What Did We Get Ourselves Into?

Today has been insane. As soon as I got done with class today, I met Lauren and Maggie ('12-'13 president and treasurer) and Myriam ('13-'14 treasurer) to work on planning nationals.

Our first game is Friday at 2:50, and our last game is potentially Sunday at 3:30, so we were working around that time frame.

There is a little rule with sports clubs: no driving between midnight and 6 AM.

This rule turned out to be the biggest hassle of the entire planning (well, for a while). If our first game is at 2:50 on Friday, we would need to land by atleast 12:45 to give us time to deboard, get our bags, rent cars, and make it to the pool. And if we can't drive before 6, that means we can't get to the airport till 7, which means we couldn't fly out till 8:30 at the earliest. Unfortunately, there are no direct flights to Minneapolis, and therefore there is no way we could make that work. . . Therefore, we are flying out on Thursday.

For the return flight, it was a hassle too. There is a chance that our last game is at 3:30 on Sunday. The earliest that we would be done is 4:30 if we play in that game. Unfortunately, airline tickets jump about $200 after 5:00 on Sunday night. A 7:00 flight is over 700$, our budget is approximately $550/ticket. So, we have to fly back on Monday morning. BUT, this creates a problem too -- if we don't fly back till Monday, then anybody who has finals on Monday has to move them to another day. So, we then had to contact the entire team and ask them to get a hold of their professors and then get back to us.

Needless to say, we were in the sports club offices from 3-6, at which point Myriam and I had a new officer meeting from 6:15-7:45.

We were completely overwhelmed. Obviously.

What did we get ourselves into?

Now, Myriam and I are posted up in Evans studying and working on homework. Katie just surprised us with a delivery of cookies and drinks to provide a bit of a study break. Even in the craziness, I am so blessed to be surrounded by such sweet friends!