July 30

Well the first day of camp went well. I just made sure the fans were moving around without doing something stupid. There was on fan that apparently comes every year but he dresses up in full gear. He wears a workout jersey and then wears football pants with cleats. There are some times when I just have to laugh but hey, it gave me something to laugh about during what was the hottest day all summer.

July 29

Well tomorrow the fun part of the summer starts, training camp. It is going to be a grind but I am looking forward to it. I will just be doing something different everyday but once I have more to talk about my job responsibilities more.

July 27

Well I know it has been awhile since I have updated but with the end of the last and final youth football camp for the summer I decided to come home for a couple days. It was really last minute but I am glad I did. I got to see a lot of people and it was a nice break before the real fun of summer begins. I fly back down tomorrow and then Thursday I have a meeting and then Friday is when training camp starts and the big boys get there. Starting Thursday I will be working for three and half weeks straight but it will be fun. I will continue to update. Go Fins!!!

July 21

I found an article online that I thought was cool. I am not working with the Ravens but what this article talked about was pretty cool.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/07/21/ravens-announcement-of-pr-interns-could-include-future-coach-commish/

It also looks like we are going to get hit with a tropical depression this week, which is just a fancy term for a shit ton of rain. I also got to meet Brian Hartline today and gave me a big I-O! Well time to eat some dinner.

July 20th

Well it has been a little while since I have updated. Last weekend I just hung out during my day off. Saturday was hazy out and it turns out it was dust from Africa, that is a new one. Sunday I headed north for our fourth and final youth camp. I was able to get a hotel room for this week so my driving is limited. It is nice to be on the Atlantic side as there is a nice breeze all the time. Work is going well otherwise and I am looking forward to training camp starting next week, which is a whole new kind of grind. It has now been a month since I left Columbus and I am missing the familiarity of home but I also think I could get used to having the beach this close. Well I am going to take a shower and get ready for another day with all the spoiled kids from West Palm Beach. GO FINS!!!

July 16

Well the camp in Ft. Myers this week went really well. There were fewer kids which allowed for a more laid back atmosphere. The camp ended today and we had a 15 mph breeze all day which made things a lot more tolerable. When the camp was over we loaded up the truck and headed back. It was really nice to be able to stay with my Aunt all week and she was very generous for letting me stay. I made it back to Miami tonight and it was nice to be back. Florida is really quick and easy to drive across compared to driving north to south. I get tomorrow off and then I have to meet again Sunday to set up for our last camp next week. Training camp starts the week after and things get even crazier but it will be fun. I also found out that I wont be back in Columbus until September 1st. That seems like so far away but it will be here before I know it.

July 13

Well it has been a busy couple days since the camp has started. It is not as busy as the last two camps I worked but still busy. It has been hot these past couple days as well, there is not as much of a breeze on this side of Florida. I am not doing anything to interesting other then just making sure that these kids keep hydrated and there are no problems. It is the kid of job this if we do a bad job we will hear about it but if we do a good job we don't hear much. It was interesting today in that we had fried chicken from Publix for lunch. It was good but not what I would expect for lunch at a football camp.

In other news to anyone who is reading this George Steinbrenner, the owner of the Yankees, died today. It may not seem like something I would care about but he did donate the marching band center at Ohio State so that is a place that I have spent some time in.

July 10

Well I made it over here to Ft. Myers and I have to say that the drive across the Everglades is boring. I am staying with my Aunt Maureen this week so it is really nice to be able to no live alone this week. We went paddle boarding this morning. That is where you stand on a larger version of a surfboard and paddle around the ocean. I fell in the first 30 seconds but I am happy to say that I didn't fall after that. While we were paddling around we saw some dolphins and sea turtles as well as a school of 5-foot fish, although I wasn't sure what they were. I start work tomorrow setting up for this week's youth camp and while the break has been awesome I am excited to get back to work and get these next two camps started.

On a different note about this whole Lebron thing, in a way I can understand why he chose the team he did but damn that was a mean and egotistical way to do it. Honestly I feel sorry for Cleveland. I am not a fan of any teams up there but that city just can't catch a break. It is weird to think that the team now with the best chance to win is probably the Browns, and that is just because they got rid of that diva Brady Quinn. That is all I have to say for now. Go FINS!!

July 8th

Well it has been a fun week with a close friend. We went down to Key West Tuesday and came back Wednesday. We stopped at a state park along the way and the water was amazing. It was hard to tell where the ocean stopped and the horizon began. Today we just hung out at the beach all day. My friend leaves tomorrow and then I head to Ft. Myers for 8 days to start working again. It has been a fun break from work but I am excited to get back at it. It has been going fast, I have been down here four weeks already and it just seems like yesterday I was graduating.

July 5th

Well we have lucked out with weather the past two weeks during camp and we are paying for it this weekend. It has rained everyday so far since Saturday. The rain held off long enough for Gomer and I to go to the beach for fireworks. They were not as glamorous as Dublin fireworks but the fact that I was standing in the sand made it awesome. We went to the beach today for a little while until it started raining again. We are just going to get a nice dinner tonight and then get up early and head to Key West.

July 3rd

Well it has been a long couple weeks with the youth camps but yesterday was the last one. It was a great learning experience and a lot of work but fun at the same time. Now I get a break until next Sunday when I have to be in Ft. Myers for the next youth camp. Tomorrow a friend from home comes down, which will be nice since I get to see a familiar face. We are going to see fireworks on the beach in Ft. Lauderdale tomorrow and then just hang out the rest of the week. We are going to Key West on Tuesday morning and getting back sometime Wednesday. It should be a fun week. Well I am doing laundry so I need to go make sure that I have cleaned the lint filter. GO FINS!!