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My 9 year daughter was set to run in her first 5K. She takes medicine for migraines and vertigo spells and she got hit this AM. She threw up 4 times before we left..3 times in the car in the parking lot and once walking to the race start...but she threw on a pair of sunglasses to battle the light sensitivity and ran a 35 minute race And tomorrow night is U10 soccer tryouts.... F'n trooper!

Had a great interview this morning with a local ambulance company, and I'm scheduled to start my training with them in July. Finally, after much clawing and scrapping and hard work, I'm going to be an EMT.

Well that was brutal! I must have faced at least 30 shots, gave up one in the 2nd, and two in the third. First goal went 7-hole, felt it go off my left bicep. Second goal I was completely screened on, saw it right as it went through the D's legs and over my left pad. Third goal was blocker side and I was so exhausted at that point that I couldnt get it in front of the shot. Our team only had 10 shots, and was shutout. So about this team, literally 8 of the 10 skaters seriously looked like they have never skated before. My buddy whom is also brand new looked like a super star compared to them. I cant even tell you how many breakaways I stopped, 2 on 0's, men left all alone wide open in the slot. The refs were giving me propps, and said this game would be so out of hand if I wasnt standing on my head. I even had two sprawling saves that I surprised myself with. My buddy joked that it was like keystone cops on ice! Our team was clearly outmatched, meaning the other team had people that knew what they were doing, had hockey sense, and ability. Our team, not so much. People were literally falling down as they tried to play the puck. I finally had to use our timeout halfway through the 3rd when it was only 2-0. I calmly told the team what I was seeing and was asking for help because I was gassed...I almost puked, thats how many shots I was facing. I guess thats what you get when you sign up for Rookie League. I was just hoping that we had more players with more hockey sense, and even margianally better skills (hopefully those will develop). I was also helping them with their positioning on lining up for faceoffs in our zone. The plus side of all this is that I will learn very quickly, I have no choice. Overall I felt strong but my endurance declined fast as the 3rd period wound down. I focused on keeping my stick down and my butt down as well. My stance felt good, I pushed it a bit wider than last time out and that helped with my b-fly. During warmups I actually did some b-fly slides and it was fun! A gal was taking pix at the game tonight from our bench, I will post some when she uploads them. Tomorrow I am doing that StickTime with my goalie buddy whom is going to give me instruction. I will be bringing my GoPro, so I will put together another video and post it here for you guys to give me more feedback.

Love how my MyBauer 1X turned out! Big fan of how the only MyBauer logo is on the top of the shaft, not plastered all over the stick. USA color scheme, P14 pattern, 77 flex, griptac and full tactile grip as well. Missed having the full tactile grip.

But you'd still be at the rink to practice your dangles ...

Awesome job. It's very tough at first, especially when you don't have a team in front of you that can help you out. Sounds you did great, and had an awesome time. Remember to build off of the things you did well, and use the confidence going forward. Conversely, use the mistakes you make as a learning experience and don't let the bad games bring you down.

For me it would be a 1K and I would be puking from a hangover..

Brought my seven year old to his first airshow. Had a blast. I haven't been since i was that old. Really impressed by the F-22. Did some things I didn't think were possible in a jet.

Any action shots of you guys in net? I have my first Rookie League game today at 4:50.

Picked up a bunch of sticks at the STX warehouse sale, outstanding prices on the older models.

Yup... If that's the worst of my problems then life is pretty darn good!

First game in seven months tonight, getting to use this for the first time in a game as well. Took a couple shots with it and the feel was amazing, better than any Easton stick I've ever tried, but I haven't had luck in the long run with Easton in the past, so we'll see how this holds up.