more apex, more hockey, more frozen toes...

we played two games today-the first at 8 a.m. and the second a couple of hours later. the reason we had to play two was because we won the first which put us in the championship game...and i'm here to tell ya...i kinda wished we hadn't won because playing again wasn't what i wanted to do after more frozen toes...but it was a great second game. we had to play a team from vancouver, as well, that had a ringer on it. it kind of made it a bullshit game. they had beaten us the night before quite badly with him doing most of the scoring...we held our own and it may have been our best game. i, personally, had played badly the other three games, or at least not well and i think i had a much better game despite being very tired...loook, i'm old, fat and terribly outta shape (something i'm working on...) but i'm a slug right now and have to rely more on playing smart hockey than high energy hockey...rememeber fat....remember old...anyhow. we played well and in the end, even though we lost, were happy with the game played. we didn;t get a trophy so we paraded around with the women's trophy for a while...
as for the touney overall i will say this. those who know me know i can be a bit of a blackcloud and just plain grumpy sometimes...loveable but grumpy but, i had a great time. it was a time i will remember for a long while. a better bunch of guys will not be found anywhere. all of them. we played hockey, we hung out, ate together, laughed (i personally laughed a great deal...), all in a setting that can't be found anywhere else-or at least with an outdoor hockey rink...i guess...anyhow. it was great and i'm glad i was able to be a part of it. i want to thank all the guys-muc, matt, gibby, gordie, pete, corie, dean, byron, and blair, for making it great. my toes are still frozen....i'm not kidding.
the drive home was fast...roads were ok....and now i'm happy to be home and doing load after load of laundry...wahing the car tomorrow...it stinks like ass and looks worse...
ok...sleepy...night night.

garn

the boys' skates...



corie, dean and i hold the trophy we didn't win...



one of the women's teams playing...



shot from the road above the rink.



muc wipes out getting ready to go for a late night skate.



pete and muc during one of our late night games...