A Night of Firsts – Hockey
This was an incredible night of firsts:
(1) first professional hockey game for the granddaughter
(2) first national anthem for the granddaughter
(3) first time the granddaughter was nursed in the front row right against the glass at a hockey game
(4) first time the granddaughter did the YMCA at a hockey game
(5) first time my 14 year old was high fived by her favorite NHL player at any hockey game
(6) first time my 14 year old got signatures of professional athletes on her jersey
(7) first time my granddaughter tried an orange snow cone (she certainly didn’t like it)
(8) first time the granddaughter nastied the diaper at a hockey game (she probably did like that)
As my 14 year old said leaving the hockey arena, “this was my best night ever”! I have to admit, there’s something special about being in the front row with your hockey heroes skating around right in front of you. Even though it was an intra-squad scrimmage and even though they didn’t hit each other to hurt each other like a normal hockey game and even though the “white” team beat the “burgundy” team 8-0, it may have been the perfect venue for our 5 week old granddaughter’s first exposure to the elegance and brutality of professional hockey!
I must also admit that I get just a bit uneasy with the front row nursing. I mean after all, you’ve got these world class athletes flying by on the ice and we don’t want them distracted by the baby getting her night time snack. I must also admit that I was a bit uneasy with my 14 year old high fiving these young, good looking athletes, and then coming back to her seat and swearing never to wash that hand again. And I must admit that doing the Y-M-C-A with a 5 week old is just a little bit risky as you try to make a “Y” and then an “M” (gave up after that) out of very short, pudgy arms. And finally, I must admit that there’s something very appropriate about a baby doing a poopey in the midst of the hockey thuggery!
Overall, what an incredible night! The only bummer this night was when I got home and tried to copy the picture of my granddaughter and oldest daughter with Budaj in the background and I corrupted the file and the picture wouldn’t open. I’ll have to settle for the picture below till I get a copy of another picture that was taken tonight! Check back in a couple days to see the beautiful Mom and her daughter as proof that they were indeed at the game!
