A $15 nap

We live on a mountain that's not really a mountain. If you've ever seen a mountain, it's pretty obvious our little hill has no business calling itself one and yet it does. Or I guess, more accurately we do. Us locals.

Local #1: Where are you going?
Local #2: I'm going down the mountain.

Local #1: Where do you live?
Local #2: I live up the mountain.

So anyway tonight we rounded the last curve before heading down the mountain, it was dark, the city lights were lit. And from the back seat; "Wow Mom! You can see everything from up here!"

Now what exactly were we doing heading down the mountain, after dark no less, on this bitterly cold evening? We (Mike, Yoli, Abby and I) had tickets to see the Bulldogs play the Marlies. We were looking forward to seeing the game, but more importantly we went for this.



Somewhere in that gaggle of kids is Nikki, who had the extreme pleasure of singing the national anthem tonight before the game. Oddly enough, although maybe just to me, they sang the American national anthem even though it was two Canadian teams playing. I guess us Canadians are just uber respectful that way.



So this was Abby's first hockey game and she was very excited to go.

A Hockey Game Timeline

First Period

00:30 - Abby turns to Mike and asks "When are they going to fight?"
04:26 - Hamilton scores, Abby cheers.
05:00 - Abby requests that I switch seats with her so she can sit next to Nikki.
06:12 - Abby dances wildly after being encouraged by the guy in that creepy dog costume.
07:22 - Mike comes thisclose to getting a shirt that was shot out of a cannon. I remind him that's how Maude Flanders died.
07:48 - Toronto scores, Abby cheers.
08:39 - Toronto scores, Abby cheers.
10:11 - Shattered glass halts the game for many minutes.
10:39 - Hamilton scores, Abby cheers.
12:48 - Toronto scores, Abby cheers.
13:45 - Abby asks if it's time to go home yet.
13:56 - Abby tells me she'd like to go home because she misses her bedroom.
15:17 - Hamilton scores, Abby cheers.

Second Period

02:32 - Abby puts her head down on my lap.



04:17 - Abby sleeps on me.
06:29 - In her best impression of a lap dog, Abby turns three complete circles in her seat before curling herself up into the tiniest ball and resumes sleeping.



07:21 - Abby sleeps on Allison.
11:22 - Toronto scores, Abby sleeps.

Third Period

04:52 - Abby wakes up and desperately has to pee.
05:48 - Abby wants to watch what's left of the game from the concourse level.
19:24 - Hamilton scores, Abby asks if the game is over yet.

Overtime

03:54 - Abby decides we need to return to our seats.

Shoot out - Abby cheers for each shot on net and then immediately asks if it's time to go home yet.

The Ride Home

01:12 - Abby asks when can we go again.