Wednesday, November 16, 2011

All About Emi.....

I'm a little behind on posting about all the exciting things that have been going on since I last posted. These last few weeks have all been about Emilee. On Friday, the 22nd, Emi had Regional Volleyball. Dani, Wendy, and I rode down together to Riverton to watch the team play. I had an exam that afternoon, so unfortunately we missed the first round game, but made it in time for the semi-finals. The girls beat Kemmerer in three games in the first round and then beat Wind River in three games in the semis.

The championship game wasn't until 5:30 on Saturday, so we were able to relax and spend time together before heading to the gym to support our girls & cheer loud! Some of the high school boys came to support the girls, and it definitely made a difference to the girls. They came out on fire, easily beating Shoshoni in three games to take home the championship trophy. I was so proud of all the girls, especially Emi and Leanne, and couldn't have been happier for them!
The next weekend, the 27th-29th, was the State tournament. I wasn't going to be able to go to the tournament until Friday because of an exam, but luck was with me and it got moved to the next week. Thursday afternoon Dani and I headed down to Casper and met up with our parents before heading up to the games. Emi's game was the last one of the evening, so she didn't play until 7:30, so we watched some of the other teams play until it was time for our game. At state all four classes play in the event center, so it's exciting to watch all the different schools in the various classes play.

The girls beat Southeast in three games to advance to the semi-finals. Big Horn was their next opponents, and the girls left it all out on the court, beating them in three games straight to make it to the State Championship. The 2A championship game ran at the same time as the 3A championship game. Our girls put up a fight, but the game went to Wright, so Lovell took second place. This volleyball team has done excellent this season and I'm so proud of all that they accomplished. It's been years since Lovell's had a volleyball team make it to the championship game.
After a week of a normal schedule, Emi and her friends came down to Laramie to stay at mine and Dani's house to watch the Lovell football team play in the State Championship. Emilee, Maddie Baxendale, Chelsey Ellis, and Megan McClure came down Thursday night because the boys played Friday at noon. Tons of people from Lovell drove down to support the team. The game was great and the weather was perfect. I'm glad our boys got the first game because it was warm and the wind didn't blow until the very end of the game. All the other championship games had to deal with cold weather and strong winds. Our boys played their hearts out and beat Lyman 21-13 to take home the championship trophy. It was Lovell's second football championship, the first one was in 1978. Our team this year went undefeated with an 11-0 record. Since the team won, Emi and her friends headed back to Lovell to celebrate with the team. It was a very short trip, but it was fun to see them all while they were here!
I'm so proud of my baby sister and loved getting to support her and spend time with her during the semester. I can't wait for the semester to be done so I can be home and see her for more then a couple days and not worrying about schoolwork. It can't come soon enough!!

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