First Post...

Well, today my friend at work, Caroline suggested I start a blog. I had always considered it, but wondered what it would be like to have no one follow me, like I'm just talking to myself, but for everyone in the world to see. I don't know if anyone will follow me, and I'm not going to tell my family and friends to follow me. I want to see if this blog can be discovered any other way, if someone random across the world finds my blog and can see a day in my life. There are a few things about me that are very important:

1) I am the biggest fan of the Denver Nuggets you will ever meet.

2) Up until recently, that included being in love with Carmelo Anthony. He was recently traded. More on that later.

3) I am a Christian, constantly trying to improve my faith and understand the god I serve.

4) I am a junior in high school, currently freaking out about college, my future, how old I am, etc.

If you know that much about me, you will understand my life as much as you need to to follow my blog.

Now, onto the Nuggets and Melo. I'm 17, and when I was about 10, news started spreading about the deep NBA draft coming up, and how the Nuggets were looking at some kid named Carmelo Anthony. I had zero knowledge of the NBA, only that my dad followed the Nuggets, but wasn't avid about it. I got hooked. I started watching games, reading about the Nuggets, and just sucking in any knowledge I could find. I asked for a Melo jersey for my birthday, and bought his biography. I heard he was coming to sign it, and just about died. I stood in line with my aunt and grandpa, my dad was out of town, and waited for two hours to meet my hero. He signed my book, and I asked if I could have a picture, even though his agent had specifically asked for no pictures. He just smiled that million-dollar smile of his, and I got my picture with Melo. I have it on my wall today, it is one of my prized possessions, embarassing I know. When news broke this summer that Melo wanted to be traded, I didn't believe it. Rumors persisted, "sources" telling the media that he wanted New York. Nowhere else. I still didn't really believe it, especially since he wouldn't comment. My head began to accept that he would leave, my heart never really believed he would be gone. When the news broke that he was officially a New York Knick, I was shocked. I'm still processing the information, and have vowed not to hate Melo. My wall is covered in pictures of him, posters, tickets to games, etc. No matter what anyone says about him, he is incredibly important to me. It is Nuggets first and foremost in my life, but I will always root for Melo, that 19 year old kid from Baltimore.