being bachelors and creating new memories. I am lucky that I saw them again after many years and the unique situation of instant friendship after many years makes it great (2002-2003, 2014-present for Jason, Randy 1996-2002, 2012-present)
3. Jeff Wilson: Another instant friend after a long time of not seeing him, Jeff was my friend for 16 years after seeing him again in Special Olympics and I knew him in McKinley in the way way way back. Both of us have done numerous things together with Young Life and Special Olympics and I have continued to encourage him being in Physical Education class and creating many speech memories and many other memories that will be life-long. He is a great person and friend. (1988-89. 2001-present)
2. Carly Gintz: My ultimate distance friend, usually the two of us have continued to create many memories despite her living in Seattle and me living in Boise. We have designed plans to dance, I have gone to her graduation and when my big day comes she will go to mine, we have gone to numerous lunch, coffee, and walk hang-outs and she trained me for my internship and had a great time meeting her during my passionate semester of volunteering. She is an amazing friend and an even better person (2009-present)
1. Maddie Jewell: One of my biggest allies and greatest friends, she is unique not because of that but because we met during a tough time for both of us, have persevered through tough times, did it together, and unlike the squad we met at InterVarsity. we have gotten coffee, done photowalks, numerous times at church things, exercise classes, lunch hang-outs, and despite all my sass when we hang out and despite us not really being the kindest towards each other and her being scared by me at first and for a while (she's 5'1" maybe and I'm 6'5" so she wasn't clear about our friendship at first), she has become an ally, a hero, and a friend. (2013-present)
so these are some unique situations of the many of them. hope that this was entertaining. stay tuned for top 5 unique organization situations followed by top 10 Ian and his Mom moments and the Hot Bott 100 and the top 5 things that Boise would have missed without I-Bott for blog 101. AutBott out!
Sunday, January 22, 2017
Sunday, January 8, 2017
Top 5 Unique Sports Team Situations (Blog 3 with Unique Club Situations and Unique Volunteer Situations To Follow)
There are many situations with sports that, let's face it, have been bad. The basketball in particular was full of egos and trying to make everyone happy. That wasn't fun and neither was the last softball experience. Moving on from that, here are the top 5 unique sports team situations that I think were solid and that had some unique characters and unique ways of doing things:
5. Meridian S.O. Basketball 2012- 9 guys all scoring baskets during the season, great defense, close games, great coaching, won all the State Games (gold medal) after clunking in Area- this was a great team. The various cues helped as did all the enigmatic pieces playing together well and winning Meridian's last gold medal in Basketball. Great teams don't get much more unique than that.
4. Boise Community Unified 2004 Softball- a team that changed personnel for the gold medal game due to multiple injuries and still won 10-0 because of amazing defense and great pitching. A team that had some idiosyncratic ideals and still lost just once in those games. And a team that had great pitching, timely defense, great batting, and pretty good position players despite all of the idiosyncratic and challenging personalities on the team. And that was the last year playing softball where I didn't have a broken finger........
3. Lowell Scott Middle School C Team Mr. Wilson 1997- The team where I made my first field goal in my basketball history, shot my first 3-pointer (a miss sadly, my first make from 3 would be the next year), got my first double-digit rebound season, and somehow the team, while there were some hotheads, were able to gel together long enough to make it to the top 2 in the InterValley League at 11-2. We even nearly won at Nampa South losing by 1 away from wrecking their undefeated season. I might've been only 14 and my 18-year basketball career was in its infancy, but I have never seen all the different players from different ways of life and different ideas of what to do end up doing so well on one team for the overall stamina of a season.
2. Mossman Law Unified Basketball Team 2005- A collection of tall players and outside shooters and with me they got a 2-in-1 with a tall guy who mostly shot (well) outside. The individuality of the team was varied as there were great players on both the unified partners and also once in a while unified talents. While the team was great against everyone but the Prep Program and the James Company, they won all 6 of the other games good enough for 2nd in the league and had some wonderful memories. I think it was fitting that was my only Unified Basketball season as I don't think any could top it.
And the number 1 most unique sports situation.........
1. Boise Community Special Olympics 2016 Swim Team: Like the Golden State Warriors of the last two years, this was a dominant team in terms of winning (everyone won a medal, most won gold, a few won multiple golds, and a few more won 3 golds) and in terms of practices, it was super unique. We had fun and while we practiced skills we had fun doing so. I can't say that doing a horse noodle race or a kickboard race or a beach ball race were necessarily on my bucket list, but they were fun. And we did pretty well in area and state and the start of practices where we gave the coach a high-five and really enjoyed the warmups made the team. A ragtag group of people who enjoyed life and there were almost no problems on the team that year- simply a dream team of people and I hope all are back next year.
So there you have it: stay tuned for the top 5 unique club situations and the top 5 unique volunteer situations. Coming up after that is the Ian and his Mom top 10 moments and the Hot Bott 100. Can't wait to continue to share unique experiences and wonderful ideas the next year and beyond! I'm Bottatious!
5. Meridian S.O. Basketball 2012- 9 guys all scoring baskets during the season, great defense, close games, great coaching, won all the State Games (gold medal) after clunking in Area- this was a great team. The various cues helped as did all the enigmatic pieces playing together well and winning Meridian's last gold medal in Basketball. Great teams don't get much more unique than that.
4. Boise Community Unified 2004 Softball- a team that changed personnel for the gold medal game due to multiple injuries and still won 10-0 because of amazing defense and great pitching. A team that had some idiosyncratic ideals and still lost just once in those games. And a team that had great pitching, timely defense, great batting, and pretty good position players despite all of the idiosyncratic and challenging personalities on the team. And that was the last year playing softball where I didn't have a broken finger........
3. Lowell Scott Middle School C Team Mr. Wilson 1997- The team where I made my first field goal in my basketball history, shot my first 3-pointer (a miss sadly, my first make from 3 would be the next year), got my first double-digit rebound season, and somehow the team, while there were some hotheads, were able to gel together long enough to make it to the top 2 in the InterValley League at 11-2. We even nearly won at Nampa South losing by 1 away from wrecking their undefeated season. I might've been only 14 and my 18-year basketball career was in its infancy, but I have never seen all the different players from different ways of life and different ideas of what to do end up doing so well on one team for the overall stamina of a season.
2. Mossman Law Unified Basketball Team 2005- A collection of tall players and outside shooters and with me they got a 2-in-1 with a tall guy who mostly shot (well) outside. The individuality of the team was varied as there were great players on both the unified partners and also once in a while unified talents. While the team was great against everyone but the Prep Program and the James Company, they won all 6 of the other games good enough for 2nd in the league and had some wonderful memories. I think it was fitting that was my only Unified Basketball season as I don't think any could top it.
And the number 1 most unique sports situation.........
1. Boise Community Special Olympics 2016 Swim Team: Like the Golden State Warriors of the last two years, this was a dominant team in terms of winning (everyone won a medal, most won gold, a few won multiple golds, and a few more won 3 golds) and in terms of practices, it was super unique. We had fun and while we practiced skills we had fun doing so. I can't say that doing a horse noodle race or a kickboard race or a beach ball race were necessarily on my bucket list, but they were fun. And we did pretty well in area and state and the start of practices where we gave the coach a high-five and really enjoyed the warmups made the team. A ragtag group of people who enjoyed life and there were almost no problems on the team that year- simply a dream team of people and I hope all are back next year.
So there you have it: stay tuned for the top 5 unique club situations and the top 5 unique volunteer situations. Coming up after that is the Ian and his Mom top 10 moments and the Hot Bott 100. Can't wait to continue to share unique experiences and wonderful ideas the next year and beyond! I'm Bottatious!
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