clarion frisbee tournament

This weekend's going to be creative and fun. Our final frisbee tournament will be hosted hosted by Clarion (2+ hours due north) on Saturday. What's creative about this tourney is that after all the playoffs are settled, they're hosting a "hat tournament" where everyone's name, from every school attending, goes into a hat and teams are assembled by drawing names. We've never had an opportunity to do this in the past, so it'll be interesting to see how it turns out.

Backtracking just a bit, Tyler's (frisbee teammate who has completely written off microwaves and now uses power chords from his axe to warm his food) parents own a motel/livery and have invited the entire frisbee team to stay there for the weekend. Honestly, this is one of the most generous offers I've seen extended to the team. His parents are saving us from having to wake up at 5:00am on Saturday and drive 2+ hours. Instead, we'll be well rested and (with any luck) bushy-tailed. So, we'll be leaving tonight after I get off work and we plan on staying until Sunday afternoon. By the sounds of things, there's lots to do up there. We've got hiking, kayaking, and (of course) frisbee on the itinerary. I really can't thank his parents enough for this. Amazing.

I assume I'll be back by Sunday afternoon/evening, not that I'm particularly excited about returning. This will not only be the last tournament of the semester, but it may be last time I'll play on the same team as good friend Eric. He's been around since we started the frisbee team, and he's somebody I've really connected with both on and off the field. While learning the game, we pretty much progressed at the same pace, shared the same intensity and practiced together hard - especially during the "battle drill". I can't picture a practice or game without him there. Hopefully, he'll come back and play in tournaments after he graduates. However things end up, I absolutely want to make this tournament one to remember.