Wholeheartedly Me

I’m sure most, if not all of us have felt the pain of losing someone we love dearly. It can happen at any point in a lifetime; Elementary school, high school, college and even as an adult. But that doesn’t matter one bit. In hurts just as much, no matter when tragedy decides to strike. I’ve lost two people I loved so very much in my 21 years on this earth. My grandpa and my aunt. I lost my grandpa to Lung Cancer roughly 8 years ago and recently lost my beautiful aunt to colon cancer, 6 months ago. I’ve often wondered why the good ones are taken so soon. My aunt was only 52 years young when she left us. I’ve felt a lot of anger and confusion since she passed and I couldn’t help but write on this topic today as I know most people will be able to relate. There’s a whole bunch of negatives I could think of and very few positives that revolve around losing someone you love. I thought it would be interesting if I talked about the main negative and the main positive I felt emotionally afte...

I'm often asked: What's it like to be the girlfriend of a hockey player? What's your life like together? How hard can hockey really be? Well here are 3 things that dating a professional athlete has taught me over the past 3 years.  Hard Work and Dedication   The main thing dating my boyfriend has taught me over the years is how to be hard working and dedicated in whatever you do. From the Ottawa 67’s in the OHL to his 3 year NHL/AHL contract, I’ve seen him work his ass off for what he’s earned. You never truly understand the work these athletes put into what they do until you see it first hand. During the season, my boyfriend is on the ice almost 7 days a week practicing and plays on average 3 games a week. On top of those on-ice practices, he constantly watches what he eats and plans his meals accordingly; wether it be regular days or game days. It’s so humbling to watch him go and his dedication to his career will continue to blow my mind till the day I die. Their bo...