Sunburns in February

I love where I live. I love it so dang much. The weather is seriously pristine and everything about st. george is perfection. It's freakin Feb guys and I wore shorts and a T-shirt all weekend! Watched baseball games, drank root beer from a glass bottle, walked around barefoot, and soaked up the sun with my friends. Summer I'm so ready for ya!

A bitter sweet experience

Last Thursday was senior night. And everyone knows how emotional that can get. Last region home game, potentially last home game for the seniors ever. Especially with this group of girls, having played together for so long and going through it all with each other. But that wasn't the only reason it was going to be emotional. I was told I would be starting. Even though it would only be for a brief moment, my name would be called and I would run through the tunnel for the first time this season. Just thinking about it made me wanna cry. And I'd be lying if I said I didn't have those "first game" jitters. I was the last one to be called, "at a guard, senior, number 3 Autumn Shipp!" I was overcome with emotion as I received a standing ovation and hobbled as fast as I could through the tunnel. My teammates all have me a hug before tip off. We let the other team (Hurricane) win the tip, and score a layup so that my team could pass to me at the other end of the court and I could get a shot off. I missed my jump shot, which beeteedubs I was not happy about..I had good intentions if going one hunnud percent on the season;) then meg got the rebound, this is hilarious, goes back up with the shot..misses, so I run over to get and tell GIVE ME THE BALL, and shoot my layup. It was hilarious. Everyone was cheering for me as I walked off the court, that's when I couldn't hold in the tears. It was so bittersweet. I wished so badly I could stay out there, on my court, with my teammates, and play my game. But I couldn't, and that hurt really bad. It was back to the bench I went. I was sad for a minute, but then ya know what? I realized that, I was so lucky. To get to have at least that one moment, that one memory, and for a second, it almost felt like nothing was wrong...just like it used to be:)

Here's the moment caught on camera:

http://youtu.be/eStTVVyRXqI