Soccer in St. George

 

Lexi, Alegra, and I drove down to St. George on Wednesday morning.  I was going to wait till after school but the weather was looking worse later (snow and bad roads) so we just decided to skip school and drive down to St. George.  I am glad we did because we had great roads and it was just a nice relaxing drive down.  We stopped at the Creamery in Beaver for lunch in our car (Covid precautions) and then got to St. George at a decent time.  

The girls and I checked into the Ramada and then went to go hike Owens Loop in downtown St. George.  After the hike we drove to Target, which was super close to our hotel and grabbed a few things (we bought 2 soft blankets that we love at home because our hotel room and covers were kinda gross).  Then we went back tot the room. I ordered Cafe Rio for takeout and walked to get it and then we ate our dinner at a table by the pool.  The one nice thing about the Ramada is it is seriously right next to so many things that walking was very doable.  

Checking out the pool Thursday morning.  Thursday we walked to Einsteins bagels to grab breakfast and kinda walked around. We came back to the hotel and Alegra and Lexi had fun bumming around with the girls that were staying there from her team.  

For lunch our team had organized a private room to eat lunch together in. This was awesome!  The girls had a blast.  Lexi and I found a park during this time and played basketball together.  

1st game - Thursday night under the lights.  We won the game but lost our PK's. This tournament had PK kicks at the end of each game that helped with point totals.  Alegra got an opportunity to kick but her ball hit the side bar :(.  

Fun to play under the lights!

Although it was pretty nice during the day, the nights would get pretty cold!

2nd game - 11:40 on Friday.  The girls played Arsenal.  Unfortunately our team didn't look as strong as we normally look and we lost.  The team didn't seem that much better than us so that was frustrating.  We also lost the PK kicks in this match as well. Coach Rocky rotated through the whole roster for the kicks.  

Third game verse Cetlic.  We lead most of the game 1-0 but then they got a sneaky goal and we ended up tying 1-1.  Alegra got to try another PK but unfortunately it went right to the goalie.  We did end up winning the PK's overall.  Alegra started crying after her kick but her team was so supportive of her.  Tough life lessons to learn.  

After 2 games the girls had fun just hanging out and then they started playing a pick up game of soccer all together. We didn't know our fate if we could play in the tournament game on Saturday night until a game on Saturday was played between Arsenal and Celtic.  

To pass the time Saturday morning we met for a team hike at the Botanic Gardens and red rocks.  I love that these girls like to hang out together!

Rockin out in the sunroof of Charlottes car after the hike.  

The families staying at the Ramada had their girls swim.  At 3 we learned that we would not be playing in the championship game. We were 1 point away from playing in the game, which is a big bummer.  The rest of the families rallied and came to our pool and the girls could finally go in the hot tub.  (that was one of Rocky's rules, no hot tubs if playing).  Rocky came and broke the news to the girls. They handled it ok.  It was fun because they were then able to relax and swim a few more hours.  Several families met for outdoor dining at Pizza Limone for dinner and then went to the fields with the girls to watch the Championship game.  I think the girls watched the first half and then ended up playing a pick up game of their own.  

Fun weekend!