Hey everybody!

Well I've just been on a 14 day road trip, starting in LA and ending in San Diego, while taking a slight "detour" in Minneapolis. Ok so for whatever reason when I left for this trip I packed my computer but forgot my computer charger! So..i had no computer, which is why I wasn't able to update you all earlier so...my bad.

My travels have been so expansive and quick that my friend Marissa from home calls me "Candice San Diego" now! Anyway, I wanted to let you know what I've been up to lately, and the first stop is in Los Angeles for a Nike photo shoot that I did which was amazing and sooo much fun. I have some clips for a behind the scenes look, and I just want to add that it was about 95 degrees that day and I had on a sweatshirt. Enough said. Anyway, I want to thank all the wonderful people at Nike for making this shoot great!





While I was in LA, I was able to see my wonderful family, and I found some old photos of me and my aunt going to Universal Studios when I was about 8 years old. The pictures were soo hilarious, I'm wearing this CRAZY 90s getup that I don't even remember owning. Clearly it was my best outfit, if I wore it to a place like Universal Studios, but basically it was a baby blue striped overall shorts with white shirt look, but the overalls had triangle cut outs! And so did the collar of the shirt! ewwwwww (Michael Kors I am so sorry!) But you live and you learn! maybe one day I'll muster up the strength to show the world this insane outfit....but not today! sorry...

Last but not least, a few additonal highlights included finally getting to see my amazing new nephew Richard Wesley Jr!!! He is sooo adorable and being an aunty is the greatest feeling! I've already cherished the few moments we've had together...and there is way more to come! And finally I read the best book with my cousin Juste. It's called Green Eggs and Ham and its his favorite! Have you heard about it? Its by some guy named Dr. Seuss :) I have to admit it got a little......redundant, but I was happy when he finally tried the green eggs and ham at the end, and figured he in fact WOULD eat them on a train and in the rain, or in a house and with a mouse......and so on and so forth. A good lesson of "you never know until you try". And you have to credit Sam I Am for persevering and not giving up until he made the guy try the green eggs and ham....wow. See how much analysis can come with just about anything?

Ok so stay tuned for part 2 and 3 (and maybe 4) of Where in the World is Candice San Diego!!

Until next time

XOXO

candice

Hey guys! Sorry I've been so MIA, my life has gotten hectic again with travel and now a big midterm coming up! But I took a study break and watched this clip of "Scarlet Takes a Tumble", which is apparently the new phenomenon on youtube, recommended by my friend Franci Girard, and then further encouraged by my teammate and partner in crime, Melanie Murphy. So I can't dwell long for now, but I thought you might enjoy this clip, I'm a huge fan of reaction videos so here's my very first one!

XOXO

so i had my surgery a little while ago and i'm already making so much progress so i'm really excited about that. i was able to walk on the treadmill for the first day of rehab so hopefully i'll be running and jumping by thurs of this week, and then who knows maybe i'll be able to play full court by this sunday? JOKING of course, obviously the rehab process is pretty extensive and i'm definitely not rushing things, but i've had this injury twice before and the key is taking your time and working extremely hard in rehab. I have videos of my first day back on youtube so feel free to check those out.



There's nothing else really that intriguing or riveting about surgery except they give you a plethora of hydrocodone bitartrate and Acetaminophen (or vicodin lol) and i had to stop taking those pills earlier than i was supposed to because i was having the weirdest dreams...

However there is one amazing thing about surgery. When you're bed ridden you have the opportunity to watch a wide range of tv shows and movies all day long, and that's exactly what i did. I got in to 2 new tv shows that i highly recommend, Da Ali G Show and The Comeback, both distributed by HBO and sooo funny! Da Ali G Show features British actor Sascha Baron Cohen (the guy who plays Borat) and honestly its probably the wittiest and most entertaining show i have ever seen. And The Comeback stars Lisa Kudrow (from Friends, which is actually a show i never watched) as Valerie Cherish. I don't want to confuse you because it's kind of complicated, but i've attached the trailer of the show. I give it two very enthusiastic thumbs up...



until next time,

xoxo

candice wiggins

"They tried to make me go to rehab but i said no, no, no

yes i've been black but when i come back you'll know know know......"

well not quite. that's not quite how it went for me. i actually gladly am going to rehab, but who can resist the hook of this amy winehouse song. how crazy is it that she can convince us all that going to a rehabilitation center for abusing a seriously harmful narcotic like crack cocaine is not only unnecessary but also absurd?! Crazy...maybe a reflection of our how unusual and twisted our society can be, but i think that's something to explore for a different day. see how random i can be?? this is a preview of whats to come!

anyway, moving on....hello everyone! this is my first post for my blog and i am ultra excited! there is so much going on in my life right now, but for the first time in like 4 months i'm actually able to stay (for the most part) in one spot and its hard to believe that i've just completed my rookie season for the minnesota lynx! first and foremost i want to thank ALL of you guys out there that have supported me through my college and now pro career!! with the final four and the quick transition to the WNBA i feel like i've accomplished life long dreams in a matter of a couple of months and i can truly say that this whole experience has been the biggest blessing i could ever imagine. the video that i've attached summarizes the year i've had, and it's been literally a dream come true to accomplish all that i have in such a short time.

"i'm sorry america...."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vfmyHV4sFA

ok let me just take a brief second to address the infamous "i'm sorry america" line that garnered all this attention. so i'm getting interviewed, and first of all they pulled me right after the horn blew so i don't even think i was realizing that we won the game and were in fact going to tampa bay to compete in the final four until mid interview. and then all of a sudden it hits me and all i want to do is start crying because i am so astonished and overcome with bewilderment that i don't even know what to say! lol, then i start thinking to myself "candice what are you doing? people are at home laughing at you right now because you look like a big baby", which is when i rationalized in my head to apologize to the viewers at home watching this ridiculousness. and of course i address the viewers as "america" that way i cover everyone. now i look back and see that i was thinking way too much, but i'm really glad that people got to see my raw passion for accomplishing a goal that took 4 years to achieve.

there's so much more to discuss...i don't even know where to start. i have plenty of topics so please stay tuned!! coming up are intricate discussion about the white stripe's new album, dr. dre and the state of west coast hip hop, the new jay-z song, gossip girl and project runway, and my all time favorite jean-makers Miss Sixty.....until then,

xoxo

candice wiggins