I arrived back at work a little while ago after a week off for Christmas.

My first vacation stop on Dec. 17 was in Tallahassee to see my niece graduate from Florida State. The best part of the graduation was seeing Stephanie walk a across that platform and receive a well-deserved congratulations along with a hearty round of applause from the family.

The sports writer and baseball fan in me was happy to get the added bonus of recently retired St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa was the speaker that delivered the graduation address. For those of you who don’t know it, LaRussa is a graduate of the FSU law school. That said, I think most baseball fans would agree that LaRussa chose the right career path in baseball.

My stop in Tallahassee was only a few hours and shortly after the graduation it was on to DeLand where I enjoyed the Christmas holiday with my family.

I love the time away and being with the ones I love, but I was ready to get home and I’m glad to be back at work. There is a certain satisfaction in doing my job that I can’t find anywhere else.

Some people are made to teach students, others are made to design bridges and highways and still others are born to practice some form or type of medicine and the list could go on to every occupation from store keeper to book keeper and even zoo keeper. But as for me, I was designed to hang out with athletes and coaches and write about their games and I guess that’s why after a few days off I’m always ready to get back into the swing of things.

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