My Story

I have been, for obvious reasons, somewhat absent here for a while. On a very emotional night for me I wanted to share some of what has been going on with me for the past couple of months. I'm not trying to elicit sympathy but just trying to put a voice to what's in my head.

On August 27th, my family and I fled our home under threat of flood. We live in a small suburban community near the banks of a bayou that provides drainage for a large area of Southeast Texas. I had been thru this before in my parents home in 1994, so I knew how to watch and read the water height levels. Early that Sunday morning I told my wife it is time to go, so we packed what we could and left for my sisters house. We came back to the house that night to grab a few more things before the water came up. While there we witnessed the water begin to cover the main road into the neighborhood and knew it was a matter of time before we took on water. We ended up taking on almost 7 feet of water. We are thankful that we had insurance, especially since many of our friends and neighbors did not.
In the past 8 weeks I took the opportunity to only watch 3 baseball games. The 3 game set at Oakland, coincidentally it was also the only [Official] thread I started in that time frame. Before that series it was unplanned, since that series superstition dictated that it was very much planned. Not watching the last 2 months has been pretty difficult for me. I followed games on twitter and game casts but didn't allow myself to watch. It culminated with last nights game. A disappointment for me to say the least.
I woke up this morning completely at peace. I had no intention of watching the game tonight and I was fine with a win or a loss. I had an appointment to look at a new house which didn't go so well; another disappointment but it was what it was. My wife and I had discussed what we were looking for and this house just didn't fit. On a whim we drove through an area we had looked at earlier that didn't have anything available. Long story short we found a house that we hadn't seen before that was exactly what we both had said we wanted. It couldn't have been more perfect. We worked through financing and other issues and were able to put a contract on the property (about an hour before another offer came through; timing is everything). Once again after the roller coaster ride for the last month I was at peace again.
Got back to my sisters, where we are still living, to see the game on. So I decided after the day I had I would go ahead and watch. And I am glad I did. I have been waiting 43 years for this. through the good seasons, the great seasons and some truly awful ones too. Tonight was the pinnacle for me, a Houston sports fan. 43 years of so close or not even close; the heartbreak came to an end. Juxtaposed with the reality that there is a light at the end of the tunnel and that life may resume some normalcy in the near future. This day has been one of the best and most memorable days of my life and this championship will be a huge part of this day and my memories of it.

 

I was a little out It when I posted this morning but I want to add a thank you to those that have wished us well, checked on us and prayed for us. I have been wanting to post an update for a while but since it contained some jynx worthy stuff I didn’t want to be the cause of a blown WS chance. Those of you that have commented on my posts here with your support, it is much appreciated and I want to thank you for the kind words you guys have said. And hey, the Astros are champs and the Rangers can suck it.