Hoopfest

Well another year of Hoopfest has come and gone and I am without my fifth champions shirt. An update of our team: Three of us played terrible and Perez dominated which all in all accounted for us going 2-2. But, it was record setting hot, beautiful out, and as always good to see my friends.

For those of you who don't know Hoopfest is the biggest 3 on 3 tournament in the world. This year it starred 6,400 teams, and 25,000 players. It is in Spokane, Washington the last weekend of June every year, and is quite literally my very favorite weekend. It is what I look forward to most with each year as I get a break to go home, visit with family and friends, enjoy the weather, and eat a ton. I have become less and less bitter as the years pass over losses, which is a sign of maturity hopefully. It always hurts worse when you lost though, let me tell you (there will be more on that thought later).

But, all in all, that weekend lived up to the hype. I got to eat, and of course see some of my favorite people. The Gamble house did not reach the expected capacity, but it did fill more than the normal with 6 bodies scattered about in the wonderful air conditioning. In any case, I had a wonderful and informative conversation with my good friend Andrew. Who, ironically, is probably the most intelligent person I know. I say ironically because he chose not to get a high school diploma, and as a grown man his knowledge in just about every field far outweighs anything I can muster (along with most of the people around me). I enjoy talking with him though, it is incredibly stimulating (intellectually, perverts). I also got to see a friend from 6th grade, Jason Crigger...who started my addiction to Hoopfest. Coupled with spending a week and a half with my wonderful parents, partaking in a perfect handshake, and seeing all of my favorite people on this earth, I cannot complain.

So, I conclude with a sign located above the dining room table in my Mama's house...Good food, good friends, good times...I cannot complain.