The Day I'll Never Forget-Contest Entry

[KingAlbert1]

By Matt Contreras aka KingAlbert1


It was a White Christmas Eve and my friends from Texas were over for the holidays. It was turning out to be the worst blizzard in years. After my friends and I had a snowball fight, played football, and jumped on the trampoline, my sisters were working on their ‘Christmas Lists’. In the mean time I was writing down what baseball cards and other presents I wanted. I began to write:

1. Star Wars Lego Sets
2. 2007 or 2009 SP Legendary Cuts Hobby box
3. Nerf guns

Not a long list, but it’s what I wanted at the time.

It was time to go to bed at 10:30, but I couldn’t sleep. It was a long night for me. You know every kid stays up all night on Christmas Eve. I started to think about what I would get the next day. Could there be a chance of getting a hobby box? Was there a possibility I could get nerf guns? Or was there going to be a surprise waiting for me in the future? I could tell you one thing, though, I wasn’t thinking of anything else, because I finally fell asleep.

It was Christmas Day in Gloucester, Virginia. After my dad said,” HO HO HO,” we all decided to meet at the tree downstairs. My parents brought their cameras and we were just about to begin opening presents. It was still early in the morning, about 8:00, so we decided to have breakfast first. After our sausage, egg, and bacon breakfast we finally were ready to crack open those presents. While my two little sisters started thanking ‘Santa’ for their American Girl Dolls and their Littlelest Pet Shop toys, meanwhile, my friends and I were opening ours. When I got my three presents from under the tree I brought them to a spot in living room, and began to open them. The first present I opened was a box of Star Wars Legos. The second present was a hobby box of 2007 SP Legendary Cuts. Exactly what I wanted! [I’ll tell you what I got in that hobby box in my next article]. After I opened the SP Legendary Cuts box there was only one more present. It was pretty small, but you could tell it was a baseball card [I wouldn’t have known that if my dad hadn’t wrapped it]. Anyway, I opened it, curiously, and discovered that it was, indeed a baseball card, but I didn’t know it was going to be my favorite card in my entire baseball collection. It was a 2003 Lou Gehrig Donruss Elite All-Time Career Best Relics. A bat relic numbered to 100. Even though I didn’t get any nerf guns I’d take a Lou Gehrig bat card any day. I immediately burst into tears. I wanted to buy this card on eBay for those past three months, and my dad bought it for me as a Christmas present. After I hugged my dad and thanked him for the present, I went to my room, fell on my bed, and I started balling. They were tears of joy, because I was extremely happy that I got this card. When I stopped crying I looked for my price guide, and began flipping through the pages and found out it was worth $150. A month or two before, I acquired an Albert Pujols rookie bat card from a trade that was worth $175. This Lou Gehrig card, by far, beats Albert Pujols by a mile. Lou Gehrig has been my idol since little league. He played every game like it was his last, especially towards the end of his career when he was forced to retire from his life threatening disease that destroyed his nerves. Anyway, after I put the card in a magnetic case, I picked up all my presents and put them in my room. Then I went outside on the trampoline to play with my friend Jonathon. This was definitely the best Christmas ever.

Even though the Lou Gehrig card isn’t my most prized possession, it’s definitely my favorite card. For two reasons, one, because he is my idol, and two, because my dad knew I wanted this card, and he got it for me. I will always remember that Christmas for the rest of my life.

[WilyWestbrook0]

Got it up! Thanks!

https://www.sportscardforum.com/artic...-never-forget/