Spring Awakenings

The blog is coming out of hibernation. Well, to be more accurate, its author is. It has been one of those winters when "it's always winter but never Christmas" in the words of C.S. Lewis. I have been re-reading his Narnia books and I am loving the imagery he uses. The weather wasn't so bad, but it was a time of uncertainty and challenges that can wear a person down. I have never needed spring quite as much as I needed it this year; a return of warmth, light, fresh air- along with all of the metaphysical things these often symbolize. This past week has been sunny, the 2 feet of snow is slowly but surely melting, and I have even seen some green grass! It is so refreshing. Even Mosby is excited.

Will and I did make the most of the last week of winter though (which I am deeming last week- pre 40's and 50's). It was the start of my spring break, so we headed to the boys state hockey tournament on Friday. This is an annual tradition and it never disappoints. We were in the third row at Excel for the A semi-finals, cheering for the underdogs of course. It is such a fun atmosphere with fans traveling from all over the state. We saw some pretty exciting goals in person and watched the rest of the tournament diligently on TV (although I did fall asleep before the AA championship ended in tripple overtime). This weekend we will probably watch a little of the girls basketball tournament on TV, and may even venture over to the Target Center for the Boys Basketball tourney next weekend. We'll see....

We also took part in a curling tournament in Wisconsin with our friends, Matt and Sarah. It is called a Funspiel because newbies like us are allowed to play:) Will has had a bit of practice curling with his cousin Eric, but this was only my second time curling and our teammate DeNae's third time. Luckily, Sarah was on our team. She saved us multiple times with some amazing shots (throws? curls?). Will also did very well- I think he's hooked on the sport. We lost our first two games, but we did win our last one! And I only wiped out on the ice twice, so I will call that a personal victory:) If we can find league that is nearby, we may do that next year as a fun winter activity. We will be following in my Canadian gradparents' footsteps. The guestroom we always slept in at their house was filled with curling trophies. I guess it's my destiny (and duty as a partial Canadian).

We wrapped up our spring break in Caledonia with my parents and Stephen and Kirstin. We had a fun long weekend watching movies, playing Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy on the Wii, reading, napping, and feasting. Going to Caledonia is like going to Disneyland for Mosby- it is the happiest place on earth because he can run off-leash in their big backyard.

I think there are some exciting things in the works for our family, so stay tuned....

Kirsten