Long, But Enjoyable Roadie

Yesterday, we got on the bus at 3 in the afternoon to leave San Diego. We didn't get back to Boise until 12:30 this afternoon. That's a long time to spend on a bus. About 20 hours, in fact. And, yes, I can still add after being out of school for this long, thank you very much. We had a 3 hour delay somewhere in the middle of Nevada at 3 in the morning when one of the tires on the bus went flat. It was a drag because it just meant more time spent on the cramped bus. It's always hard for someone my size to find a comfortable sleeping position on a bus, which is why I've used today as a good, old lazy day to rest up, stretch out, and relax.

But after all the uncomfortableness, the legs falling asleep, and the bad smells that 25 guys on a bus together for 20 hours will undoubtedly bring, I can still say that it's all worth it. Road trips are fun. A lot of people might think I'm crazy to glorify a 20 hour bus ride, but I find myself looking forward to the road trips nowadays. Even though this one was a little less enjoyable than those in the past because the team was recovering from a stomach flu that probably half the team caught, it was still enjoyable. We watch movies and just bond as a team on these road trips, and that's what makes them so much fun. We watched Paranormal Activity 2 and Machete. (I didn't watch Machete too carefully because I figured reading my book would be a better use of my time. Turns out, I was right because Machete might possibly be the worst movie of all time. Who woulda thunk it with stars like Robert De Niro, Jessica Alba, and Lindsay Lohan--wait, Lindsay Lohan...seriously?--in it? At one point in the movie, I saw Machete swing from a window with someone's small intestine, and that only served to reinforce the fact that reading my book was a more constructive use of my time.)

The road trips are definitely a lot of fun, but I think we'd all agree we would rather play at home, which is why it's great that we clinched home ice for the playoffs. But, like I said yesterday, now a new season starts. And we have to take advantage of the position we've put ourselves in with home ice advantage in the first two rounds of playoffs. No one's going to roll over for us just because we're playing on our home ice. I'm excited for this week, and to see what the rest of the season holds for me, individually, and us as a team. It's going to be fun.