Day Three......Shuttle Bus

Today was "shuttle day" as members of the staff took vans to the San Jose Airport to pick up the players. We guys started arriving around 1015am and will conclude sometime later this weekend. The majority of guys will be in tonight, but about 4-5 are coming in late due to post-season and other various reasons.

It was good to meet the guys that will be sharing, learning and growing in Christ. This group will also be challenged on the diamond as the summer league is a grind, with long bus trips, late nights and more fast food than anyone cares to think about. It's still the best game in town!

We start up at 9am on Thursday with a "ground rules" session, discipleship training, lunch, practice, dinner then back to the host families for a little rest before it starts all over on Friday. It will be exciting meeting the guys tomorrow and seeing them in their environment. They seem to be anxious as I am.

Tammy, Kirkland and Kaylee went out to Santa Cruz Beach and the Boardwalk, the only major seaside amusement park on the west coast. I don't think they even knew I was missing. They seemed to really enjoy the day.

We are all slowly getting on west coast time. The first night Kirkland and I woke up at 4:15am and could not get back to sleep. We were wide awake, it was incredible.

Well, off to finish some work before turning in for the night. Each coach is responsible for picking up some players each morning from their host family. I have three stops to make and I need to Google them before the sun comes up.

Before I go I wanted to start something new each day and provide a "story of the day". Among many stories to tell, this will give one of the funniest/strangest/odd stories of the day and best of all it is true.
Tuesday-You can get sunburn in 70 degree weather and no humidity. Trust me I know....we were working outside packing bags and my head got fried. It just sneaks up on you. It was great to work outside in June and not sweat though!!
Wednesday- One of our players was delayed in Atlanta because an FAA official was flying in and deemed the stickers on the emergency exit as too faded. They had to exit the plane, wait 2 hours then re-board. Let's hope they take better care of the landing gear than they do the instruction stickers for the exits!!

Well, off to Google some directions then turning in for the night.