Summer Sunday or Glad to Be Home

Photo by Me, Sky over our yard, 7/10/11

Well, we're home again after our third lacrosse tournament weekend of the summer. We started at the end of June at the King of the Hill Tournament in Swarthmore, PA and were supposed to head to Gettysburg for the Gait Cup. The second tournament was cancelled because several players decided they had "better options". (Don't get me started on this particular topic.) We were already in Gettysburg when we got the cancellation email having planned a vacation around the tournaments.  So we decided to wrap our sightseeing up early, pack up and head home to sit poolside for the balance of our vacation and July 4 weekend.

Hoping for a fresh start, we headed off to Amherst. I'd never spent any time in Western Massachusetts, so we went a day early so we could explore a bit. Considering our team's commitment level, it was risky to go a day in advance, but we figured the worse that could happen was a day away from home. Miracle or miracles, enough boys showed up to field a team.

There were 100 teams, some as far away as Florida and California. Connor's team had 3 games Saturday and 2 more set for Sunday. Unfortunately, Connor took a huge, high crosscheck early in the third game and suffered a mild concussion. Needless to say, that was the end of Connor's day. We went back to the hotel for quick showers and headed back home early. Again.

So today, sitting under a spectacular summer sky, we decided to scrap the final tournament scheduled for next weekend. There will be plenty of time for Connor to play lacrosse, but relaxing under the summer sun is a limited engagement. Maybe we'll try again...next year.