The Ottawa Senators and Things that Matter
Well, it’s been a while as I am busy applying for grad school. Essay land. But more importantly I have discovered my 9 year old nephew is a HUGE hockey fan. It has become the topic of interest, the point of relevance, the opportunity for this aunt to show up and be very very cool. Thus, on this Saturday night in the very hip Brooklyn I found myself trying to find a bar that was PLAYING the hockey game. Thanks to Apartment 138, or 145…whatever…I was able to experience the sad loss of the Ottawa to Buffalo. Turns out, according to my bar friend for the night, Buffalo has some serious energy and ’story’ behind their gutsy win depite Ottawa’s dominaton of the 2nd and 3rd period ( AND REMEMBER I HAVN’T WATCHED HOCKEY FOR QUITE A WHILE!!!)…a story about friendship and loss and trajedy turned into energy. Anyhow, so goes life. Winners are born from difficult stories sometimes. Nephews and Aunts can find great connections if you’re willing to sit alone at a bar on a Saturday to be able to hold the very very important conversation about another kind of loss. A loss in Hockey. A loss in what matters to the heart and mind of a nine year old. That’s it for me on this one. Sorry Dude, but there’s still the Oilers…I will be checking in with them soon! Meanwhile…steady yourself because we have a street hockey challenge that I have promised to win very soon! Rock On, Aunt Deb