It was a cold, January day during my freshmen year in high school. My friends and I grew up in the country fields of Lebanon, TN during our younger years, so we were always outside despite the temperatures or conditions in general.
We were out exploring my buddy’s woods, feet crunching in the snow and breath as visible as the sun, when I realized what time it was.
“Oh shit,” I exclaimed to my friends as I looked at my digital, Wal-Mart bought (don’t hate!) watch that was cracked almost to the point where I couldn’t even tell the time, “the Bucs game comes on in five minutes!