The Rest of the Story....

I know all two of you have been waiting with baited breath to hear how Ashley's flight went. Well, they all boarded the plane after they removed the lady who had the seizure and then sat there for over an hour! Some computer problems saying they were 2000 lbs overweight. Finally they took off at 2:30, about the time she should have been landing in Chicago. She made it though, that's what counts. She said her audition went really well. She is her own worst critic, so I'm saying she did good. We don't know when we'll find out if she'll receive a scholarship for music though. The flight back was uneventful (thankfully!). My parents drove her to Chicago, she checked in and then finally told them they could leave and she went through security. They landed on time and she found her way to the baggage claim (taking the tram and everything!), where Morgan and I were waiting. She said everything went fine, but that she's never flying alone again. I guess we'll see on that one.

On our end, we spent 3 days in Denver (or at least Morgan and I did) at a National Qualifying volleyball tournament. We drove down Saturday and Morgan and her team spent that night and Sunday in one hotel, while Eric and I spent our weekend at the Holiday Inn. Well, he had to leave Sunday night to be back at work Monday, but I stayed a 2nd night. The tournament was a lot of fun, even if the girls didn't do all that well. Our tallest player, and best middle hitter/blocker, injured her ankle at practice the Wednesday before, and is in a boot up to her knee. So on the first day we won one, lost 2 (and I have to say, the 3rd team we played ended up in 2nd place, they were HUGE and really good!). Sunday we won 2, lost one. Yesterday was single elimination. We won our first game, but lost the 2nd one, to a team we'd beaten in our last 3 day tournament. It really could have made a difference if we'd had Katie, the game was that close. But in the end, we ended up in 83rd out of 126 teams. Not great, but at least we weren't at the bottom. It's good experience for the girls.

So now you all know the rest of the story.....and more!