Sunday, February 11, 2024

The latest...

We have been busy busy busy with activities lately, and will continue to be pulled in three different directions... for another 10 years? Ha! I think that's more accurate than saying two weeks (which is what I was thinking - school vball ends soon)... yikes. Both Alana and Hendrik are playing school volleyball, and with the club volleyball for both of them, pre-season baseball / tryouts (for H and J) and soccer for Alana, we would benefit from another adult who could ferry these rugrats around. I'm coaching at school too, and doing my best to hold on to my Monday night women's league volleyball and Tuesday night basketball - the adults need their time too! Thank goodness for the weekend.

Steve and Hendrik were in Oshawa this weekend for their first Championship Division OVA tournament (the top grouping for their age group) and they won!! Amazing. They're on their way home today so I'll hear all about it later. Sounds like Hendrik got the last few points in the gold medal game so I'm sure he's feeling pretty proud of how he played. Steve's coaches from high school came out to watch - these are two people who had a significant impact on his life, so it was great that they could come out and see him coach and watch young Brinks on the court. Coaches of the coaches!



Alana and Audrey making signs for the Western Women's vball game

She won some swag at the school game (field trip) on Friday - best sign!

OGs on the vball court at Lord Roberts

seeing these two smiling was the BEST!!

Alana's team on the court last weekend at an OVA tourney

80s dance party night - so fun!

Jordan had an early-ish hockey this morning (8:30) and I just finished my second coffee (yum) and am thinking about what the rest of the day looks like: we need a grocery shop, there's cleaning and laundry to be done, Alana has volleyball this afternoon, and then there's the Usher concert with Taylor Swift's boyfriend (ha!), so there are a few things happening. Time to get going! :)

December-January

This one is long overdue! I started a few weeks ago and never got it off the ground, so here's to trying again. We had a great Christmas break but I can't really remember, so the photos (or whatever I have on my phone) will remind me what we were up to. There were the regular festivities with family in Bowmanville (which was amazing, as always), some chill time at home, and I took a trip - solo! I went back to Gonzaga 23 years later, and it was so great to be back there and see friends and teammates. Being there definitely inspired me to travel more, and I'm logging lots of time on Google Flights trying to find our next trip. Here are some photos from the break... new post with updates is imminent!