game two.

*Cross-posted from Eye of Pie. 

We MOTHERF*CKING won. We took the whole series. I'm ecstatic! Plan is to go to Czech Republic in December for the World Floorball Championships, but I still have a chip on my shoulder.  I don't want to get my hopes up, in case. Just gotta keep practicing.

Do I have complaints about how some parts of the tournament went?  Without a doubt (you know me, I make Debbie Downer look like a f*cking ray of sunshine sometimes).  BUT, to represent my country is an experience that not everyone gets a chance to do and I feel so very lucky.  I can't predict the future, so I can only do everything I can in the now.

Me on the free hit. Photo courtesy of Floorball Pro.  I had to post the screenshot because the dude's comment is hilarious. I'm not sure whether it's good or bad that my reputation precedes me. 

Immediate post-game victory pile-up shot. Number one, baby. 

game one.

*Cross-posted from Eye of Pie

Raising of the flags and singing of the national anthems...it makes my heart burst.
Photo courtesy of IFF Flickr.

Today was the first game of our aggregate series of the World Floorball Championship Qualifiers.  AND WE FREAKIN' WON. 7-4, nonetheless!  It was poetic, given the battering we had received from the USA only two years ago. And every single line scored a goal, a testament to the depth of our huge roster.  The long bench also served us well, providing fresh legs.  The game was live streamed on YouTube but the feed is apparently still converting to a video.

Winning feels so f*cking good.  And to do it on home soil with over 200 spectators, especially my closest friends and family cheering for you? Oh baby.

 One of the few decent photos my dad was able to snap.  Typical me, with my samurai bun. 

After the game, the team parted ways (no celebration, as we still have another game tomorrow), and I had dinner with some of my favourites (basically our Darkside FC team) at Kelsey's.

Everything just feels so surreal right now. We'll see what happens tomorrow.

Darkside FC, all the time.