I LOVE NASCAR, AND HAVE LOVED IT SINCE 1990 WHEN I PULLED FOR RICKY RUDD. YES..I PULLED FOR HIM, DONT LAUGH. I WORK IN RETAIL, AND TRY TO SCHEDULE EVERYTHING AROUND RACE DAY. IN 2004, MY DREAM HAD COME TRUE AND WAS LATER CRUSHED. MY ONLY DREAM WAS TO OWN A SPORTS GIFT SHOP. I OPENED UP WITH NASCAR, BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL, AND BASEBALL ITEMS. MOST OF MY CUSTOMERS WERE THERE FOR DIECAST, WHICH I ENJOYED TALKING TO THEM ABOUT IT. I STAYED OPEN FOR 8 MONTHS, UNTIL IT WAS TIME TO SIGN A LEASE. AS I GOT THE NEWS FROM THE OWNER, MY LIFE DREAM ENDED RIGHT THERE THAT VERY INSTANT. HE SAID THE LEASE WOULD BE FOR 5 YEARS. BEING A SMALL NEW BUSINESS, I COULDNT RISK 5 WHOLE YEARS. SO, I PACKED EVERYTHING UP WITH TEARS RUNNING DOWN MY CHEEKS THE WHOLE TIME. BUT BEFORE I DIE…I WILL ONCE AGAIN OWN A SPORTS GIFT SHOP THAT WILL BE BIGGER AND BETTER THAN BEFORE. DREAMS DO COME TRUE.