There were a few reasons why I never attended a convention with my husband until this year, and to be completely honest, one of the reasons was that my husband didn't want me there... I know, shocker! Who wouldn't want to hang out with me for a long weekend in a fun city?! But it's true! And I have heard of several other coaches who feel the same. HOWEVER, when we got back my husband concluded that he wanted me to go to EVERY convention with him from here on out! And I will s

Leading up to attending my first AFCA convention this year, I had no idea what to expect, other than I was super excited to be able to finally attend! While I had known about the wives portion of convention (AFCWA) for about five years, I was never able to go for multiple reasons...until this year! One reason I haven’t gone was because of not being able to get away from work. But if I’m being completely honest, another reason was because my husband didn’t want me hanging arou

Every January since we started dating back in 2010, my husband has left to go hang out with his coaching buddies, learn new strategies in the game of football, and gain more connections in this field of coaching that sometimes feels huge but is actually quite small at the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). It wasn't until about 2015 that I realized there was a wives portion of this convention (American Football Coaches Wives Association), and each year after I have