This is my first ever blog so forgive my rustiness.
My name is David, I'm a soccer coach for a soccer company in the US and I've been with this company for 4 years now. My job entails me to coach summer camps in lots of different areas where I get to meet lots of new people. I have been primarily based in the lovely State of Utah throughout my time. In 2012 i got an academy position which placed me in SLC for the fall and into 2013. Little did I know that being here would change my life forever and for the better.
I'll tell you about my life changing experience but first I'm going to talk about the present then shoot back to the past so bare with me.....back to the future without the Delorian.
I have titled my first blog as '54 days' as this is a significant number for me today. I am currently in Indian Hills, just outside Cincinnati where I am currently coaching soccer for the next '54 days' This to other people is a great opportunity, get to see a new State, meet new people and explore a new area? For me, this is the complete opposite. If truth be told this isn't a great opportunity for me, I've seen a lot of States, met lots of new people prior, have no intention to explore a new area again. You're probably wondering why so I'm going to tell you...here's where I begin in the past.
It was July 2012 and to this day I can't remember what area I was coaching in. I got told that I would be coaching a camp in Eagle Mountain, Utah on a specific week by an ex coach who stayed with the family I was supposed to be staying with, so I had a heads up where I would be. A few weeks prior I got told I had an academy position in Salt Lake City this coming fall to which I was delighted. The Wednesday before the Eagle Mountain week I got notified I had been changed and would now be in a town called Tooele for that week instead. The week I had there was great, met lots of people and more importantly heard about an adult co-ed soccer league that was running this fall and if I wanted to participate. I jumped at the chance and got on board, a decision that would prove to be life changing for me, little did I know that the field I was coaching on that week there was someone who stayed a matter of minutes away who's path I would cross a few weeks later.
For anyone who know's me know's that when I play soccer I'm a totally different person, I'm focused, determined and go through all sorts of emotions when playing, it's my competitive nature I guess. I think it was around the 3rd game in where I met a player on our team called Michelle. To this day I don't think we clicked from the off but my word.....am I grateful for a 2nd chance to make a 1st impression. We began to talk and got quite friendly with each other even though my competitive nature when playing soccer made me look a right idiot at times. I went for a drink with Michelle and her friend one night in SLC, got on really well then after the last game of soccer went back to her's for a small get-together where, yes, I drank to much (typical Scotsman in altitude) and was leaving the day after. 2 weeks later I was on a plane back to Glasgow. Facebook....can be the bane of peoples life's at times but for once it proved to be a blessing in disguise. When I arrived home, despite the 7hr time difference I began talking to Michelle regularly each day. This got to the stage where I was talking to her more than my best friends. We just clicked and never got bored of talking to each other, first person I talked to when I woke up, last person I talked to before I went to sleep. Me being a guy, took it as a very good friendship but little did I know Michelle was thinking a little bit more. We talked every day from November right through to the 23rd March when I got on a plane and was heading back to the US.
Upon arriving back in Tooele where I was staying I never got to see Michelle much those first 2 week's, I had coaches staying where I was so was difficult to see her. We did meet at the colours festival for a bit which was nice though. Once I was there on my own my weekends were free to see Michelle. She invited me to her sisters birthday party which was really good fun. We hung out when we could and would watch DVD's and just relax. One night after this I went back to the place I was staying to find all the doors locked...poor me lol. I texted Michelle and she said 'come back down, you can sleep on the couch' I went back down, chapped the door and Michelle answered....wearing her Utah Utes sweats and a red zipper jacket......that was the moment and I stand by this, that was the moment I fell for Michelle. Seeing her there just looking all natural and cute with her glasses and hair down made me fall for her big time. I'm going to fast forward 2 weeks now.
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