18.5 hours the boys ultimate team (myself included), abby lublin, hunt, mahr, and parents will be taking off from Laguardia (i believe) airport. on our way to OREGON.... for the NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS.
I have been on this team for two years, some have been working for four. it's paid off. here we go.
H O L Y C R A P.
we did did it. we woke. we worked. we ran. we sprinted. we threw. we laid out. we got up. and now we will FLY.
I could not be prouder. I could not be happier. I am in love with 20 boys and the sport we all play, and tomorrow will begin the weekend of all of our dreams. Congratulations Beacon Blue Deams, and Lehmann. I am proud to be part of this team, and everything we will do this weekend.
This is our year, this is our game, and it will be our trophie. (simply put)
It has been a while since i last posted, i think because too much has been happening, not giving me anytime to sit down and write about it. highlights by far have been working, amherst and baby lehmann. and i have to break down now and write about what i never write about (hope its okay), trigger and college. Basicly,
- school is winding down, i can feel it, less work, but more stress.
- Amherst was off the hook better than i could imagine
- baby lehmann, baby lehmann, lehmann has a baby. WHOA!
- trigg and i know we are not trigg and i for that much longer.
They key in the past two weeks, what effected me even more so than Amherst was Jakob Zachery Lehmann. He was born, as i am sure we have all read and heard and know by heart just over a week ago, healthy and happy... Exactly one week ago today i ran into Lehmann and his sister leaving duane reed. His son was just 12 hours old, and upon screaming and giving lehmann a hug, i was invited to go up to the hospital and see him. I dont think i have ever felt butterflies in my stomache quite the same way. I was GIDDY and nervous beyond belief. Lehmann looked relaxed and wonderful (as he has all week actually), and Kat was glowing like i have never seen before. Radiant! The only way I can describe lehmann's ultimate skill, is to just say that him playing is 'right'. That I suppose, is the only way I can describe what he looked like when he held his son. I have never seen anything more perfect, and the only thought that I could process was "oh my god, you guys have a baby". Normally i would have loved simply meeting lehmanns parents and sister, but im not quite sure i remeber what they look like i was so blown away. Baby lehmann, was probably the most beautiful baby i have ever seen. I love thinking about his home, and how much he is going to be loved. I love listening to lehmann talk about him. Thank you so much for letting me see your son - I have never felt more honored before in my life. It was the most amazing experience, and i will never forget it.
AMHERST - was the shit. the girls were amazing> lublin and i always talked about hte exponential growth of the team, and I was still suprised by how well we played. We got excited at all three points we scored because we played them well. We played well all two days. The hotel was fun. the games were great. THE SPIRIT WAS GREAT. thank you lublin, thank you girls. DAMN i cant wait for next year. They boys also played great. semis baby. Nationals in exactly one week. I cant believe it.
blah blah blah. :)
The first weekend i have not had an overwhleming amount to do. I am in love with resting and feeling good. It has been the greatest weekend i have had all year. and next weekend i will be in amherst. (i cannot tell you how excited i am!) But friday night was the babyshower for lehmann - it was more amazing then i thought it could have been planning it.. all hte boys came through, lehmann love my chair. But besides everything that was great - i cried last night because i recieved the sweetest email i have ever gotten. it touched me more than anything else i remember, becuase it was genuine, sincere and complelty unnecessary. I read this email yesterday and have not written back because i do not know what to say...
- here its is (jess, i love you.) )((lehmann- i dont know what to say))
i am completly overwhelmed by the idea of lehmann as a dad. amazed (not surprised) at how amazing you frisbee-ers are (the baby shower!). excited b/c i can't wait to see what baby looks like, can't wait to see all the quirky things lehmann does from day one in hopes of instilling a love of social justice in his child, excited b/c lehmann will recognize a whole new reason for not ever sleeping, excited that you guys all get to be there, and will hold down the fort and make everything okay even when he's running on no sleep, and has baby food splattered all over his eyebrows and pants, continually happy-beyond-belief that you guys came to my ultimate tournament (you have no idea how special that was)...
you win. really, you win all games of niceness, and kindness, brilliant ideas (im sure you were in on the shower!). i can't wait to come home in august and toss with you (summer league???) i almost have a forehand! ha!!
lots of love,
jess