Blessed life

Let me start off by saying what a great week God has blessed me with. I mean really, He has given me way more than I deserve. Thank you God!

Tuesday I found out that I got a job! I will now be working at Menards on the morning stocking crew. Monday-Saturday from 5am-9am. Yes, you heard me 5 AM. No more sleeping in until noon every day. Even though I'll have to be getting up at 4:30 every morning, I am greatly looking forward to starting this new job. I pray that God will allow me to shine bright for Him in this new place. Time to go flannel and work boot shopping!

On Wednesday, my new wheeled goalie bag came! I know it does not sound that exciting, but I have been waiting for quite a while to get this. My manager from Hockey Haven is one of the nicest guys and was able to secure this bag for me for almost 50% off. Thanks Hawk! I think the coolest part about this bag is that it's the 2011 model which doesn't come out until April. Ergo, I am the first to own one. SCORE! And it is called the Messiah, which is wicked awesome. To add on to the awesomeness, I got a new goalie stick as a thank you for helping out with some practices. Yet again, I don't know what I have done to deserve these ridiculously sweet blessings.


Yesterday I had the pleasure of watching the Catholic Memorial/Pius hockey team on which a few friends play. They beat Waukesha 5-2 and advanced to the next round of the state playoffs. Go CMP! To top yesterday off, I got to go see The King's Speech with my dad, Bill, and Duchene. Great movie!


I started today the way every morning should be started: I played hockey. Friday mornings are always interesting pickup games. There are lots of former pro and junior players there. This makes my job very difficult, but it also helps me become a better goalie. Besides getting slashed in the neck (ow!) it was a blast! I now get to continue this amazing day by going out with my good friend Carrie.


God, thank you so much for blessing my life in all the ways that you have. This week has made me realize that I do not have any reason for complaining...ever! I love you, Dad.


Showing hope -
 ~Katie~

Hockey, eh?

My not being in school and not having a job may bring a question into your mind: WHAT DO YOU DO WITH YOURSELF?! Excellent question. And the answer?

PLAY HOCKEY

And a lot of it. Nothing could make me happier than playing hockey. It is my passion! Yes, an uncommon passion for a girl. But then again, I'm a very uncommon person. So it fits.

The past month I have played at least 15 games for 4 different teams, and I have practiced twice with a team. A guy from one of the teams is so thankful for my playing for him, that he's going to buy me a new stick. Score! I guess you could say that I'm getting paid. When all is said and done, I have absolutely no life whatsoever, but I get to play a heckuva lot of hockey. Totally worth it.

Anyone need a goalie?...

Vuvuzela!

Last night was one the funnest nights EVA! My family, Rami, Jason, Aaron, and Carrie all went to an Admirals game last night. And they gave out vuvuzelas!! Our group had to be the most obnoxious group there. It was the bomb. The other awesome part of the night was that we were one of them fancy V.I.P. boxes. I guess you could say that my dad has some sweet connections. Oh, and the fact that we were in a box was made known to everyone within earshot to hear Jason yell, "I'm in a box!"

Before the game started, Rami, Carrie, Rianne and I walked around the entire arena blowing the vuvuzelas. Obnoxious? Yes. Incredibly fun and worth the tingling of the lips for the rest of the night? YES! The great thing about these pretty cheap vuvuzelas is that they leave this very attractive red ring around the top of the upper lip. Said ring was still there this morning, along with a little swolleness...still worth it though! The noise never gets old. Of course the Admirals lost, but it was made up by the amazing time spent with my family and second family. 

I had the wonderful pleasure of driving the car with Aaron, Carrie, and Rianne in it. Those three + vuvuzelas = an incredible distraction to the driver! Fortunately, we made it home to live to see another great adventure. Like perhaps...the CAYMAN ISLANDS in 3 days!


~Katie~

Hockey

As many of you know, hockey is a huge thing in my life. I love to play it, watch it, read about it...really anything about it, I love! God has given me a pretty amazing gift to be able to play goalie as well as I do. At least, I've been told I'm pretty awesome. ;) I am very thankful for that gift and I try to use it as much as possible. One thing that makes it hard though, is that I'm not on a team. Instead, I have to wait until The Pettit Center has some open pick-up sessions. This can get pretty tiresome and frustrating.

Yesterday I got to play on a real rink (other than the one in our backyard) for the first time since around September. It felt so good! Every time I play, I get a new love for the game and it makes me want to play even more. After I played yesterday, I became so thankful for the Pettit. If they didn't have any pick-up, I wouldn't be able to play at all. The Lord is definitely providing for me!

Playing at the Pettit, I get to meet some pretty cool (and not so cool) people. Two pretty amazing people that I met there are Marc and Joel Rechlicz. We (my family) had played with Marc quite a bit before we met Joel. The first time I saw both of them play, I knew that they were both extremely talented and would make it to the big leagues. Lo and behold, Joel is now playing in the NHL on the New York Islanders! I've never been so proud to say that I'm from Milwaukee. Marc is playing for a CHL team call the Odessa Jackalopes, which is affiliated with the Islanders, only a couple of steps away from the NHL. He has a contract with the Islanders, so I know that one day he will be joining his brother Joel. I wish those two the best of luck in their hockey careers, and I pray that God will continue to bless them.

Showing hope -
~Katie~