Happy belated birthday to me I guess. I turned 28 this past Tuesday and had one of the best birthdays ever in my opinion. My birthday started with me waking up early in the morning because I had to go to mini camp. Unfortunately, I don't think Coach Mike Smith would accept me missing a chance to get better with my teammates just because its my 28th anniversary of life on this earth; even if our practices are voluntary. But anyway, after practice I planned to do 3 of my favorite things to celebrate. Relax and play video games, go to the theatre to watch a movie, and EAT some good food at a swanky restaurant. I accomplished the first 2 things without a problem but I never got to have a good quiet meal because my brother and some of my friends took me to a rooftop lounge on top of the Glenn Hotel to a surprise birthday party for me. And I truly was surprised. What surprised me most was that there was so many people that showed up to celebrate with me. Everyone I have met from my networking functions, charity events, football stuff I do around the city, business dealings, or just from hanging out in the city showed up. But what made me feel real good was to see some of my teammates like DJ Shockley, Michael Turner, Roddy White, Jerious Norwood and others stopped by. I can say I really felt special. Something that impressed me was that my backup fullback Corey McIntyre helped to set this up with my assistant. It's not always that you have 2 people who play the same position really be cool with each other on and off the field. I know this because in Baltimore when I was a backup FB the starter showed no love towards me and even told me that I should concentrate on special teams because I would never take his spot. But leaving the party helped inspire and motivate me to become even better in every way because I know that a lot of people got high expectations for me in this city from football to philanthropy and are cheering me on and I definitely don't plan to disappoint.
P.S. people keep asking me what I want for my birthday because they think I have everything (which is not true). And I don't know what to tell them. I want to hear from you guys on what some of your favorite birthday presents were or your favorite birthday surprises.
P.S. people keep asking me what I want for my birthday because they think I have everything (which is not true). And I don't know what to tell them. I want to hear from you guys on what some of your favorite birthday presents were or your favorite birthday surprises.
