Yay Hockey started again...

After a whopping five weeks off of hockey, I strapped back on the skates, shin pads, and the rest of the mostly stink free gear to enjoy the first game of the winter season with my co-ed league. I just wish I could get that wonderful (gag) smell out of my hockey gloves, but it wouldn't be hockey if the gear didn't stink right? Anyway, I was reminded quickly being off of skates for more then a week tends to make one very sore after a hour long game. The pain was exacerbated by the short bench. You would think that all the walking and hiking the family did over the past five weeks between our two trips to Utah and all the dog walking with my neighbor would have made up for not being on the ice, but alas no I was sucking wind by the end of the first period. The major redeeming factor of the night was my stellar assist :) I don't get many of those so I will take it when I get it and I am going to make everyone hear about it so there.

I really have missed playing over the past weeks, and look forward to a great season with the co-ed league and I am really hoping I can get on a new women's team this year but we will see what happens. The two teams that I was looking at are full so far, but injuries do happen frequently in hockey, so it is completely possible something may open up for me. Not that I would wish injury on anyone ever. So I will go to bed now doing my yay hockey has started happy dance.