Hello there. It’s been awhile since we spoke. A lot has happened in that time so let me quickly catch everyone up. I left Vilnius and had plans to go straight to Connecticut so I could watch the UConn vs. Stanford live. Well at first I thought Mother Nature wasn’t going to let that happen. Every single flight I had (3 connections) was delayed for hours at a time. I thought I was going to be like Tom Hanks and living in a terminal. I ended up making it to the game and got to see all my former teammates and coaches as well as some of the former alumni. That was good times. After those festivities were done, I got nervous because I knew I was going to be flying home on Christmas Eve from Connecticut and I did not want to Christ-mas in an airport. I thought about pleading to Mother Nature but then decided to skip the “middle man” and go straight to boss (God). I said a prayer the night before and what do ya know; I flew straight home to West Virginia without any delays. God is good, if you all didn’t know that already.

So I get home and my whole family is there: sisters, nephews, niece, brother in laws, the whole nine. If you looked under our Christmas tree you would’ve thought Santa visited us twice. As I was sitting there looking at my niece and nephews and realized that I missed them growing up while I was away in college. You may think that I was only in Connecticut but our schedule is very demanding. Also, I haven’t gotten to spend a lot of time with my parents and sisters over the past four years, and they definitely aren’t getting younger. To put things in perspective I’m used to never having a Spring Break or Thanksgiving break and usually getting 3 days max for Christmas. This made me face a very difficult decision. After a long debate with myself (I have those from time to time), I decided not to return to my team in Lithuania. I hate to leave my team in the middle of the season, especially when we were starting to gel and play well together. I wish them all the best of luck and will definitely continue to follow their success. You may be wondering, “What are you going to do for income while you are here in the states?” And my answer is good question, but I’m sure I will figure something out, and have fun along the way. You have no chance unless you take one right? Stay tuned as I enter life in the real world. This could be interesting. Until next time. Be blessed.

Da One

Renee Montgomery