Chesapeake

This weekend was the first Capitals tournament of the fall, Chesapeake open in Poolesville, Maryland. My friend Joanne suggested that Poolesville drop the L and E. I wish she had thought of it before I went, because I absolutely would have tried to steal her joke all weekend.

Nine hours of driving (in what was dubbed "the gay car", too many games of Yahtzee and eight games of ultimate later...we won! I could get used to this winning tournaments thing, it's a lot of fun.

On Saturday we started with the Lady Condors of Santa Barbara and took care of them with a score of 12-8. Next up was our Boston rivals Brute Squad (aka that team that beat Lotus in the universe point at No Borders), and this time they were on the other end of a universe. Capitals over Brute Squad 12-11. Game three was Pop from Minnesota. I don't remember much about that game, and I wouldn't be able to tell you that it was another in the win column, 13-6, if I wasn't reading it off of the UPA's RRI site. The last game of the day was Showdown from Texas, and this was a grudge match, at least for me. Showdown was the team who beat us (Capitals 2008) to knock us into the ninals at UPAs. At Chesapeake we beat them 13-9.

Team dinner was Italian food, and lots more fun. You had to be there. (In the sense that I had nothing more to say about it, not in the you should have showed way. It would have been weird if you showed. Unless you are a Capital).

On Sunday, we beat Wildcard (I have no idea where they are from) 13-6. What I remember most about this game is that we had to leave the hotel at 7 am to get there on time. I'm such a baby when it comes to sleep. I also think I need more of it than most people to feel good. Game 2 finished 15-9 over Scandal (Washington DC?) and Game 3 (the semi) was a rematch of with the Lady Condors (13-11). All this with just 3 D line handlers. Ouch!

The final was a re-re-match with Brute Squad. This time we took it to them, 13-8. It felt good, and there was even a prize: Kleen Kanteen water bottles. They say Chesapeake and have a crab on them. Definitely something I want ON my water bottle, not in or from my water bottle. They are pretty cool. I've never had so many prizes in one season. First ice cream, then a disc, them a water bottle. If only I could figure out a way to win groceries.

I'm exited for the rest of the fall.