Pics

Celebrating a goal - Glowaski Style


DP going all out!!



Monkeys & Lagers in Rhinelander

Sleeping on the "comfy" floor in Minneapolis

Pic of the 4 Monkeys in front of the Moose...

CP this is for you!!

We play our first game tomorrow 11 a.m.

GO MONKEYS!!

Eagle River

I've been keeping a little "journal" if you will, so I can write down the events of the day then transfer them to my blog. I started last night at 11:20 p.m. til now...

11:20 p.m. - Waiting to board the plane. Doc is laying on the floor listening to music, DP is reading the paper & Scott is playing Texas Hold Em' on his phone. We made it through airport security without a hitch. The only problem we face now is... no bars are open. Apparently airport bars close at 10 p.m. So it ended up being a bowl of Ivars chowder & a bottled water. Going to try & get some shut eye before they let us on the plane. Flight leaves at 12:30 a.m.

3:30 a.m. Pacific Time ( 5:30 a.m. in Minneapolis ) We just landed in Minnesota. It was impossible to sleep on that plane. After trying to situate myself into a "comfortable" position, I almost gave up. I had moments where I was out, then my head would move & I was searching for that next "comfortable" position ( Which never stayed the same!! ). I finally lowered my tray table & crossed my arms & laid my head down. I haven't done this since high, wait... middle school. But it worked, just like it did then.
Once we landed the group ( both Monkeys & Icelagers - 14 of us total ) headed over to Chilis Too for some breakfast We were the first customers of the day. We had 3 hours to waste. Off to the next gate to try to get more shut eye... or I thought. Rob & I ended up playing with the T-Pain app & it was pretty damn funny. I ended up crashing on the floor.

7:00 p.m. Wisconsin time...
We got to the lodge, played some serious parking lot hockey & then did some grocery shopping. We checked out the rinks, 24 in all. They had just finished flooding them so they were a little wet. It's expected to drop to minus 2 degrees tonight to help freeze that water. We were the first team to check in & register, first team to sport the new USA replica jerseys we got from USA Hockey & Labatt Blue. Once we got back home, I was finally able to catch up on at least a hour & a half of sleep. I was finally woken up by DP to let me know Doc had made a killer dinner. So that brings me to now... I walked in the cold to come to the office to write this & upload a few pics. I did some video, but my editing skills is taking too long. I SUCK!! So pics will have to do for now. I'll post it in a different post... GO MONKEYS!!

Pond Hockey Blog...

This is our 3rd year on this pond hockey trip & I started this blog on the first trip to share this experience with friends who cheer me on in spirit. I couldn't text & call everyone after our first win, so I posted it on here with pictures so everyone could see how much fun we were having. So here we are again...
I'm going to be updating this blog as much as I can. The internet connection isn't the best, we actually have none in our cabin. So I have to walk to the office & either sit out in the freezing cold, or up in their internet room trying to get service. I try to pick times where the team isn't going anywhere or doing anything for a few hours, so I don't miss out on the team functions. I'll try to post pictures & hopefully video thanks to my new Kodak Zi8. If its taking forever, then I'll post them when I get back to Washington on Monday, the 15th. Thanks to all who wished me luck. Thanks to a great friend for a lovely gift. I'll try to update again this evening before we leave. Til then... GO MONKEYS!!

The Morning Of...

Here it is 9:30 a.m. & I'm at work, but thinking of other things. I've been listing things NOT to forget. Packed some stuff last night after my daughters orchestra concert. If we didn't have that last night, I would feel much better. Now tonight I'll be trying to put everything into my one bag ( thats the goal at least ) & not forget anything. We called the airline to verify the rules on bags & if I can manage to pack everything into my hockey bag & keep it under 50 lbs. I'll be good. If not, then I'm paying a extra $50 for another bag. Which will also bring ridicule from my teammates for traveling like a girl... is that a insult??
I'm hoping the rest of the day goes on without a hitch... I'll try to update before I leave for the airport. Til then... GO MONKEYS!!

Less Than 2 Days...

After our game last night, I got my gear together & threw what I was taking into the wash. UGH!! The smell was horrible. I didn't want that smell in my new bag. Especially if I'm trying to fit everything into one bag. I've gotten teased by my fellow teammates for bringing a extra bag & paying the fee. I've always felt it was cheaper to me to pay for another bag, rather than get there & find out it weighs too much, then having to pay the fee for my bag being too heavy. Slowly things have been appearing downstairs in preperation for the trip. I've got to charge things tonight & maybe get another battery for the video camera, just in case. Thinking I might waste some time at the bookstore this afternoon, finding books or magazines to keep me entertained at the airport. I've been looking into a book called Metro 2033. So far my only options is to order it online, which doesn't do me well for the trip. Oh well...
I think thats all for today. Brianna has a orchestra concert tonight, but after that, I continue my packing. Last minute details, then we are off... Til then... GO MONKEYS!!

3 Days to Go!!

Wow, it seems like time has been flying!! I've got my bag in the garage ready to be packed, but not until I play our last Katz game for the next week. Then its wash my gear & pack it up. I've been slowly throwing things I need onto the new bag so I don't forget anything. Made sure my wooden sticks were in the stick bag, I think I need to retape the one I usually use. Just in case you were wondering why wood sticks?? Well because they are cheap for one, don't want the airline breaking my $200 stick. Second... we can't do slapshots ( like I can anyways ) & hard wrist shots since the goal is only a couple inches high. So there is no point in having a stick that has the flex my normal stick has. Now the only hard part for me is fitting it all into one back without it weighing a ton. Also making sure I have some warm clothes... You know me, surf shorts & hockey jersey, or kilt & a hockey jersey... which will be coming with me. Thats all for today... GO MONKEYS!

New Bag!!

I broke down this weekend & ordered a new bag for the trip, as previously mentioned. It got here in 3 days. I was so worried it would arrive on Thursday & I'd already be in Wisconsin. That just means that I'm going to be getting my clothes together this weekend & getting them ready to pack up. Making my lists & checking them twice... Also making sure I have all my batteries charged on phones, cameras, Zune. Power chords, movies... all the important stuff. This is when the excitement builds & the nervousness comes. Til later... GO MONKEYS!!