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Okay, okay, so I’m a little behind on my annual birthday post.

To my credit, I’ve written a couple but they just haven’t felt quite right. So you keep writing until it does.

And to my credit? Well, it’s easier to write when you’re sad and can tap deep into those emotions and express them in a way where you feel great that you were able to express them and then you get notes from the world concerned about your well-being. I love that.

But sad isn’t the way I’d say I’m feeling. I’m on this crazy adventure, coaching professional basketball in Canada. I would have said overwhelmed a few weeks ago. But then I settled in.

It’s hard to say I’m ’settled in’ though because… well, I moved from Nashville (Hi Azalia & Elliott!) to Portland to Calgary, all within a month. And I have no idea where I’ll be living come August (when our season completes).

But I love adventure. And I’m on one. I love traveling and visiting new places and countries and it’s always been a low-key dream to live in another country.

So I’m checking a lot of the life boxes.

Sure, I would still love, even prefer, to be married, have a family, be rooted in a community.

But, that’s not what life has offered me yet. It just keeps offering all these adventures. And for me, I can sit around and wait for some roots to settle again. Or I can jump into the next opportunity.

I think the last time I dunked a basketball was in high school. But when it comes to jumping at opportunities, I’m Michael Jordan.