Winding down..

There is not a whole lot to say about volleyball except that we are going to compete in the qualifiers in order to stay in the Elite Series for next season. Is it nerve wrecking? Yes. Can we win and stay in the league? Yes. Its all about what we do on our side of the court that makes the difference not what the other team does. The problems? Everyone needs to get healthy for the qualifiers and right now, we are not 100 percent. I believe we can end this season with a win and that win is the qualifiers!


There was a sort of "farmers market" here a couple weeks ago. It is written to be a 300-400 year old Swedish tradition that happens every year, starting in Orebro. Jet and I went into town to check it out and see what it was all about. Originally the market was put on for the mountain men to come and sell their furs, fish and anything else they may have caught or made. There were plenty of stations with candy, donuts, wallets and leather, fish, bread, sheep skin slippers, fur hats, gloves, hot dogs, hand made crafts and fudge, lots of fudge. There were Peruvian flute performers in full dress, dancing and singing. The music was pretty awesome and their outfits were even more amazing. However I dont know how they managed to survive the weather since they were wearing minimal clothes. More beads and head dress then anything else. It was a great time since the snow was lightly falling and people were everywhere. The market went on for 3 days and then closed shop at the end of the weekend. The first day Jet and I roamed the market we bought candied almonds which were roasted right in front of us and still warm, some fudge and I searched for a new leather belt for Jake but came up short unfortunately (funny cause there were so many, but all to big). The market is meant to move around Sweden, ending in Skona, the south of Sweden at the end of the summer. We were told that the same group of people travel with the market every year. Its things like this that make me happy to be living in another country, so much history and tradition.

Last week, two of our teammates work put on an event, welcoming new publishers to their book store. The team was invited to help out, meaning there would be money coming into the club which is always welcomed. Our teammates decided to make the event a "red carpet" event. So they got champagne/apple cider, rolled out a red carpet and made a back drop that looked like an important premier or opening, which was perfect. They also had entertainment and food for the guests. I was assigned to take pictures of the event and of the people walking the red carpet. I must say I was fairly nervous since this was my first "event" taking pictures. Needless to say they came out pretty nicely and looked good for the most part. Jake was there helping as well, serving the champagne/apple cider to people as they walked in. He looked great in his suit jacket and jeans, very handsome. The girls on the team who helped were able to eat a bit of the food and also have a couple drinks as well. The night turned out to be really fun for the guests and the help.

Orebro Volley faces one last team before the qualifications, Angelholm. They are at the top of the league. They have a lot of good players on their team and the last time we played them, our showing was less then satisfying. This time around we will have Jet out there setting, Angie in the middle, Kata on the outside and Sofia in the libero position. It will be a totally different line up and I am excited to see how they react to what we put out there. I know it will be a better fight then the last time we played them for sure. All I can say for myself is, that I won't be holding back.

Until then, have a great day/night/afternoon.