Sunday, June 13, 2010
Volleyball

Okay, so I'm a little behind again. Last week my human not only to me for my first ride on the light rail but also to the US open national volleyball championship in Phoenix. I wasn't overly crazy about the light rail ride. In fact I didn't even realize I was in the vehicle until it started to move. To make matters worse I can see objects and buildings moving past the windows as we settle on the tracks. Those of you who know me; know I don't like looking out the window even in the van. My human finally managed to wedge into a spot where I could not see out very well, this helped calm me down a lot.

Even with the frequent stops, the trip into downtown Phoenix went fairly quickly. Once they are all we have to do was find the correct convention center building where the tournament was taking place. A very friendly security guard was kind enough to guide us to our destination which wasn't very far from the light rail station.

Normally sporting events of any kind are not my human cup of tea. What made this event so special was seeing a friend who she knew in Iowa many years ago. Truth be told, this friend was actually one of her brothers friends and schoolmate. Links to social networking websites, my human and Nic have kept in touch. Since he was coming to Phoenix to play in the championship he asked my human to come cheer on his team.

My human, always being a sucker for a handsome man could refuse Nic's request to come watch the team. Plus being in a large room, with so many athletic men was too good an opportunity to pass up. The women's volleyball teams were also playing at the event, and they played very well, but you know how my human and I are, so we generally just watched the men.

Everyone at the tournament simply adored me. Who could blame them; I am adorable. From the moment we walked in players and spectators alike came over to greet me and possibly to see my human too. People petted me, they hugged me, they rubbed my belly, they told me how pretty I was; it just doesn't get any better than that. It took a while to get around amongst all the petting loving, simply to find Nic and this team. seemed happy to see my human again, and his teammates were very nice; they petted and loved on me too.

My human and I watched them play several games before we had to head back home. After all, Atlantis was home and in the kennel alone. The trip home on the light rail wasn't as bad as the trip out. My human tucked me into a corner right away and I slept most of the trip. Needless to say Atlantis was not a happy puppy when we finally arrived at home.

However, the next day my human got up early again to head back to Phoenix, and this time she leashed up Atlantis for the trip. I didn't really mind, I was still tired from the previous day's adventure. Apparently Atlantis wasn't crazy about the light rail ride either.

She was also greeted with lots of loving and petting, and a few people even noticed she wasn't me. My human didn't say anything about this being a different dog, she wanted to know if anyone would notice. Atlantis's puppiness made it rather obvious that she was not me.

Unfortunately, the guys team didn't win so a few of them along with my human and Atlantis went to the science center to have a little fun.

Maybe next year they'll win the championship, and hopefully they'll be back in Phoenix before too long.

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