This weekend was a nail-bitting, butt aching, in the gym all day everyday, too tired to enjoy the room and the hotel ammenities weekend and I couldn't be more proud. My daughter and her team played very very well this weekend. We are now the # 3 team in Virginia!!! Can you say Yaay!!! Our very first game we lost but should have won. Oh well, we put a good fight, just couldn't pull off enough shots to win it. But, defensively, we did an outstanding job! Keep up the good work Sports Quest! We tightened up our shops and took home 2 victories, which closed out our day. Sunday, we started off strong. We faced our friend/rivalry team Cap City Ballerz and I must say, both teams played very very well! I couldn't be more proud of both teams!!! This win was not a sweet victory because we represent the same area, when we are not playing them, we are cheering for them, and my duaghter and I have friends on that team! This game really was anybody's game. Phew! They must have really worn us out because our next game we did not fare well at all. We lost by 29 points. However, the drive these girls and our coaches have took them on to win 3rd place in our last game. This was a sweet victory because the team we played against for this victory is the same team the beat us the day before!!
This weekend has reaffirmed that as long as I have the drive and the ability, I can succeed. It may be 3rd place the first time but I'm headed to Nationals. And who knows, I just might win nationally!!! Like me, Sports Quest and Cap City Ballerz are both newly formed teams. The fact that both teams get to go is so amazing and lets me know that my growth and goals are very realistic and reachable. Here I come world!!
Monday, March 28, 2011
Thursday, March 17, 2011
St. Patrick's Day
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| Saint Patrick's Day | |
|---|---|
 The Chicago River is dyed green each year for the St Patrick's Day celebration, shown here in 2005. | |
| Also called | (St) Patrick's Day (St) Paddy's Day (St) Patty's Day |
| Observed by | Irish people and people of Irish ancestry, Catholic Church (see calendar), Anglican Communion (see calendars), Eastern Orthodox Church (see calendar), Lutheran Church (see calendar) |
| Type | Christian, National, ethnic |
| Significance | Feast day of Saint Patrick, commemoration of the arrival of Christianity in Ireland[1] |
| Date | 17 March |
| Celebrations | attending parades, attending céilithe, wearing shamrocks, wearing green, drinking Irish beer, drinking Irish whiskey |
| Observances | attending mass or service |
Saint Patrick's Day (Irish: Lá Fhéile Pádraig) is a religious holiday celebrated internationally on 17 March. It is commemorates Saint Patrick (c. AD 387–461), the most commonly recognised of the patron saints of Ireland, and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland.[2] It is observed by the Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion (especially the Church of Ireland),[3] the Eastern Orthodox Church and Lutheran Church. Saint Patrick's Day was made an official feast day in the early 17th century, and has gradually become a celebration of Irish culture in general.[4]
The day is generally characterised by the attendance of church services,[5][6] wearing of green attire (especially shamrocks),[7] and the lifting of Lenten restrictions on eating and drinking alcohol,[8][9][10] which is often proscribed during the rest of the season.[11][12][13][14]
Saint Patrick's Day is a public holiday in the Republic of Ireland,[15] Northern Ireland,[16] Newfoundland and Labrador and in Montserrat. It is also widely celebrated by the Irish diaspora, especially in places such as the Great Britain, Canada, the United States, Argentina, Australia, and New Zealand, among others.
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