Just a quick note...last weekend we split with a win and a loss. That now brings our record to 12-8. We have 8 games remaining in the regular season. This weekend we are in Sao Paulo for two games. Sao Paulo is Brazil's largest city.

5 Straight Wins

We just picked up another road win today. That makes it 5 straight wins to bring us to 11-7 overall. This game was tough though. We were down the entire game and dug in on defense to give us a chance to win in the end: 73-71. I know earlier I said I was only going to update my blog every few weeks, and since I said that the other day I have already posted 3 times. So, I guess that means I will post updates when I have a chance but don't be surprised if I go 2 or 3 weeks between postings. Well, I better go now...we have the afternoon off here in Vitoria and I am looking out my window at the beach calling my name....Ciao!

Road Trip

OK... I know I said I wasn't going to update my blog for a while yet, but we are on a road trip and I have some free time so I thought I would write a quick update on our last couple games. We are playing well together at the moment as we have piled together a nice little 4 game winning streak. We are now standing with 10 wins and 7 losses. We are in Vitoria this weekend staying on the beach. As you can see from the photo it is a beautiful scenic place. Our hotel is in the bottom right side of the picture. It is fun to be traveling and seeing different unique cities like this while playing ball. I feel blessed. I just need to be careful...my Minnesota skin can't handle too much of this Brazilian summer sun!

Update

Hey everyone. I know it has been a long time since I have updated you all on here, but I decided that I wouldn't make as many frequent posts this year. I still am going to be posting updates occasionally but likely it will be every few weeks now. If you want more frequent notes on how things are going down here in the Southern Hemisphere then you can always write me a message and I will get back to you through Facebook or e-mail.

Things are still going great down here. We are loving the living lifestyle and I gotta say...it is nice to miss the deep freeze that is taking over the Midwest. I actaully am not only just in warmer weather, but I actually am skipping winter all-together. (If you didn't catch on yet: It is summer down here while it is winter back home).

But that is enough about the weather. You have already seen photos on my last posts. The basketball is going pretty well too. Our team has some great talent, but we are having some ups and downs. At times we are playing really well and winning, and others we just can't find rhythm to get the W's. But we are coming off two great wins in a row and looking to keep that momentum going.

Just last night we played against one of the better teams in our league and had a battle down to the wire. We ended up going to two overtimes after both teams hit tough shots to keep the game going. But we showed great character and chemistry as we stuck it out to win by 4 after 50 hard fought minutes. I ended with a season high in rebounds, 14, to go along with my 17 points. We had several guys step up big though on both ends of the court to get a great team win.

We have now collected 8 wins and 7 losses. Like I said, we are up and down and looking for some consistancy, but I am enjoying myself both on and off the court. I have great teammates to hang with in the gym and a great wife to spend time with at home afterwards.

I hope all of you back home stay warm, and don't worry...spring is around the corner.

God bless!