heart of a champion

I don't even know where to begin on this post. I am in the highest of high spirits ever! My volleyball team has just won Regionals for the 2nd year in a row (only the 3rd time in our school's history) and are headed for Nationals in Florida!!

Throughout our season, my team struggled with staying consistent and staying mentally stable. With such a fresh, young team it was quite typical. Despite our struggles, I still had faith that my team had something hidden inside them that could be brought out. I just prayed it would come out before it was too late! I can say to you right now, I could not be more proud of my girls as they stepped up and played their hearts out on that court all weekend without giving up. They pulled out those special "something"s hidden away and then some! I felt like a proud mother :) We were a completely different team...the team that was hiding was who we really are!
So, now that I sit here (caressing the significantly large, red 2009 Regional banner), I am pulling up old mental (and .jpg) files of my time in Florida last year with volleyball and how wonderful it felt to have the warm sun on my face whilst the rest of the people in my life shivered in the Northern autumn chill (slightly devilish of me...nay, it's honesty).
Thanks to everyone for the support and in 10 days, I'll be on a jet plane (with the soccer guys! Woohoo on their Regional win too!!).

Ciao~