Sweet, sweet victory!

So the last of the Atom AA tryouts was last night. We arrived at the arena thinking we were 15 minutes early, turns out the time was changed to 5:30 so we were actually late! Instead of having 30 minutes to get dressed he only had 15. Poor kid! Anyway, it was kind of cool because this tryout was no scrimmage or running drills, it was an actual game. Like with real game jerseys and everything.

Right from the get-go, Gunnar was in top form. But the competition was so fierce, and we knew they were only cutting 5 or 6, so I honestly didn't know if Gunnar would be able to edge out those other kids. That's how equally talented they all were. My hubby called to let me know he'd be able to catch the last two periods, which I was ecstatic about, seeing as how the baby was driving me nuts! By the last period I'd had enough (of the screaming, squirming baby) and realized I needed to get that kid home for a much-needed nap. Left No.2 and No.3 with Tyler, and so I missed the last period of the game.

When the guys arrived home, Gunnar looked so dejected and weary, I just knew. "I didn't make the cut" he mumbled and I felt so bad for him. "Its okay honey, you tried your best, you know that right?" He trudged up the stairs and handed me the envelope, "You better look at this." I took the strip of paper out and one word jumped out at me "Congratulations". He'd made the Atom AA team!! I looked at him, standing there grinning ear-to-ear, "Tricked you!" I immediately burst into tears, sobbing, laughing, grinning, shrieking. "I'm so damn proud of you Gunnar!"

So he was strutting around here last night, chest puffed out, high on victory. I was just as bad, grabbing him whenever he came near me to give him a big ole' hug (which he tried to make seem like he didn't want, but there was always that huge grin). Took forever to get that kid into bed for the night, he was so hyped up. Haha.

It wasn't until later that night that I realized just what I was in for. Being on a AA team means more practices, games further away, more tournaments... *sigh* I just hope that kid knows that when he's in the NHL, I expect free front-row seats at every home game.