Westerns - day before day 1

So yesterday we left for Winnipeg and drove a solid 8 hours to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Apparently I was incredibly tired due to the fact that our deer accident on Monday night cut my sleep incredibly short - I ended up having TWO 2 hour naps... So I basically slept half the trip. Anyway, Dad and I made in at about 5:30... Only to realize after checking in that SK is an hour behind MB... sweet, it's only 4:30. So we just chilled in the hotel for a little while before going to Tony Roma's. We had some tasty ribs served by an incredibly nice server, I really appreciated her service, but I really wanted a tasty piece of pie, but they didn't have pie on their menu!!! Can you believe that! So sad. And then we went back to the hotel and did whatever until we went to sleep( whoopee eh?)

Today, we ate and packed and left for Unity, SK. it was a really nice drive, I found myself with a feeling of great gratitude and appreciation towards farmers. The rolling hills covered with "oceans of Sunshine"(Canola) and grazing cattle and horses were just so magnificent. So many people find the prairies so dull and boring, but they absolutely are not. Everything the Lord creates is so exhilerating and magnificent. My favourite part about the prairies are the valleys tucked away every so often.

So, we got to Unity and it really isn't as bad as I pictured it to be. It's a quaent little town that's bustling with activity. The diamonds look
really nice and I'm really excited to start playing. I legit always forget how much I enjoy this sport. It's such a huge part of who I am and it's such a rush. Our first game is at 8 am tomorrow morning then at 2. After we've got opening ceremony and some banquet afterwards.

We're at our hotel in Provost, Alberta right now. It's about 45 minutes from Unity. So it's a bit of a drive, but back home most of us have to drive at LEAST 30 min to a game... Some an hour and a half, so it really isn't that big of a deal to drive a little bit. The hotel is a Super 8 and it is INCREDIBLY nice! I don't think I've ever been so impressed with a hotel... Anyway, that's the schpeel for today. I'll keep up throughout the weekend!