A Dream Fulfilled

Since I was a wee little girl, I have loved college basketball. During the 1982 National Championship game, when Carolina beat Georgetown, I took my first steps towards the TV. My parents were overjoyed in my love for the game, although they were a tad fearful that I walked because of the loud noise in the house with the victory.
March has always been a special month in my heart, as the madness begins and the ability to watch college basketball from noon until 1am enters into your plans for four days. In middle and high school, teachers gave up teaching during the first weekend of the tournament, turning on the TV for the school to watch the games. This may be part of the reason why North Carolina is ranked in the lower 40s in terms of public education. However, we know our priorities.
I remember when Dook won two in a row, when Gonzaga was a Cinderella team for the first time, when Roy Williams said "Right now, I don't give a F*** about North Carolina" and when two years later he lead North Carolina to another National Championship. I remember Dean Smith's two championships in the Superdome (the other Dean Dome) and the Chris Weber time out. During Carolina's first National Championship, I took my first steps. In 1993 for the Second Championship under Dean Smith, I stayed up late, on a school night, laying on a quilt "acting" like I was resting. For 2005, I sat in a bar with other Carolina alumni in Philadelphia and then screamed during the final moments.
The "One Shining Moment" Montage brings tears to my eyes, as it relieves the wonderful moments of the Road to the Final Four while also proclaiming that it is the end of the season.
This year, the Road to the Final Four leads to Atlanta. I live in Atlanta right now going to graduate school. Therefore, all deductions must lead to the fact that.....
I'M GOING TO THE FINAL FOUR!!!!
My tickets have been purchased, my dad is traveling down for the weekend, and my Carolina gear will be polished. This is a milestone for my 25th year on this earth, fulfilling one of my dreams in life. Now...Roy, Tyler, Terry, Brandon, Ty...work your magic.

Adulthood

The other day I was organizing my laundry and realized that half of my clothes in the basket had special instructions. This is the first time that I had enough nice clothes to make a full load. I guess that adulthood is here now.
Gentle cycle here I come.