February 19, 2009

Lots of driving but well worth it

My little (5'11") sister, Chelsea, is currently on a basketball scholarship at Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, CO.  A few weeks ago, my family drove to Riverton, WY to see a couple of her away games. Allan ended up having drill that weekend so I went too. It was a blast! Below is my sister coming off the floor and (counterclockwise) my dad, mom and brothers, Jackon & Brock.



Then this last weekend, Valentine's weekend, was my sister's big game against the rival school. I tried to get a big group of her friends to go and surprise her, but they all bailed on me. It ended up just being Allan & me. However, my parents decided to go last minute as did Chelsea's best friend and the best friend's boyfriend. Chelsea knew that my parents & her best friend was going, but not me. I wanted it to be a surprise. And what a great surprise it was!

When Allan & I got there, my parents were at Village Inn with Chelsea so we met up with them there. When Chelsea saw me, she teared up. It was so awesome! It made the very long 9ish hour drive more than worth it! 

On our long drive, we went through the southwest corner of Nebraska. Neither Allan nor I had been there so we had to take pictures of it. See below.



While I didn't get many pictures of Chelsea playing, I did get one awesome one and saved the best for last. Below is Chelsea shooting a free throw. As you can see, she has perfect form (granted, I may be slightly biased). Just look at that follow through and arch! I love it. Oh, and she made it. :) Go Chels!



Just to follow up, Chelsea's team won all three games I've seen. They're 24-1 and are ranked 8th in the nation. I'm so proud!

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