December and January have flown by. Wedding, hockey, holidays, work and training have gulped up the days and I just finally got my act back together this week. Hopefully I can keep it together for the next two months and then the pace shall slow down a bit. (Only a bit, mind you. Too slow and I'd be restless.) Hockey is quite a commitment for all of us and it has been taking over the majority of our time besides work. Yes, work, don't forget that! It is my busy season and my desk is drowning in paperwork. This week began with an attack of misfortunes and phone call after phone call of unpleasant things in the office. I've pulled some very long days and today I am reaping a bit of reward from them. I'm sure my relief will not last long, as I can now still only see 33% of my desk. But, I must savor it while it lasts.
Well, December started off in spectacular style with, my brother, Ben's wedding. It was a big homestead affair and went wonderfully. The ceremony was cold but incredibly romantic and the reception of around 400 people was a great party! Freddy had his first taste of a big American farm wedding and even found a couple of girls to dance with. Although, I will say that he could use a few dance lessons. He needs some more groove. Unfortunately though, our camera quit working after one unfocused photo at the wedding. Not sure what's wrong with it because I haven't had time to find out! So, we've been getting by with Freddy's camera... When he remembers it! Hopefully I'll be able to look at the warranty information tomorrow and get it sent in to be fixed up. We'll never have enough pictures if we're relying on Freddy's picture taking skills.
December then disappeared into a whoosh of hockey games and holiday celebrations. The hockey games went well and Freddy shared time with Alex, the other Senior goalie. As some of the teams they've played weren't too challenging, Freddy kept saying that we hadn't really seen him play yet. We finally got that pleasure when we watched DSJ play East Grand Rapids. Whenever the puck heads down towards Freddy I get all tense and say things like, "Watch out Freddy!" or "Heads up Freddy!", which of course Freddy can't hear but it makes me feel better saying. Freddy blocked so many goals this game I was practically talking to myself the entire game. Luckily for us and them, Mike's parents happened to be visiting that weekend and we all got to root Freddy on through a terrific game for him. They ended up losing in overtime, but they would have never made it to overtime without Freddy. Good fun and certainly the upside to driving all over Michigan for hockey games!
To be continued...
