It was a
quick jump back to reality after a two-week hiatus. It was really like I never
left.
I got back
on Sunday night and drove straight from the airport to the office and finished
up all of my Sunday night normal work. By the time I got home it was after 1
a.m. and I got up at my normal 5:30 a.m. alarm and went to the gym, which may
have been my first mistake. After not working out for more than two weeks, my
muscles were so sore when I got up on Tuesday morning.
Luckily I
didn’t have a game on Monday but I had to work at the other job and again got
home well after 1 a.m. before getting up and going on Tuesday morning. Tuesday
brought the first game in my return to the high school sports scene, as I headed
to North Conway to see the Kennett hoop girls in the opening round of the
Division II playoffs. The Eagles put on a good show and walked off the court
with a win, meaning there would be at least one more game that week.
Wednesday
night I headed to Wolfeboro for the Kingswood hockey boys in the quarterfinals
of the Division II tournament. The Knights went to overtime, which made me a
bit late for the second job, but it was worth it when they put the winning goal
in the net in the extra session, meaning yet another game on the docket in the
coming weeks.
Thursday I
made the trip north to Cannon Mountain for the alpine Meet of Champions. The
conditions were a bit icy, which can be good for racers but weren’t so great
for my skiing purposes, though I did get a few runs in and it was good to get
back on the skis and get my alpine pictures back in the swing of things. From
Cannon, I traveled south on 93 to Plymouth, where I caught the Kennett and
Plymouth hoop boys in the final regular season game.
The next
night was another playoff hoop game, as the Kennett girls played in the
Division II quarterfinals after their first round win earlier in the week. This
time the result was not quite as good, but it was still a solid game to close
out the season.
Saturday
brought my final game of the week, as I headed to Conway to see the Kennett
hockey team in the Division III quarterfinals. The Eagles rolled to the win and
moved on to the semifinals.
Of course,
this set up a bit of a predicament, as both the Kingswood and Kennett hockey
teams are playing at the same time on the same day at arenas far away from each
other (one in Exeter, one in Plymouth). OF course that’s just the way things
goes.
It’s good to
be back to normal.
