I cleaned the CHU yesterday. It was very dirty because of the rain. Lots and lots of mud that turned into dirt in the CHU. We had to wait a couple of days before we could clean it out, because every time we came into the CHU we just tracked in more mud. It has finally cleared up enough to make cleaning worthwhile. Of course the weather guy said that it is suppose to rain tomorrow afternoon...figures. I took our rug outside and tried to get some of the dirt out of it. It was filthy. We need a vacuum cleaner, but the ones they sell here are terrible and don't do anything.
Cara has a mission tonight, so I will be flying solo Thanksgiving Eve. It is always such a bummer when she is not around. Hopefully we have good weather tonight, so her mission will only take one night and not two. If it takes two then I will be all alone on Thanksgiving day. Well not all alone, because I will have my other friends to hang out with. But Cara and I have Friends watching plans, and I would hate to watch it without her. AFN (Armed Forces Network) is playing three hours of Friends Thanksgiving episodes on Thanksgiving day. This is going to be the highlight of my tour. Cara and I are very very very excited. For those of you who are not Friends fans (don't tell me if you don't like the show...I don't want to know) the Thanksgiving episodes are the best ones. So three hours of Friends Thanksgiving episodes = heaven.
There is a half marathon in January, and Cara and I decided to run in it. We figure we have nothing else to do, and why not accomplish a half marathon while we are over here. I ran 5 miles last night at the gym, on the treadmill, with no ipod (I forgot it). It was the longest 5 miles of my life. We can't run in races with an ipod because it is against post policy, but during the 10 miler I had Cara to entertain me. When I don't have something to distract me from the fact that I am running I get very bored and like to quit early. I managed to stick it out last night though. I think running 5 miles without an ipod on a treadmill was more of an accomplishment than the 10 miler.
I hope this post finds everyone warm, happy, and full of food on Thanksgiving day. It is by far the best holiday of the year in my opinion. A whole day dedicated to nothing but food, being thankful, football, and family. Not to mention it is also the Texas vs. Texas A&M football game, which is really why Thanksgiving is a national holiday. This yeah will mark the 63rd year of the game being played on Thanksgiving day. Obviously, Thanksgiving didn't even become popular until this game was moved to Thanksgiving day.
The only thing that can top the Texas v. Texas A&M game is...you guessed it, Mizzou vs. kU on Saturday.
Back to Thanksgiving. Thanks for all the Thanksgiving day emails. I am thankful for all the support from my family and friends. You guys are quite amazing, and I don't know what I did to deserve having you guys in my life...but thanks for everything you guys have done for me.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Things I miss about home
I am getting to the point in the deployment where I don't want to be here anymore. I am hesitant to write about my utter distaste for this place, because I don't want any of you to worry about me. I am fine. That doesn't change the fact that this place is starting to wear on me.
Maybe it's the cold. Either way I have been compiling a list of things that I miss about home. Of course my friends and family are on the top of the list, but I miss the little things too.
I am sick of having to walk to the shower. It is cold here, so walking to the shower in your flip flops and shorts is miserable. There is mud and small ponds everywhere, so we have to scale the T-walls just to get out of our living area and remain clean. Today there was no water in the first shower trailer we went to. You can imagine how annoying it is to get ready for your shower and when you go to turn on the water nothing happens. Then the second trailer had two other people in there that wanted to listen to their music. I find this extremely annoying. I always have. People that like to listen to their music in public places. I always wonder about the thought process of these type of people. Do they think that I want to listen to their music? Cause I don't. Do they think they have good taste in music? Because according to my opinion they don't. Would they find it annoying if I brought in my radio and listened to my music over theirs? I would hope they wouldn't find this annoying. Because that would be hypocritical. I know that you might be thinking 'Anna, that isn't very nice.' Eh. When you spend your whole life (this isn't me being over-dramatic) having to listen to music you don't like because other people assume that you want to listen to their music, you get annoyed.
I miss food. Walking to the dinning hall to eat is no longer fun. It was never fun to begin with. The meals are on a 21 day rotation (it feels like a 7 day rotation), so it feels like I am offered the same food every other day. I have started to eat less than I do at home, and this has probably contributed to my weight loss. So I guess it isn't all bad.
I am over the Port-a-Potties, and with those comes the smell. Iraq smells like a toilet. They clean the Port-A-Potties twice a day, so at least they are kept up. However, there are people that like to go in there and smoke while going to the bathroom, which leaves a pleasant odor of shit and smoke. And if that wasn't bad enough, apparently some of the males around here can't hit the huge urinal, so there tends to be piss on the floor. Awesome.
I miss the gym back home. Mizzou Rec. Never thought I would say that. Mizzou Rec is a five star gym compared to this place. Also, Mizzou Rec was clean and organized and people generally used proper gym etiquette. This is not always true here. There is not enough cardio equipment, free weights, and the weight machines they have are pretty bad. I have been way too spoiled for the past four years.
And finally, reliable electricity. The power went out for three hours the other morning. The first time the power ever went out over here it scared the crap out of me. I was dead asleep and woke up confused and scared. When the power goes out it becomes eerily quite, it feels like the calm before a storm. Usually it comes back on within 20 or 30 minutes, but the other day I sat waiting for the TV to turn back only for it to turn back on for 5 minutes before going back out for another two hours. Even more awesome.
Maybe it's the cold. Either way I have been compiling a list of things that I miss about home. Of course my friends and family are on the top of the list, but I miss the little things too.
I am sick of having to walk to the shower. It is cold here, so walking to the shower in your flip flops and shorts is miserable. There is mud and small ponds everywhere, so we have to scale the T-walls just to get out of our living area and remain clean. Today there was no water in the first shower trailer we went to. You can imagine how annoying it is to get ready for your shower and when you go to turn on the water nothing happens. Then the second trailer had two other people in there that wanted to listen to their music. I find this extremely annoying. I always have. People that like to listen to their music in public places. I always wonder about the thought process of these type of people. Do they think that I want to listen to their music? Cause I don't. Do they think they have good taste in music? Because according to my opinion they don't. Would they find it annoying if I brought in my radio and listened to my music over theirs? I would hope they wouldn't find this annoying. Because that would be hypocritical. I know that you might be thinking 'Anna, that isn't very nice.' Eh. When you spend your whole life (this isn't me being over-dramatic) having to listen to music you don't like because other people assume that you want to listen to their music, you get annoyed.
I miss food. Walking to the dinning hall to eat is no longer fun. It was never fun to begin with. The meals are on a 21 day rotation (it feels like a 7 day rotation), so it feels like I am offered the same food every other day. I have started to eat less than I do at home, and this has probably contributed to my weight loss. So I guess it isn't all bad.
I am over the Port-a-Potties, and with those comes the smell. Iraq smells like a toilet. They clean the Port-A-Potties twice a day, so at least they are kept up. However, there are people that like to go in there and smoke while going to the bathroom, which leaves a pleasant odor of shit and smoke. And if that wasn't bad enough, apparently some of the males around here can't hit the huge urinal, so there tends to be piss on the floor. Awesome.
I miss the gym back home. Mizzou Rec. Never thought I would say that. Mizzou Rec is a five star gym compared to this place. Also, Mizzou Rec was clean and organized and people generally used proper gym etiquette. This is not always true here. There is not enough cardio equipment, free weights, and the weight machines they have are pretty bad. I have been way too spoiled for the past four years.
And finally, reliable electricity. The power went out for three hours the other morning. The first time the power ever went out over here it scared the crap out of me. I was dead asleep and woke up confused and scared. When the power goes out it becomes eerily quite, it feels like the calm before a storm. Usually it comes back on within 20 or 30 minutes, but the other day I sat waiting for the TV to turn back only for it to turn back on for 5 minutes before going back out for another two hours. Even more awesome.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Rainy Season
Iraq has a rainy season and it is happening as we speak. It last through February I believe, and I already want it to be over. I have to ford a small pond to get to the bathroom, and our shoes are covered in mud which means our CHU is close to being covered in mud. The other problem with the rainy season is that it is no longer warm outside, so it is cold and rainy. The only good that comes from cold and rainy is hot cider and warm fires, and I don't have either one of those over here so clearly I am not a fan of this season.
I think the rain has finally stopped from the most recent storm. It started Tuesday morning and rained through Wednesday night. There is so much standing water that one of the ponds that formed had what appeared to be waves on it. I also have to scale the T-Walls in order to avoid the ponds that have formed around my CHU. I will take a picture of this action so you can put a visual to what I have to go through to get out of my CHU.
Not to mention I had to buy another pair of running shoes, because you are not allowed in the gym with muddy shoes. I could walk to the gym in my boots, but then I would look ridiculous, and I needed new running shoes anyway. I just didn't want to be forced into buying them because of an Army policy.
The only good thing about the rainy season is the lightening. It really is impressive, and one of the 90th soldiers has a great picture of the lightening from a storm a couple weeks ago.
In response to Uncle Dale's question about what food to send...well peanut butter and graham crackers are a favorite of ours. Chocolate is also greatly missed. Like chocolate covered raisins...we both agree that chocolate covered raisins are the best candy. Trail mix, dried fruit, and nuts are also food that we go through way too quickly. We workout at night and then go back to the CHU and eat a second meal consisting of whatever people send us in care packages.
I think the rain has finally stopped from the most recent storm. It started Tuesday morning and rained through Wednesday night. There is so much standing water that one of the ponds that formed had what appeared to be waves on it. I also have to scale the T-Walls in order to avoid the ponds that have formed around my CHU. I will take a picture of this action so you can put a visual to what I have to go through to get out of my CHU.
Not to mention I had to buy another pair of running shoes, because you are not allowed in the gym with muddy shoes. I could walk to the gym in my boots, but then I would look ridiculous, and I needed new running shoes anyway. I just didn't want to be forced into buying them because of an Army policy.
The only good thing about the rainy season is the lightening. It really is impressive, and one of the 90th soldiers has a great picture of the lightening from a storm a couple weeks ago.
In response to Uncle Dale's question about what food to send...well peanut butter and graham crackers are a favorite of ours. Chocolate is also greatly missed. Like chocolate covered raisins...we both agree that chocolate covered raisins are the best candy. Trail mix, dried fruit, and nuts are also food that we go through way too quickly. We workout at night and then go back to the CHU and eat a second meal consisting of whatever people send us in care packages.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Another loss
The flag football team, Tough Chicas, is now 5-4. We are like the NY Giants. Great start and then take a landslide toward the middle of the season. We played the 80th (I am pretending like you know what it means to say the 80th) Saturday night and lost 6 to 0.
We had a players only meeting a couple of days ago to discuss the status of the team and how attitudes were poor and people were bickering with each other, and we need to be more positive and just play for fun. I think the meeting helped. Me, being the overly competitive person that I am, struggle with the concept of playing for fun. I play to win, and when I win I am having fun. That might sound severe or harsh, but it is generally true. I struggle with recreational sports.
The loss last night was more or less out of our hands though, well my hands anyway. I only play defense, and have been put in charge of defense, because our "defensive coach" quit. He felt like no one wanted him around and after the meeting...well that is kinda how people feel. A part of me still wishes he was around, but the majority of the team does not want him to coach. He indirectly called me an idiot in front of the whole team, and this coupled with a few other incidents have caused him to not be welcomed by the team.
Our loss was by one touchdown, which was scored when the 80th ran the ball about 30 yards down the field and three of our players were "unintentionally" blocked by one of the referees. At first I thought nothing of it, sometimes refs get in the way. It happened to me once when I was reffing back at Mizzou. Then the same ref calls a ridiculous pass interference on us while we were on defense. This is usually a normal call, except our defender was in front of the intended receiver and she was making a play on the ball. I thought the ref was just confused because we were both wearing black shirts, so I told him that the defender was in front so how can it be pass interference on the defense. I thought he was going to say something like "oh, sorry I got confused with the jerseys both being black it was pass interference on the offense." Nope. He says that our defender pushed the offensive player out of the way to get to the ball.
The head ref looked at me and then looked at the ref who made the call shook his head and marked the ball about five yards from the end zone. Then someone enlightened me that this ref is engaged to one of the players on the other team. Everything became crystal clear at that point. The "unintentional" down field blocking for our opponents, the back talking to our team, and the bad pass interference call.
Moral of the story: It's hard to win a flag football game when your star player (Cara) is out on mission looking for bad guys, and the referee is engaged to one of the opposing players.
We had a players only meeting a couple of days ago to discuss the status of the team and how attitudes were poor and people were bickering with each other, and we need to be more positive and just play for fun. I think the meeting helped. Me, being the overly competitive person that I am, struggle with the concept of playing for fun. I play to win, and when I win I am having fun. That might sound severe or harsh, but it is generally true. I struggle with recreational sports.
The loss last night was more or less out of our hands though, well my hands anyway. I only play defense, and have been put in charge of defense, because our "defensive coach" quit. He felt like no one wanted him around and after the meeting...well that is kinda how people feel. A part of me still wishes he was around, but the majority of the team does not want him to coach. He indirectly called me an idiot in front of the whole team, and this coupled with a few other incidents have caused him to not be welcomed by the team.
Our loss was by one touchdown, which was scored when the 80th ran the ball about 30 yards down the field and three of our players were "unintentionally" blocked by one of the referees. At first I thought nothing of it, sometimes refs get in the way. It happened to me once when I was reffing back at Mizzou. Then the same ref calls a ridiculous pass interference on us while we were on defense. This is usually a normal call, except our defender was in front of the intended receiver and she was making a play on the ball. I thought the ref was just confused because we were both wearing black shirts, so I told him that the defender was in front so how can it be pass interference on the defense. I thought he was going to say something like "oh, sorry I got confused with the jerseys both being black it was pass interference on the offense." Nope. He says that our defender pushed the offensive player out of the way to get to the ball.
The head ref looked at me and then looked at the ref who made the call shook his head and marked the ball about five yards from the end zone. Then someone enlightened me that this ref is engaged to one of the players on the other team. Everything became crystal clear at that point. The "unintentional" down field blocking for our opponents, the back talking to our team, and the bad pass interference call.
Moral of the story: It's hard to win a flag football game when your star player (Cara) is out on mission looking for bad guys, and the referee is engaged to one of the opposing players.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Care Packages
I have made a decision to update my blog more often. Shorter posts with more updates. I feel like I just ramble on when I only update once a week...or less. So consider this one of many more short posts.
Apparently there are a lot of people in the states that care enough to send me care packages. I really was not expecting all the care packages I have received thus far. My mom's friend from nursing school, Gale, sent me 7 packages full of toiletries and food for everyone in the 90th. Thank you. There were great items in there, and everything will get used.
A woman from Columbia, who I know through Shelly sent me care package with a few things from the Peace Nook (most importantly candy), and I was definitely not expecting that. Then I received a package from an organization called Operation Gratitude, and I have no idea who signed me up for that. It is an organization based in California that sends care packages to soldiers. I have seen quite a few people with them from the 90th and in other units. It was a pretty funny care package and full of lots of random things. Including a Lord of the Rings t-shirt with a picture of Golham (spelling?) on it. Cara and I got a good laugh out of that. I do love Lord of The Rings...but I have no idea why they would put that in a care package.
My Aunt Louise sent me a package that had Graham Crackers in it, and some great peanut butter candy things that I had never had before, but were delicious. They were one of Cara's favorite types of candy, so we went through that package of food pretty quickly.
So thank you for taking the time and effort to put something together for me. I appreciate it so much. If anyone else is planning on sending something I will suggest this. Send food. We love food and it will get used much faster than anything else. At this point there are enough toiletries in theater to last every soldier for at least a year...maybe longer. Which is awesome (because the PX is very limited in their selection) however at this point we all miss the candy and food from back home.
Oh, and Hayley...Pez dispense never went out of style. I always saw myself collecting them someday. Maybe I shouldn't have said that out loud.
Apparently there are a lot of people in the states that care enough to send me care packages. I really was not expecting all the care packages I have received thus far. My mom's friend from nursing school, Gale, sent me 7 packages full of toiletries and food for everyone in the 90th. Thank you. There were great items in there, and everything will get used.
A woman from Columbia, who I know through Shelly sent me care package with a few things from the Peace Nook (most importantly candy), and I was definitely not expecting that. Then I received a package from an organization called Operation Gratitude, and I have no idea who signed me up for that. It is an organization based in California that sends care packages to soldiers. I have seen quite a few people with them from the 90th and in other units. It was a pretty funny care package and full of lots of random things. Including a Lord of the Rings t-shirt with a picture of Golham (spelling?) on it. Cara and I got a good laugh out of that. I do love Lord of The Rings...but I have no idea why they would put that in a care package.
My Aunt Louise sent me a package that had Graham Crackers in it, and some great peanut butter candy things that I had never had before, but were delicious. They were one of Cara's favorite types of candy, so we went through that package of food pretty quickly.
So thank you for taking the time and effort to put something together for me. I appreciate it so much. If anyone else is planning on sending something I will suggest this. Send food. We love food and it will get used much faster than anything else. At this point there are enough toiletries in theater to last every soldier for at least a year...maybe longer. Which is awesome (because the PX is very limited in their selection) however at this point we all miss the candy and food from back home.
Oh, and Hayley...Pez dispense never went out of style. I always saw myself collecting them someday. Maybe I shouldn't have said that out loud.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Lots of pictures
This is how I look most of the time. It's a combination of confused and pissed off. This picture was taken way back at Ft. Hood when I was a lot more pissed off and even more confused. I really just wanted to give you guys a picture that really captures my personality.
This is Cara and I after we ran 10 miles. Yay for free t-shirts.
Awesome Texas Pez dispenser that Hayley sent me. Thank you very much Hayley.
Awesome Mizzou Pez dispenser that Morgan and Tank sent me. They sent one for Cara too and she loves it =). Thank you very much Tank and Morgan.
My awesome Texas flag. Decorated by the way cool Pez dispensers.
This is the amazing flag football team. Including our two coaches (the two guys in the picture). Oh, we are called Tough Chicas. We all hate the name, but Female Mafia was already taken. Ugh. And yes, the reflective stuff on our PT gear really does work.
This is at Marie's re-enlistment ceremony. It's an anti-aircraft gun from who knows when. We all just wanted to take a picture on it.
This is a group photo of everyone that went to Marie's re-enlistment ceremony. Marie is the third one from the left standing in the back row. She had it at the helicopter landing place. Please notice how excited Cara looks to be there. We were both very very tired.
Pumpkin lights that Sam's mom's class sent me in an awesome care package. Don't worry they sent the care package awhile ago, but I am just now posting the pictures.
A close up of the lights.
More Halloween decoration sent to me by Sam's mom's class. This stuff is hanging from my bed.
More cob webs for the TV stand.
This is Cara and I after we ran 10 miles. Yay for free t-shirts.
Awesome Texas Pez dispenser that Hayley sent me. Thank you very much Hayley.
Awesome Mizzou Pez dispenser that Morgan and Tank sent me. They sent one for Cara too and she loves it =). Thank you very much Tank and Morgan.
My awesome Texas flag. Decorated by the way cool Pez dispensers.
This is the amazing flag football team. Including our two coaches (the two guys in the picture). Oh, we are called Tough Chicas. We all hate the name, but Female Mafia was already taken. Ugh. And yes, the reflective stuff on our PT gear really does work.
This is at Marie's re-enlistment ceremony. It's an anti-aircraft gun from who knows when. We all just wanted to take a picture on it.
This is a group photo of everyone that went to Marie's re-enlistment ceremony. Marie is the third one from the left standing in the back row. She had it at the helicopter landing place. Please notice how excited Cara looks to be there. We were both very very tired.
Pumpkin lights that Sam's mom's class sent me in an awesome care package. Don't worry they sent the care package awhile ago, but I am just now posting the pictures.
A close up of the lights.
More Halloween decoration sent to me by Sam's mom's class. This stuff is hanging from my bed.
More cob webs for the TV stand.
Flag Football
So the only thing to look forward to over here is flag football. We play 22 games, and there are 10 teams in the league. So clearly we play the same teams a couple of times. We are 4-1, and getting better with each passing game. We had a game on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday (which is technically yesterday for me) this weekend.
Thursday we played a team from the Air Force, and we dominated them. I think we won 18 to 0 or something like that. They moaned and complained the whole time. That's what teams tend to do when they are losing (including us in our one loss)...they try and find any excuse as to why they are losing, other than the obvious reason of we are better than they are.
There is a rule in powder puff football that I hate. After you pull the flags off the opponent you have to hand the flags back to them. I despise this rule with a fiery passion. First of all this rule does not exists in Men's flag football. Second of all it's annoying to have to stand their and hand them their flags back. I am not unsportsmanlike person. I play by the rules, and do not cheat. However, I don't want to be friends with my opponents and I don't want to be in any way nice to them. I struggle with this rule, but have managed to get better at it.
In the Air Force game I pulled the flags off twice and dropped them to the ground out of instinct. I have never heard so much whining in my life. I think they were pissed that both times I pulled their flags it was for a loss of yards...but that is their problem. Maybe if they could play flag football they wouldn't be whining about having to pick their flags up off the ground.
At one point a teammate of mine on the sidelines yelled "Hey Anna, I know what I am getting you for Christmas. A silver platter, so you can hand them their flags back on it." I think that would be a great present. The third time I pulled the flags I held on to them, which is impressive considering I took a late hit by the opponent and ended on my back and flipping over myself. I stood up with the flags still in my hands and politely handed the flags back to the other team. They said 'thanks' and I just stared at the girl. I think she was expecting a 'your welcome,' but as I said before I have no intention of being friendly towards my opponents.
On Saturday we won in overtime. It was amazing. The score was 18-18 at the end of the game. And each team gets one chance to score starting on the 20 yard line, and if both teams score the game ends in a tie and if both teams don't score the game ends in a tie.
They went first and I intercepted the ball. I forgot to mention I only play defense. Unless someone on our offense gets injured then I play offense. On our drive Cara scored the game winning touchdown. It was awesome. I think she scored three out of the four touchdowns in that game, because clearly she is our star receiver and the other teams can't block her.
In tonight's game we played a good team, and won 14 to 0. Our defense is coming on very nicely if I may say so myself. They can't run the ball on us because our defensive line is all over run plays and throwing the ball is extremely dangerous because one of two things will happen. One, Cara or I will knock the ball down. Or two, Cara or I will intercept it. Those are really the only two things that have happened when the opponent throws the ball. Only one team has completed one pass against us.
Flag football is by far the best thing we have going for us over here. For one hour we get so into the game that we forget that we are over here. We have a lot of supporters too. I think our game on Saturday attracted at least 20 spectators on our side alone. Everyone is very impressed with how good we are too (I personally don't think they should be surprised, we are all very athletic). After the game is slightly depressing though. We all go back to our CHU or go to work, instead of going out to celebrate our victories. After our games we all wish that there was a bar to go to, because that would be the proper way to celebrate. Sadly, that is not possible thanks to General Order number 1. This rule states that there will be no drinking in theater. Obviously we have this rule for good reason, but a celebratory beer would be nice after you shut out two opponents and win in overtime against the third.
As for the rest of the weekend. Well it went extremely well too. Texas dominated Oklahoma State. Nebraska beat Baylor and Missouri beat Colorado (even though Kirk Herbstreet said Colorado would win). Let's see who else won...Dallas won, Bears won, and Vikings beat Green Bay at Green Bay. The Yankees even pulled out an impressive win over the Phillies and are up 2-1 in the series. Great weekend.
Thursday we played a team from the Air Force, and we dominated them. I think we won 18 to 0 or something like that. They moaned and complained the whole time. That's what teams tend to do when they are losing (including us in our one loss)...they try and find any excuse as to why they are losing, other than the obvious reason of we are better than they are.
There is a rule in powder puff football that I hate. After you pull the flags off the opponent you have to hand the flags back to them. I despise this rule with a fiery passion. First of all this rule does not exists in Men's flag football. Second of all it's annoying to have to stand their and hand them their flags back. I am not unsportsmanlike person. I play by the rules, and do not cheat. However, I don't want to be friends with my opponents and I don't want to be in any way nice to them. I struggle with this rule, but have managed to get better at it.
In the Air Force game I pulled the flags off twice and dropped them to the ground out of instinct. I have never heard so much whining in my life. I think they were pissed that both times I pulled their flags it was for a loss of yards...but that is their problem. Maybe if they could play flag football they wouldn't be whining about having to pick their flags up off the ground.
At one point a teammate of mine on the sidelines yelled "Hey Anna, I know what I am getting you for Christmas. A silver platter, so you can hand them their flags back on it." I think that would be a great present. The third time I pulled the flags I held on to them, which is impressive considering I took a late hit by the opponent and ended on my back and flipping over myself. I stood up with the flags still in my hands and politely handed the flags back to the other team. They said 'thanks' and I just stared at the girl. I think she was expecting a 'your welcome,' but as I said before I have no intention of being friendly towards my opponents.
On Saturday we won in overtime. It was amazing. The score was 18-18 at the end of the game. And each team gets one chance to score starting on the 20 yard line, and if both teams score the game ends in a tie and if both teams don't score the game ends in a tie.
They went first and I intercepted the ball. I forgot to mention I only play defense. Unless someone on our offense gets injured then I play offense. On our drive Cara scored the game winning touchdown. It was awesome. I think she scored three out of the four touchdowns in that game, because clearly she is our star receiver and the other teams can't block her.
In tonight's game we played a good team, and won 14 to 0. Our defense is coming on very nicely if I may say so myself. They can't run the ball on us because our defensive line is all over run plays and throwing the ball is extremely dangerous because one of two things will happen. One, Cara or I will knock the ball down. Or two, Cara or I will intercept it. Those are really the only two things that have happened when the opponent throws the ball. Only one team has completed one pass against us.
Flag football is by far the best thing we have going for us over here. For one hour we get so into the game that we forget that we are over here. We have a lot of supporters too. I think our game on Saturday attracted at least 20 spectators on our side alone. Everyone is very impressed with how good we are too (I personally don't think they should be surprised, we are all very athletic). After the game is slightly depressing though. We all go back to our CHU or go to work, instead of going out to celebrate our victories. After our games we all wish that there was a bar to go to, because that would be the proper way to celebrate. Sadly, that is not possible thanks to General Order number 1. This rule states that there will be no drinking in theater. Obviously we have this rule for good reason, but a celebratory beer would be nice after you shut out two opponents and win in overtime against the third.
As for the rest of the weekend. Well it went extremely well too. Texas dominated Oklahoma State. Nebraska beat Baylor and Missouri beat Colorado (even though Kirk Herbstreet said Colorado would win). Let's see who else won...Dallas won, Bears won, and Vikings beat Green Bay at Green Bay. The Yankees even pulled out an impressive win over the Phillies and are up 2-1 in the series. Great weekend.
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