30 Things

1. Love road-tripping with my wife

2. Rollie is getting big and he loves us so much

3. Andi and I both are praying for God to bless us with a baby

4. College Station Texas is one of my favorite places on Earth

5. Good times seeing old friends before the game

6. Got to see the longest play from scrimmage in Aggie FB history - 97 yrds Christian Michael for an Aggie TD

7. Had a great visit with the program director for my EdD program and the Department Chair.

8. Got to see the Aggie FB athletic training room - it's bigger than mine

9. Had the same modalities though

10. The grass is not always greener

11. We all have the same problems and and same issues, just different scales

12. Aggie Basketball played Samford on Friday

13. Game lasted 1 hour 47 min

14. Aggies won that too!

15. I love to Saw'Em Off

16. Ate too much this weekend

17. Andi and I met the HSU MBB team in Waco

18. We played Baylor today

19. Big sporting weekend, Aggie Basketball Friday, Aggie Football Saturday, Cowboy Basketball Sunday

20. As a team we had 30 pts in 3's

21. Two freshmen lead the team in scoring

22. We might be okay down the stretch

23. It was great playing a Big 12 team

24. Two days of work this week

25. One day of practice for me and one game for me

26. M/WSC both lost in the sweet sixteen yesterday

27. Andi and I will get to see the Aggies BTHO t.u. on Thrusday

28. The Bonzai commercial is cheesy

29. It is late

30. Headed to bed - will watch Boston Legal reruns as I fall asleep

30 Things

1. Football season is over

2. 89+ days straight of Football

3. 6-4 record

4. Finished the season on a 5 game winning streak

5. Many 1st happened this year for Cowboy Football

6. 208+ injuries (major and minor)

7. 11 starters didn't finish the season due to injuries

8. Mississippi College will win the conference and represent the ASC in the NCAA DIII playoffs

9. McMurry lost for the 22nd time in a row at the hands of the Cowboys

10. We are HSU and they are McMurry...need I say more?

11. NW Missouri State wins the MIAA Conference Championship... Bearcats get NCAA DII Playoff 1st Round bye

12. Play winner of the ACU/Midwestern game.

13. Hope its ACU

14. NW has advanced to the National Championship the last 4 straight years

15. Lost 4 in a row

16. Maybe this is the year

17. We won 2 National Championships when I was there

18. Maybe I was a good luck charm for them? :)

19. Once A Bearcat...ALWAYS A BEARCAT!

20. Aggies let one slip away agains CU

21. Frustrated

22. OU this week

23. Would be a GREAT WIN if we could pull it off

24. A&M would be Bowl Eligible then!

25. Baylor vs. A&M 21st @ CS - Andi & I will be there!

26. Baylore vs. HSU in basketball on the 22nd - Andi & I will be there!

27. Thanksgiving with Andi's Dad & Stepmom

28. Maybe going to student Bonfire this year

29. Looking forward to Thanksgiving

30. TAMU vs. t.u. - Andi & I will be there!

35 Things - Ode to Birth

35 Significant events of my life that have shaped me. There was so many to think about, and it was difficult to narrow down what I think are the most interesting and memorable. Enjoy! If you dare, comment about a memorable moment we shared that I forgot about!

35. November 6, 1974 – Born Darrell Jon Gililland Jr. to Darrell & Becky Gililland at General Hospital in Pampa, Texas.

34. July 6, 1979 – Cassandra Gililland is born, my little sister

33. August, 1979 – My Gramps passes away

32. July 6, 1982 – Charles “Chuck” Gililland is born, my little brother

31. March 1985 – Diagnosed with Osteogenesis Imperfecta (aka brittle bone disease)

30. December 1988 – White Deer Wins the Class 1A State Football
Championship over Flatonia in Sweetwater, Tx. 14-13

29. August 1989 – Freshman in High School

28. July, 13 1990 – First of two reconstructive femur surgeries

27. November 6, 1990 – DRIVERS LICENSE!!!

26. July 14, 1991 – Second reconstructive femur surgery

25. May 1992 – First time to walk without medical assistive devices since 1986

24. November 5, 1992 – Eagle Scout Awarded

23. May 1993 – Graduated High School

22. February 25, 1995 – Accepted Christ as my personal Lord and
Savior

21. Summer 1995,1996 – Huddle Leader for Fellowship of Christian Athletes summer camps.

20. May 1998 – Graduated from Hardin-Simmons University

19. August 1998 – First year Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer, Northwest Missouri State University

18. December 1999 – NCAA Division II National Football Champions – BACK-2-BACK Northwest Missouri State University – 15 mins of fame on ESPN

17. April 2000 – Graduated Northwest Missouri State University, “Once a Bearcat – Always a Bearcat”

16. August 2000 – Hired as Head Athletic Trainer/Clinical Director of Sports Medicine, Missouri Baptist College, St. Louis, Missouri

15. November 2000 – My Grandmother passes away at age 71

14. July 2002 – Returned to Hardin-Simmons University as Assistant Athletic Trainer

13. May 2004 – My brother marries Melissa Rice of The Woodlands the day after they graduate from Hardin-Simmons University. I was honored to be the Best Man.

12. July 2004 – International trip to Holland and Germany with Hardin-Simmons University Women’s Soccer Team.

11. March 19, 2005 – Met Andrea Daniel of San Antonio Texas

10. April 2005 – Started dating Andrea Daniel of San Antonio – started many trips down HWY 83/84

9. July 2005 – Proclaimed my love to Andrea

8. November, 24 2005 – Asked Andrea Daniel to marry me under the Century Tree on the campus of Texas A&M University

7. June 17, 2006 – Married Andrea Daniel in San Antonio Texas, My brother was my Best Man. We Honeymooned in Lake Tahoe. In the same month I was named Head Athletic Trainer at Hardin-Simmons University

6. November 6, 2007 – Andrea’s mother passes away from kidney failure she was 59

5. April 2008, Baptized one of my former College Men’s Life Group members who accepted Christ during his college years.

4. December 2008 – Accepted to Texas A&M University: begin work on Doctorate of Education in Curriculum and Instruction, Fightn’ Texas Aggie Class of 2012 – WHOOP!!! Pursuing a life long dream of graduating from Texas A&M.

3. March 2009, My Granny passes away at age 90

2. April 2009, Brought home G. Rollie White Gililland our Golden Retriever.

1. November 6, 2009 – Reach 35 years old, no longer classified as a “Young Professional” by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association, I feel like I am still 20, I look like I’m 25 (at least that’s what the athletes say), I have a beautiful amazing godly wife, a warm home, a rascally lovable Golden Retriever, my health, my family, friends, and my Jesus. What a Great Day! Here’s to many many many more to come!!!! WHOOP!!!!