So after an insane weekend filled with derby, thunderstorms and more then one fight with the love of my life I finally have chance to breathe... and update.
So first things first: Derby - we brought home our first win of the season in front of a home crowd no less and with an impressive score of 248 to 35. The team we played was on the newer side and they showed a lot of heart, but our teamwork was truly unstoppable! It was a great day between doing the St. Patrick's Day Parade, skating in the bout and bringing home a win. However the after-partying on my part was cut short due to bad weather and a very frightened corgi.
The only other major thing going on in my life is my relationship. He is wonderful and perfect and has done all of this before. I'm not so great and thinking before I say and do things and it has created a few issues for us. I'm just lucky he is patient with me and doesn't stop loving me even when I screw up royally. This morning we were able to work on a few kinks that were holding us back and things seem to be back to normal. Thank the Lord, because he means more to me than anyone I've ever met. Well off to staff the reference desk.
Ciao!
Margaret Snatch'Her
Just your average American girl.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Captaining and Being in Love
This Saturday I will be captaining my first ever home bout. Talk about nerves, I had nightmares about getting benched last night. Things couldn't be more hectic these days. I practice twice and week at least and spend countless hours when I should be working doing stuff for derby like looking over contracts, planning practices, and evaluating the strengths of 28 girls on B-Dazz. With that said, I think it is paying off, I am feeling great about this weekend. We (captains and coaches) have put together one solid looking roster and we have been accomplishing new feats at every practice. We just have to keep a cool head and maintain a calm demeanor on the bench and we should be good to go.
The other big thing in my life right now is that I am head over heels in love. I have met the person that I want to spend the rest of my life with. He is everything I could ever ask for and tonight we are celebrating two wonderful months together. Other then those two things my life is pretty normal. Work is interesting as always and the Corgi and I are doing just fine.
Till Next Time.....
The other big thing in my life right now is that I am head over heels in love. I have met the person that I want to spend the rest of my life with. He is everything I could ever ask for and tonight we are celebrating two wonderful months together. Other then those two things my life is pretty normal. Work is interesting as always and the Corgi and I are doing just fine.
Till Next Time.....
Monday, January 23, 2012
Okay, Okay - So I owe you all an update.
Wow so much has changed since August, no seriously my life has done a total one-eighty. I am now working as the Reference and Information Literacy Librarian at J C Smith University. Earlier this month I was elected captain of the B-Dazzlers, and I met someone. My how quickly life can change. As of November of 2011 I had accepted a job that would force me to quite derby due to the hours, so I retired in favor of becoming a bench coach. But someone smiled on me and less then a week after my retirement I was offered a better position at the library I now work at. It is amazing how prayers can be answered. I don't know what I did to deserve some much good fortune in such a short amount of time, I just hope I can live up to every one's expectations. Stay tuned.... there is so much coming up from Derby Prom, to our 1st bout of the season. :)
Friday, August 13, 2010
Being Single
Does anyone ever feel like it is a crime to be in your late twenties and single. Just this week two of my friends one from high school the other from college had beautiful baby girls, and every time I check facebook I see someone else I know who has just or is getting married. It makes me feel like I am doing something wrong - why am I incapable of finding this kind of happiness? Luckily I have little time to ponder this most depressing thought because it is DERBY TIME.
The Charlotte B-Dazzlers will be taking on the Star City Roller Girls tomorrow at the Grady Cole Center at 6pm and all paper pre-sale tickets have been sold. Only about 200-250 tickets to be sold at the door meaning that this game will indefinatly sell out. I can't promise a win but I am pretty damn confidant in the B-Dazz for tomorrow. Details to follow or get score updates via our twitter or facebook accounts.
XOXO,
Snatch
The Charlotte B-Dazzlers will be taking on the Star City Roller Girls tomorrow at the Grady Cole Center at 6pm and all paper pre-sale tickets have been sold. Only about 200-250 tickets to be sold at the door meaning that this game will indefinatly sell out. I can't promise a win but I am pretty damn confidant in the B-Dazz for tomorrow. Details to follow or get score updates via our twitter or facebook accounts.
XOXO,
Snatch
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
It should have been another average day...
So today started out like many others. I set my alarm clock and didn't get out of bed until much later than it actually went off. I ate breakfast and dashed out to my office to drop off and pick up my equipment for the rest of the week. I drove to my location and did a workshop called "Under Pressure," where the kids learn about the power of air pressure and also Bernoulli's Principle. I came home and made some lunch, did a little reading from the book I got at the library yesterday and laid down for a nap.
At exactly 4:00pm my phone rang and to my utter shock and dismay it was my ex boyfriend. The one who dumped me on Sunday. He called to see how I was doing and ask if I wanted to hang out before he leaves on Sunday for Chapel Hill. I was floored, I didn't know what to say. My heart was racing....was this a sign that he was changing his mind? Did he maybe love me after all? At this point the rational side of my brain kicked in and I told him no. I told he that he couldn't have it both ways and that we couldn't just hang out because he wanted to have me still be in his life to support him. He seemed genuinely sorry, but I just can't do it. I can't go through all of this again. I spent over an hour and a half sobbing myself to sleep the night we broke up.
Am I being too mean or harsh. I feel like it is time that I start protecting myself and my heart. He broke my heart and I'm not sure I can handle seeing him again without losing my composure which I have worked hard to regain these last few days. My heart is still aching, but inside I am hoping that this will make him see what a huge mistake he has made. I'm still not sure what to do. I think I am going to email him and tell him how I am feeling and why I am being so curt. Wish me luck!
As far as derby goes last night was our 1st scrimmage in the warehouse. I have some lovely bruises (thigh, chin, arms), but I was super impressed with the team work and strategy. It gives me confidence for this weekend. They just released the roster for Saturday and I feel like we have this win on lock down. I am so excited for this bout and to show my friends and family just how much I and my team has improved since our last home bout in April. If your interested check out our website at www.charlotterollergirls.com
Until next time - Hugs and Bruises,
- Snatch
At exactly 4:00pm my phone rang and to my utter shock and dismay it was my ex boyfriend. The one who dumped me on Sunday. He called to see how I was doing and ask if I wanted to hang out before he leaves on Sunday for Chapel Hill. I was floored, I didn't know what to say. My heart was racing....was this a sign that he was changing his mind? Did he maybe love me after all? At this point the rational side of my brain kicked in and I told him no. I told he that he couldn't have it both ways and that we couldn't just hang out because he wanted to have me still be in his life to support him. He seemed genuinely sorry, but I just can't do it. I can't go through all of this again. I spent over an hour and a half sobbing myself to sleep the night we broke up.
Am I being too mean or harsh. I feel like it is time that I start protecting myself and my heart. He broke my heart and I'm not sure I can handle seeing him again without losing my composure which I have worked hard to regain these last few days. My heart is still aching, but inside I am hoping that this will make him see what a huge mistake he has made. I'm still not sure what to do. I think I am going to email him and tell him how I am feeling and why I am being so curt. Wish me luck!
As far as derby goes last night was our 1st scrimmage in the warehouse. I have some lovely bruises (thigh, chin, arms), but I was super impressed with the team work and strategy. It gives me confidence for this weekend. They just released the roster for Saturday and I feel like we have this win on lock down. I am so excited for this bout and to show my friends and family just how much I and my team has improved since our last home bout in April. If your interested check out our website at www.charlotterollergirls.com
Until next time - Hugs and Bruises,
- Snatch
Monday, August 9, 2010
What it's like to be me...
Well my name is Marissa but I live my life as a few different characters. If I am at work I am Miss Wizard the Mad Scientist. If I am babysitting for some friends of mine I'm Miss Sherman. If I'm out with friends or on the derby track I'm Snatch, Snatch'Her, or Sherman. When I'm with family or in class I'm Marissa. It isn't easy living life as these many alter egos, but it is a lot of fun.
So who am I you ask? I'm Marissa, I'm 25 and I am a Charlotte, NC native. I attended App State and received a B.S. in Elementary Education with a minor in Music Education and I am now attending UNCG and completing my final year in their Master of Library Science program (only 15 more hours to go)! I hope to get a job as a youth services librarian some where in my fair city, but with the library budgets being cut this may not be an option. I have been living on my own since I was 22 and at 21 I got the love of my life a little tan and white corgi named Kamillia Rhodes (after the song by Btbam not the movie), and she is affectionately know to friends and family as Kami Kazi.
So what exactly is it that I do? I am a science teacher by day and a Roller Girl by night. I skate under the stage name of Margaret Snatch'Her #99, and I skate for the Charlotte Roller Girls B-Dazzlers ( I also moonlight on an All Star team called the Carolina Hurticanes). Roller derby is my therapy, and it is my second family. There are girls on the team whom I love like sisters and would do anything for and I know they would do the same for me. We have our last home game of the season coming up this weekend 8/14 at the Grady Cole Center. I promise all the gory details of the bout once we win it!
Why did I start this blog? Well, I used to blog before it was and international phenomenon using a site called Live journal but it became more of a place to rant and complain and less of a place to express oneself through the creativity of writing. I am starting to blog again for many reasons, but the reason that thrust me back into the scene was my break-up. At 5am yesterday morning my beloved boyfriend of ten months broke thing off saying that he needed to experience what all is out there when he leaves to go back to school. Heart broken I decided to start writing again. I hope that being able to freely express myself will help me cope with some of the overwhelming feelings that come with a break-up.
If you interested in learning more about me, and living vicariously through my very crazy life then I invite you to kick back, relax, and become absorbed in my world - but don't get to comfortable... see a lot of changes ahead.
XOXO,
Snatch
So who am I you ask? I'm Marissa, I'm 25 and I am a Charlotte, NC native. I attended App State and received a B.S. in Elementary Education with a minor in Music Education and I am now attending UNCG and completing my final year in their Master of Library Science program (only 15 more hours to go)! I hope to get a job as a youth services librarian some where in my fair city, but with the library budgets being cut this may not be an option. I have been living on my own since I was 22 and at 21 I got the love of my life a little tan and white corgi named Kamillia Rhodes (after the song by Btbam not the movie), and she is affectionately know to friends and family as Kami Kazi.
So what exactly is it that I do? I am a science teacher by day and a Roller Girl by night. I skate under the stage name of Margaret Snatch'Her #99, and I skate for the Charlotte Roller Girls B-Dazzlers ( I also moonlight on an All Star team called the Carolina Hurticanes). Roller derby is my therapy, and it is my second family. There are girls on the team whom I love like sisters and would do anything for and I know they would do the same for me. We have our last home game of the season coming up this weekend 8/14 at the Grady Cole Center. I promise all the gory details of the bout once we win it!
Why did I start this blog? Well, I used to blog before it was and international phenomenon using a site called Live journal but it became more of a place to rant and complain and less of a place to express oneself through the creativity of writing. I am starting to blog again for many reasons, but the reason that thrust me back into the scene was my break-up. At 5am yesterday morning my beloved boyfriend of ten months broke thing off saying that he needed to experience what all is out there when he leaves to go back to school. Heart broken I decided to start writing again. I hope that being able to freely express myself will help me cope with some of the overwhelming feelings that come with a break-up.
If you interested in learning more about me, and living vicariously through my very crazy life then I invite you to kick back, relax, and become absorbed in my world - but don't get to comfortable... see a lot of changes ahead.
Snatch
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