What's up people!?  I wonder who I'm actually talking to when I say that lol.  I have no idea if anyone ever reads these, but it's nice to write about this experience, and I think it helps my memory to recall as much as I can within the two weeks or so it takes me to write a post.  Anyways, I think I left off with our game at Landsberg where we lost a real heart breaker.

The week that followed consisted of a lot of doctor visits, rehab, and insurance complications with my leg.  It's a real bummer that this thing isn't healing as fast as I thought it would, but that's part of sports I suppose.  I took the train into Munich two times now to visit Dr. Nager, who is a very good doctor in the area.  He used an ultrasound machine to identify that there was a significant amount of hematoma (dried blood) gathered in my right quadricep.  He thinks only something like a full quadricp rupture would cause that much bleeding, but because our insurance is taking time to clear everything for an MRI, I do not have a confirmed diagnosis of the injury.  My leg hurts like shit.  All the time.  I can't bend it much, I can walk, but it looks a little funny, and it's still a swollen and stiff.  I don't know how long I'll be out, but I have been hurt many times before, and I wouldn't predict a return any time soon.  Running is out of the question, biking is a no way, it like seriously can't bend.  So until that heals up, I'm doing my best to stay in the gym and workout whatever I can.  I really like our gym, and I think it would be stupid not to take advantage of my time there, so that's good motivation to stay fit.  I've probably worked out 3 or 4 times the past few weeks, which I need to pick up on.  Also, because of this injury, my coaching role has gone up big time.  I spent the entire last week's practice time coaching our short handed defense to be ready for the best team in the league (Ingolstadt)'s spread offense.  We played Ingolstadt at their house last weekend and really took a beat down.  Things went wrong from the beginning.  We got driven and scored on our first defensive drive, and on third down of our first offensive drive, we dropped what would've been a long touchdown pass.  After that, we pretty much shit the bed.  Our team was missing seven starters due to injuries, work, dates with their girlfriends, etc. so that didn't help much.  Our offensive line was beat up and missing two starters, and our receivers did a poor job of getting open.  We were held to 12 points.  Ian did whatever he could, and I thought played really well, but he was given a tough ass job.  Our defense made it tough for them at times, but gave up way too many big plays in the end.  We lost 42-12 to a team that physically dominated us.  They were some pretty damn big guys and had a few skill players that were good, but we can definitely play with them and will see them again later in the season.

The Sunday after the game, we relaxed at the Lande and enjoyed some youth football.  It was very relaxing, and we even got some action on the chain gang for one of the flag games.  Monday we got back in our weekly routine of working out, and pretty much chilling lol.  Tuesday night Ian's dad, Karl, got here and it's been a ball hanging out with him.  On Wednesday around 1, we went down to Munich with him and coach for lunch and sightseeing.  We practiced from 7-9 and stayed up at the Lande til about midnight just bullshitting with coaches, players, and Karl and drinking beer.  Today is Thursday, and also Father's day here.  This morning, we went to this famous church in Andechs.  The 800 year old church was way out on the countryside near the Alps, and planted up high on a hill.  It's a tradition to wake up at like 3:30 am and walk like 7 miles out to the church, but we drove instead.  We sat through mass in this beautiful, gold-filled church, and went immediately afterward to enjoy Bavarian food and beer at around 9:30.  We drank and laughed at the Biergarten right outside the church til around noon, and then drove home.  We napped, and went right back out to a Bavarian festival in Turkenfeld (20 km away) which was really fun.  We spent our day enjoying Bavarian traditions that I will always remember.  Karl had a lot of fun (and drank a lot of beer) so that was also really cool.  Tomorrow we practice one last time, and Saturday it's off to Straubing to play the Spiders.

Take care to whoever reads these!  Peace and love to you!

Evan