Tonight We Are Young

Madison this weekend was amazing!  We went to Madison for the girls state basketball and saw great basketball and I really learned a lot from the players and there techniques.  All of us girls (our 8th grade girls basketball team, minus Grace) had our own hotel room.  There was 2 double beds, a pull out couch, and a queen bed in a separate room and bathroom that Hannah Addyman and I took at the first chance.  The parents stayed in another consisting of the same rooms and beds.  I have to say our room was littered with clothes, food, wrappers, towels, and makeup everywhere, but we really bonded and had fun all together.  We all have many stories to tell, here's a few that we'll never forget!

I rode with Hannah Addyman and lets just say we can make the best car fort ever.  We slept most of the time, but the few times we were awake we laughed and joked around, while her dad sang almost every song on the radio and Kathy laughed. :)

When we arrived Friday we went to the Kol Center to watch the games, but soon realizing we probably should've done a little more with ourselves, because the boy selection was more than we were expecting (;  We watched our games (and saw and  talked with Ms.P!) and then walked to the capital building where we planked like crazy, took pictures, ran around, and even witnessed a wedding!

Friday night came and we went back and we watched a game (Milwaukee King v.s. Middleton) and Milwaukee was down a few points by half time.  I made a bet with Hannah Alme that Milwaukee was going to win.  The rest of the game I was cheering so loud I lost my voice.  The game was sooo close.   It came down to the last 30 seconds to determine the winner.  The team motivated me, especially the 5ft 2in Freshman point guard starter.  (Shakeela#11) 

Saturday we watched some basketball but mostly walked around.  We went to a piercing and tattoo place and Hannah Addyman got her ears pierces but a few minutes into waiting we realized that the guy getting a tattoo was Rob Wilson, the Badger's point guard.  We got pictures with him and talked a bit.  Saturday night we went to the championship to watch Milwaukee and our whole team made signs for each starter and backup starter, but mostly for #11.  We had 2nd row and we were cheering on the top of our lungs.  They read our posters and they knew we were fans.  The score went back and forth, but by the 4th quarter Milwaukee was down by a few points.  By the last 3 seconds I was in tears as the score was 60-57 De Pere.  Shakeela dribbled it down the court and jump stopped at the three and shot the ball, it circled around and around 3 times until it spun out.  The buzzer went off and she fell to the floor.  I cried more (kinda balled my eyes out a bit, even though the girls looked at me like I was crazy and laughed) and I was determined to get all of their signatures on my shirt.  The trophies came out and they got there 2nd place and we all cheered and held up our signs, but the lady in front of us (who was cheering for the other team and had a mental disability) turned around and hit Megan in the chest!  Even through the embarrassment and shock she cheered along with us, but walked away with a great story to tell.  We ended up leaving before they came out of the locker room, but they still inspired me.  I now am determined to play basketball all through high school and possibly college, even with my height of 5ft 4in.  She brought me closer to the game, they brought me closer to the game.

We came back to the hotel and all we wanted was to sit in the hot tub and relax.  So we all put on our swimming suits and jumped in the hot tub.  The bubbles stopped and Meg was just about to push the button again when I realized something on the bottom of the pool.  It kind of looked like rocks but I asked what it was.  We all tried to figure it out, and Mary scooped out out with her hands.  It looked like a rock, but then Julia noticed there was shreds of toilet paper in the hot tub as well.  So Mary took Alyssa's water bottle and squished the 'rock'.  IT WAS POOP.  Naaastttyy!  The lady came and emptied the hot tub, but we were done swimming for the night!

We're so glad we had the chance to go to Madison and watch the girls basketball, I know we all learned so much and we all hope to go next year!!