still recovering.

it's august right?
yep. checked. it's still august.
around these parts the sun is still shining. it's like, middle east style hot here right now.
HOT!
kids are still not in school yet.
last week we hit the water slides. best time!
last week we hit the tramp with water.
last week we had soccer round up. that was fun.
games. medals. hot dogs. bouncy castles.
plus tony got to play on cooper's team.
coop loved that.

but before soccer round up on saturday, in the wee dark hours of the morning.....

we attended our first hockey practice.
7am.
so we had to be at the rink by 6:30am.
my. goodness.

but we made it.
she skated.
she was great.
and she loved it.
yes. you saw right.
i wrote she.
and she is going to be wonderful!

aydan has another practice this thursday @5, again saturday afternoon and one more, 6:30am on sunday!!!
hopefully after all this, she will have her sea legs and skate just as hard as some of those boys.
maybe even harder.
coffee will become a new companion of mine plus training myself to go to sleep earlier might be beneficial. but it's all worth it when you see them out there on the ice and get to sit and watch and breath in that rink air.
love that rink air.

we deal with him next week.
it will not go as well - i promise you that.
*gulp.*



ps...i am still tired.....

hockey wife.

 here in this house hockey reigns supreme.

ever since the husband and i got together 8 years ago i have been exposed to hockey. i was exposed growing up but i was under the impression that every team played the oilers and if you won against them you won the series. you see my dad only watched the oilers so i thought this was how it was. since then i am now well versed in the rules, the sides and the rivalries. and ever since i have known him, the husband has played hockey one or two times a week in the winter and sometimes in a summer league as well.

i am a hockey wife.

when the decision was made last winter to move out east one of the first things that escaped the husband's lips was "we can make a hockey rink in the backyard." i have never lived in a place that gets cold enough to created such a beast and of course i was intrigued. i know the thought was in the back of his mind while house hunting and his dreams came true this winter with the construction of the rink. and another milestone was reached when both kids learned to skate on said rink. the hopes are to have coop start next season on a team and having him become comfortable on skates this season lite up the husbands eyes.

and now the unbelievable has happened - the team we cheer for is in the stanley cup! can you believe it? hockey in june! the husband is so excited for this and tonight marks game 1 of (hopefully) 7, if we need it. with this brings horrible for us but real yummy food, late nights (games broadcasted from vancouver are three hours later out here) lots of beer and of course, loads of cheering!!!

i better make sure all our jerseys are clean.....bring it on!!!!

photo courtesy of west coast sports.

experience the wonderful. embrace the everyday.

best little hockey team around!