Author: Tony Trott
Most people who know me know that I am a pretty big sports fan. That probably comes from not being physically able to compete in the sports I grew up watching in an unadapted way, however, this blog won’t be about that! I enjoy most sports that easily come to mind like basketball, football, hockey, etc. Recently, I’ve branched out a bit. My wife recently attended a men’s lacrosse game for her undergraduate school and while not a prior lacrosse fan, she said it was fun. In mid-April, a friend who happens to be an assistant coach for Georgetown lacrosse, invited me to a game against St. John’s. I decided to attend with a good friend, figuring it would be a fun outing. What I didn’t expect was a spectacular day. By that, I mean the weather, and this might be selling it short, it was glorious! I know that for the most part the weather lately has been totally crazy; so, it wouldn’t have shocked me had it snowed in the first half and been shorts weather in the second.

Georgetown won, I enjoyed watching lacrosse, and the sunshine was the icing on the cake. We need to be grateful for good things when they happen, and for me, this is especially true when the things in question are totally not expected. I know the weather is usually predictable and meteorologists make their living by doing just that, but I had not checked the weather that day.

Even had I been totally aware of the forecast, I would be grateful. The weather is not something I can control, indeed nobody really can. Everybody has their own way to be thankful and their own ideas about who to be thankful to. We’re all different, but in my view we’re more alike whether we have a disability or not. It’s tough to top an unexpected glorious day. I’ll take it as a win. We all should when we get to enjoy a beautiful day.