Slippery Gyms And Drastic Temperatures

It was a weekend of slippery gyms and very drastic temperatures. Derek, our loyal bus driver, awaited us at the K-Dome (a little late I might add), but never the less he got down to business and hauled us down to UIC where Antarctica awaited us. We walked in and instantly needed our winter coats that we have tucked away all summer.

After a little shaky warm-up (maybe because we couldn’t get warm??) we got right to business. Rachel was completely unstoppable against a younger UIC team, who might have wished they didn’t sign the contract to play Sivision 1 volleyball against this all-American. Needless to say, we got right to business and hit the road before UIC even knew they had a match to play.

Upon arrival of our hotel, we engulfed Jason’s Deli and insisted on watching The Little Mermaid, where Kevin O’Connor, the only male on our staff, tweeted, #MoviesIWontSeeWithMensBasketball. Who would have thunk? After an inspiring team sing along to “Under the Sea” we headed right to bed.

After getting our full nine hours of beauty sleep (maybe some more) we crawled out of bed to breakfast. We cleaned out the whole state of Indiana of oatmeal because all 15 of us gladly enjoy some porridge. Our coaches surprised us with their brilliant wardrobe. This wasn’t any old ‘pajamas’. Susie, the queen bee of fashion, came to breakfast in pants that didn’t have an Adidas logo but instead some peacocks, and were a few inches too short. She must have thought a flood was coming. Nikki, on the other hand, came to breakfast in complete athletic attire while strutting her dress shoes. Don’t worry you two, you can’t win them all ☺

We headed to our favorite pre-meal (or any meal for that fact) destination: Portillo’s. While most of us ordered salads the first time around, we knew we’d be back if we won for a winning dessert. We soon departed to Valpo, where the Sahara desert awaited us. The gyms this weekend couldn’t find a happy medium. Not only that, but Valpo shoved us in their gas chamber – aka the football locker room. Our parents should be happy they had girls because this locker room smelled like onions, sweat and dirty footballs.

Lo and behold, that didn’t stop us. We absolutely dominated the first set, at a record breaking 25-5 as the final score. Although Valpo’s game plan must have been to invite us to play on an ice-skating rink, the slippery floors didn’t stop us. We got right down to business and stole the next two sets. Right when we got into the locker room, Susie informed us that Portillo’s was in our future. Nothing is better news that a word that starts with P and rhymes with amarillo’s.

When we arrived back at Portillo’s, the staff recognized us and welcomed us back with wide-open arms. This time we ordered chocolate cake shakes. If you have not eaten one, you have not lived. Please add the chocolate cake shake to your bucket list; you won’t be disappointed. The bus ride ended with some Great Gatsby and our sexy man Leonardy DiCrap-yo (Leonardo DiCaprio – we’re a little tired).

As of this weekend, we are now the only undefeated team in the Ho League. We take on green phoenix (I’m glad we’re the panthers) next Friday at 7 o’clock sharp. Be there or be square, because quite frankly we’re planning on doing some instate rival damage.

Catch ya on the flip side,
May, Tay & Han

Blogalicious

Hello there!

We are sorry for the tardiness on this week’s blog, but we are here again to tell you the funny shenanigans and latest updates on our team.

Preseason is now over with and we have officially started conference. Preseason was a helpful experience for us, it has made us hungry (in the sense for wins not food) for the rest of our season and we can prove that to you by our 2-0 record right now in conference. Though as Susie stated in a game in preseason, “It looks like we have ants in our pants!” (which we clearly did not, but may have seemed like it at times), we were all excited to be playing top ranked teams like Florida.

Our first home game this fall was against Iowa and that was an intense match! You can always tell when it was a close match when the next day Susie shows up to practice with no shoes on (barefoot may I remind you) complaining how bad her feet hurt from stomping so hard on the floor during each play. I feel as if every time she stomps the floor with as much force as she does she either breaks her calcaneus bone or breaks off her heal…I guess that would explain why she has so many difference pairs of shoes. I don’t think I have ever seen that woman wear the same pair of shoes, might I add.

OUR CONFERENCE GAMES HAVE FINALLY STARTED!!! And we couldn’t be happier to finally be showing these teams how much we have developed.

This upcoming weekend we have UIC and Valpo in Illinois (the land of people who know how to drive—coming from Maisey, and the land of people who have no idea how to even stay in between two lines, better yet use a signal—coming from every Wisconsinite).

As for now, take care and enjoy the rest of your week!