My favorite time of year

Dear Basketball Season,

Maybe I'm being a bit facetious when I say you are my favorite time of year...but maybe not. Maybe I really actually enjoy my husband being gone for 3 hours every evening for practice and gone the entire night for games. Maybe I love the fact that Lincoln and I have very few conversations that don't include a basketball play, a basketball player, or the recap of a game. I'm blessed to be able to watch and sometimes even try new drills for practice before he actually uses them on the boys. Okay - so I am totally lying. You are definitely not my favorite time of year.

You do, however occur during some of my favorite times of year! I adore the changes of the leaves, the crisp weather, the pumpkin patches, the fall decorations, the hay rides, the Thanksgiving turkey, the 7 Layer Salad, Graysen's birthday, mall Christmas decorations, chi lattes, Christmas music, and all the celebrations of Christ's birthday!

I do like that you are an indoor sport. I do enjoy that my kids can run in the commons while I keep an eye on the game. I do like that we see more of our fellow coaches and their families during this time of year.

I do love seeing my husband active in something that he adores. I do smile from the inside when he wants to talk about and pray for the boys on his team daily. I love that he takes his role as a coach and influence on his players life so seriously.

I enjoy the fact that Lincoln gets his fill of basketball during the week and therefore we are not forced to watch very many hours of it on TV. I adore the fact that because he is gone from us so much during these long months that he really appreciates the few hours that we do have as a family. He is more present during these times than any other time of year.

So, dearest basketball season...although you have your negative aspects, you have some pretty decent ones too.

Love,
A Coach's Wife who resigns herself to see her husband again in March