21

21 YEARS!

A BIG BIRTHDAY MILESTONE!!!

THAT'S RIGHT!

AT 21, THERE ARE HUGE CELEBRATIONS!!!

WELL...IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR, MY SHIRT BECAME

21 YEARS OLD!!!

PRETTY AMAZING, RIGHT???!!!

THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE TEE SHIRTS!

IT HAS HELD UP SO WELL, AND I WEAR IT ABOUT

10 TIMES A YEAR!
(TEAL AND PURPLE WERE THE COLORS IN THE EARLY 90'S!)

THIS ALL-STAR WEEKEND WAS AMAZING!

I WAS AT MY JAZZ 'N' GEOGRAPHY TEACHER WORKSHOP
IN JANUARY AT THE DELTA CENTER.

I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT WE LEARNED...BUT, I DO REMEMBER THAT WE...

GOT TO SIT THROUGH A GAME DAY SHOOT AROUND 

ASK COACH SLOAN QUESTIONS

HAVE LUNCH IN THE BIG DINING ROOM

LISTEN TO THE FEATURED SPEAKER AT LUNCH, FRANK LAYDEN.

AT THE SHOOT AROUND, JOHN STOCKTON WAS THE FIRST PLAYER

ON THE COURT, FOLLOWED BY KARL MALONE AND MARK EATON.

(I WENT TO THIS CLASS 3 YEARS IN A ROW...SAME RESULTS.)

DURING THE LUNCH, I DECIDED TO WALK OUT NEXT DOOR

TO THE DINING ROOM, AND SEE WHAT TICKETS WERE AVAILABLE.

THEY HAD FREE TICKETS TO THE 

NBA ALL-STAR PRACTICE SESSIONS!!!

WELL, SIGN ME UP!!!

I TOOK REID AND CHRIS.  CHRIS WAS 13 YEARS OLD...PERFECT AGE!

WE WERE ON THE FRONT ROW OF THE UPPER SECTION OF THE

OLD SALT PALACE!!!

ONLY NBA FOLKS, REPORTERS, AND CELEBS WERE ON THE MAIN FLOOR.

BUT, WE COULD SEE BETTER.
TY DETMER, WHO HAD RECENTLY WON THE 
HEISMAN TROPHY,
WAS SITTING CLOSE TO US!

WE SAW THE EAST FIRST.  EVERYONE BOOED MICHAEL JORDAN,

BECAUSE JORDAN SAID HE DIDN'T WANT TO GO TO SALT LAKE CITY...HE'D

RATHER BE GOLFING IN VEGAS!

IT WAS SHAQUIELLE O'NEAL'S ROOKIE YEAR.

IT WAS ALSO MICHAEL JORDAN AND CHARLES BARKLEY'S BIRTHDAYS!

THEY BROUGHT OUT HUGE BIRTHDAY CAKES, AND GAVE THEM

EACH A PRESENT OF A GIANT COMB!!!

AFTER THE EAST PRACTICED, IT WAS Q & A TIME WITH THE MEDIA.

THEY BROUGHT THE WEST TEAM OUT, SO ALL QUESTIONS TOOK 

PLACE AT THE SAME TIME.

THEN, WE WATCHED THE WEST PRACTICE.

AFTER THE PRACTICE, THEY HAD ALL KINDS OF EXHIBITS

SET UP IN THE EXHIBITION HALL.

IT WAS SOOOOO FUN!!!

CHRIS & I GOT OUR PICTURES TAKEN WITH

SHAQ'S SHOE, AND A CARDBOARD JAZZ TEAM!

THE WEST WON THE ALL-STAR GAME, AND

JOHN & KARL WERE NAMED CO-MVP'S.

IT WAS DEFINITELY A DAY TO REMEMBER!!!