Monday, February 28, 2011

Silver Medalists! Ontario RIngette Provincials - Tween AA

WOW!!! What can I say! What an extremely exciting 4 days!!!! Endurance, passion, speed, love, friendship, excitement - so many words to describe the amazing experience had by all!

Cass and her teammates put it all out there, and played 8 amazing games!

Warm ups:



Goofy times:



Opening Ceremonies:





Winning their Silver Medals (we are SOOOO proud of all of you!):




Some teary eyes after such a hard battle for Gold (and the chance to go to Eastern Nationals), but even more tears because some girls move up an age level next year so it will be 2 years before they play together again:



And one exhausted little sister:



What a truly amazing year these girls/friends/teammates have had! These are the wonderful times that happy memories are made of. Cherish every moment girls - you deserve it! Thank you coaches!!!!

xo,

Thursday, February 10, 2011

The Beehive Wool Shop, and a Victoria (airport) Cowl



I had a 27-hour whirlwind of a business trip to Victoria, BC on Tuesday, but the whirlwind left me a free hour to tour and get giddy in The Beehive Wool Shop on Douglas Street in Victoria!

What a shop! The ladies who worked there were phenomonal! I simply said "I'd like to pick up some wool for a new project" and the wool and patterns came flying off the shelves and into my basket! And were there is no willpower, there is lots of wool!!!

The first ball I fell in love with? A 100% pure merino wool to make a colourful cowl! And a wonderful way to kill time in the Victoria airport. Knitting with a chunky Merino and 8mm needles makes a fast, but fun, project!!! I'll be getting a lot of use of my Victoria Cowl on these cold cold days! Picture to follow...

Next came a pattern for a that one of the girls in the shop was wearing. (And will be on my needles in short order!)

And finally, some Paton's roving wool which I hadn't been able to find here. What for? Duffers!!! (Stay tuned to see what a Duffer is!)

I think the search for new and interesting wool shops all over the map is a perfect new adventure!

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Tubing!





Oh my goodness - what a GREAT night the four of us had tubing!!! Flying down the hill, snow covered faces, yummy poutine in the chalet - all soooo much fun!!!!

Cass was talking a mile a minute with excitement, while Chloe was so in awe that I think she forgot how to talk which is hard for Chloe to do! LOL!!

But I have to say, the most hilarious part was when Jeff and I went down the hill together, flew into the sacks of hay at the bottom of the hill, and heard the hill guard said "Dudes - that was spectacular!!!" Jeff and I laughed sooooo hard, and at that very moment I felt like we were silly sixteen year-olds again!

There is no doubt in my mind that we'll be tubing again!!!


Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Mom, Mama, Bridget, Bridge, B, Bee - a woman of many pseudonyms!

Who am I? Or, more precisely - what is my name?

Well, that all depends on when we met, or how we know each other!

My Dad, Mom, and sister ALWAYS call me Bridge - unless of course when I was young getting in trouble in which case I got all 3 of my names - First, Middle, and Last!

My Brother always called me Bridge, or Bridgeovich - to this day I have no idea where Bridgeovich came from, but it was his pet name for me, so that made it a-okay in my books!

To my friends from grade school, and high school I am a mix of Bridge, Bridget, B, and Bee - all of which I love, and all of which are used interchangeably!

To my ringette friends I am Bridget, or Bee - the latter more often than the former!

To Jeff I am B or Bee. For years I was just "B", but then (and I'm not sure how) I starting signing off with Bee. :)

To Chloe I am Mama. My heart warms when she says Mama. And it's often the only way I can tell her and Cassidy apart on the phone. If I get I "Hi Mama!" I know I'm talking to Chloe!

To Cass I am Mom. My little lady growing up so fast! I used to be Mommy or Mama, but now I am Mom. But I love it - I change as she changes, I grow as she grows. :)

So, what name do I prefer? Without a doubt, all of the above. Each one of these names (as long as they are said with warmth - LOL!) are who I am. I have evolved over the years, as has my identity, so why not my name(s)?

What do I call myself? Well, as you can tell from the way I sign off each post - I see myself as a "Bee".

I must confess though, I am pretty partial to Mama and Mom - those names I wear with pride!!

How many pseudonyms do you have?