I woke up at 5:30am on Saturday and drove up to Whistler after grabbing a hot chocolate to give myself some energy. It is quite amazing how many people were around at 6am on Davie Street and even more amazing, the coffee shops were open!
The drive up to Whistler is one I have not done in years and I have to say, driving up in the early morning is the best as there were barely anyone on the road plus the constructions were not happening and it was smooth sailing until about 15minutes south of Whistler Village then it was slow going due to construction.
I arrived at 7:45am and I was the only there besides the staff. A little surprising, since the tournament was supposed to start at 8am! I hung around, waiting for people to show up and checking to see who I'm playing with. I met Rob, whose team I'm playing on on Sunday nights at Urban Beach, caught up with Nat, Connie, Herb, Kevin and Chris. 
I waited at the court I was supposed to play at but still no team. It seemed a little strange so I went over to the organizers and asked if my team shown up yet. It turns out they were moved to a different court! So I went over and met Blake and the rest of the team.
It was definitely an awesome day for volleyball. The sun was shining, the sky was blue and a breeze was blowing every so often. We actually won 6 games and lost 2 games but it was mostly for fun and it was great to get back to playing volleyball again.After the tournament, I went to hang out at the pool with Nat, Connie, Herb, Kevin and Chris. It was nice to have a dip in the cool water after the hot day and to soak our achy muscles in the hot tub.
So I decided not to stay overnight in Whistler as I wanted to go to Carla's BBQ and also because I wanted to go to the fun 4-on-4 beach tourney at Spanish Banks on Sunday. The drive back to Vancouver was actually pretty good as I had the convertible top down and it was beautiful weather. It was definitely busier than coming up, with more traffic and delays but it was still good.
I went to Carla's and enjoy a BBQ with the girls and Rhonda even drove up from Seattle, yay! I was so tired that I only stayed for an hour and I went home to get some sleep. We'll hang out more next time!
Along came Sunday and I got ready for the 4-on-4 fun tourney by getting the venti double chocolate chip frappe from Starbucks. Goodness gracious but that is one huge drink!
I got there just after 11am and it was a pretty nice day, but a little windy. As the day went on, the sun disappeared behind clouds and the wind picked up. We didn't really start playing until almost 2pm because we were waiting for more people and also for a second net. It was really fun to get back into beach volleyball again AND we won all our games! I'm glad I decided to come...Until Sunday night when I went to play my first league game in three years! The team I join is actually in the 'A' division and the second girl didn't show up!!! So we ended up playing 3-on-4! After playing all day on Saturday up in Whistler and then again on Sunday, I was dying on the court! Guess I'm definitely older now and my body protesting! Well, I learned my lesson - no more playing 2 days in a row. :/
So now I'm heading to bed and I am going to sleep well tonight!
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