As I sit, getting prepared to leave for my first night as a cheer coach, I profess that my nerves have got the best of me. I am taken back to being a little girl full of curiosity about this new venture and what it will bring. But I also must admit, I am so excited for this adventure. I have the luxury of coaching, not alone, but with a friend who is like family.

We have worked tirelessly preparing and organizing what we will do this season, and though I also admit I am familiar with cheer and have a cheer background, coaching is a whole other species in itself. Who knew angles and jumps and flips and basket tosses were so important? Well, I did, but only from a cheerleader/and mom of a cheerleader perspective. It's something totally new when rules and regulations are thrown at you, and you actually become the one in charge.

I am excited at the challenge, and hope that I make it out alive tonight, after coaching fifteen girls between the ages of 13 and 15.

So, to help me along in this new venture in life, I will be keeping a journal here, one to keep me sane, but more so to share this adventure with you all.

For now, happy writing!!