Back 2 Back !

This weekend I played in the Dixie State Tournament in Dothan. There were four teams in our division - Southdale, Montgomery Gray, Greenville, and us. We beat Southdale our first game, Montgomery Gray our second game, and beat them again in the championship game. Which made us state champions for the second year in a row !

But the trip didn't start out as great as it ended...

On Friday morning, the team met up at Chick-Fil-A to get breakfast & load up the cars. We left Decatur at about 9:30ish. Surprisingly we only made two stops. One for gas, and one for lunch. We had lunch at a place called Sisters, it was pretty good, I was definitely full afterward & took a nice little nap. We got to the hotel around 4, and we had to be at the opening ceremonies banquet at 5:30, so we had just a little bit of time to get ready. When we got to the hotel, I called my mom to see if she was about to be there because she had all my clothes in the truck. Well, she told me that her meeting had run late, and she was only in Birmingham which meant she wouldn't be there in time for me to change into my uniform before the banquet. So, being stressed out I just broke down, and of course everyone was asking why I wasn't in my uniform when we started to leave for the banquet, so the crying just didn't stop. I'm not sure why not having my uniform bothered me so much, but it did. Mom got to the banquet as fast as she could & she brought my jersey so I could at least halfway match the team. I definitely felt better after getting it.

After the banquet we made a run to Krispy Kreme, then headed back to the hotel. When Allie, Anna, Meg & I walked back into the room, it was really cold and our beds & everything felt wet. We couldn't figure out what was wrong, so we just delt with it. We took tons of pictures and just messed around for a while until we all crashed. When we woke up the next morning all of our throats were hurting us, we hoped it wasn't anything serious and it ended up that it wasn't. We played two games Saturday, one at 11:30 (more like 1) against Southdale, and the other at 7:30 (actually 9:30) against Montgomery Gray. We won both, which meant we were in the championship game. After our first game, we went to Olive Garden for lunch. We were there for a minimum of 2 1/2 hours, entirely too long, but we were thankful for a good lunch. Our second game was a hard one, but we never gave up. Winning both games meant we didn't have to play til 4 on Sunday, which meant sleeping in !

Sunday morning we woke up around 9:30ish thanks to the housekeeping staff, so much for sleeping in. So, we just layed in bed & watched the Teen Mom marathon until we left to eat at Golden Corral for lunch. After lunch, we went back to the hotel to chill for a little bit and get ready to play. Surprisingly, our game actually started close to 4 ( I think it was like 4:20 ) ! Although the other team didn't have the nicest fans or the best sportsmanship, we beat them 3-1. We got a trophy & medals, and had our picture taken a million times ! Our celebration dinner was at Outback, and they were much better prepared for our large group. After dinner, everyone went their own ways. Some stayed and some decided to make the drive back that night. Allie and I were the only ones left in our room for the night. We stayed up until about 4:30 without even realizing it, but it only helped for the ride home. I slept 3/4 of the way back to Decatur. Haha.

I had so much fun this weekend, I could go into detail about every second, but it would take about a week to write ! I love my team, and can't wait for World Series next weekend ! We're going with a winning attitude, and plan to come back to Alabama with a big ol 1st place trophy !