I had some personal stuff pop up a few months back and told Garrett that I needed to step away from the board for awhile. But, over the last few weeks, I began lurking a bit again. This seems as good of a time as any to make my return.
My brothers, this wasn’t the ending. It was only a page.
What we witnessed this year—frustrations included—was still forward motion. The program took real steps in the right direction. Maybe not the big, crowd-pleasing strides we dreamed of back in August, but steps all the same. A foundation strengthened. A culture clarified. Young players grew. Mistakes became lessons instead of habits. Trajectory matters, and ours is inching upward.
The Happy Ending Society exists for times exactly like this. Not to ignore reality, but to remind ourselves and others that a journey is defined by its direction, not by a single stumble. The road back to joy isn’t always a straight line, but those who stay on it long enough eventually get where they’re going.
So take heart. The story continues. The next chapter is unwritten, and happiness still awaits those who persevere long enough to see it.
And we will.
Onward, friends. The Happy Ending is still out there...
