Baseball and sanity.

With the opening of spring training the countdown to opening day of baseball season is really upon us. For me the year really begins in April when baseball season begins and summer truly doesn't begin for me until I have gotten to the first baseball game of the year. When I think about baseball and how it relates to my life and how important it is too me. And the fact I live in a ski town where if it doen't revolve around the mountain it doesn't matter. At times I feel like nobody gets it. There is more to life than snowboarding. I could go on about this topic but that's another post. The same could easily be said for baseball, but this my sanity damn it. And that's what I'm writing about. How baseball is keeping me sane. Wheather it be in relationships, life circumstances and other events. Like day eight of eleven of a Habitat for Humanity trip.
This has got to be one of the best escapes that I've ever had. After eight long days of spending every waking moment with each other, it was time for break before somebody got killed and on this trip to Mississipi one of the people that we had met. Had season tickets for the Mississippi State baseball team along with all the other major sports there too. And it didn't take long to arrange a trip up there. And after an enjoyable day at the ballpark, some awesome BBQ.(they truly know how to do BBQ in the south. ) and picking up some amazing baked goods to take back to the rest the group. That game was much need dose of sanity in the middle of a Habitat trip. And it really helped keep the sanity when on our last flight home we landed at the air force base in my home town and had to be escorted back to home by the air force. It was a crazy way to end the trip let me tell you.
And then's there the matter of relationships and baseball. And times for me baseball has been an escape, refuge and some of the only things that make sense to me when I'm trying to figure out relationships and girls. Most of the time I just stick with baseball for it's a whole lot less confusing and it's something that I can understand and it doesn't let me down or reject me like people will.
Especially lately, where my relationship have been frustrating, confusing, bewildering and to the point of wondering if anything I have done matters. And really the wonderment of what is it going to take to her to come to christ. Sometimes when I think about it, can I just head to a baseball game to help figure it out, at least give me a little piece of sanity and grace.
And for this summer I hope to get way more than four games this. I hoping at least 70 plus games this year. Because that means I'll be back working in the game. For I recently appiled for the Stockon, Ca Ports Director of Food and Beverage position and I so want to be back in game combing my passion for food and baseball. That's what I want to do for the summer. And for the relationship stuff at the moment I think I'll stick with baseball. Sometimes it's easier that way.