Normal, fun, casual date right? But I found that upon going to the women's game, I was hit by a strange wall of nostalgia.
As a child, our family would always try to come down for a yearly trip down to BYU. Shopping and seeing University attending siblings was just a pleasant bonus. The main reason for coming down was to watch BYU sports. (Especially for my dad, who is the epitome of BYU fans.) Football games, Boys and Girls basketball games, even volleyball games, if we had the time we'd see them all.
My dad would especially be interested in taking me to the women's basketball games. He was a basketball coach, in fact, he was my coach when I played Senior Varsity basketball. That being said, he took every opportunity possible with me growing up to teach me every aspect of the game.
I remember as a kid, going to the gym with my dad, or to basketball camps - over sized shirts and mismatched running shoes, the ball huge in my small hands - with the dream that one day, when I was older, I would be good at basketball. In fact, I wanted to be the best girl basketball player in my family. Not only that, but I wanted to be good enough to play in University or College some day - and since our family was such fans, BYU was at the center most of my thoughts. For a long time basketball was a huge focus and passion in my life.
Looking back on that dream at the game, it caused me to reflect on how my life did not take the course I planned it to as a kid. It turned out very different. There were many twists, turns and suprises for me in store. It is fascinating to look back on how and why my focuses and interests shifted. It is intriguing to think on the things that happened that changed my life and turned me into who I am today.
By all means, I turned out to be an adequate basketball player...But looking back, I know that BYU basketball wasn't what life had in store for me.
But looking forward, I'm excited to find out the things life does have in store.
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