Mother/Daughter Bonding Time!

Shaniah had her first Mamaci lacrosse tournament in Denver Colorado today. She played teams from all over the United States. There were many college coaches there to watch this tournament. They did very well for being a young team. Niah's team is made up of only sophomores and juniors in high school and they played against girls older than them and who already have college scholarships.

They won a team from California and  Washington, but lost to a team from Oregon and New England. She had a ton of fun even though it was extremely hot. I loved watching her play but found out today what being out in the sun all day in 95 degree weather can do to my Sarcs. By the time I made it back to the hotel I could barely stand due to the pain and the exhaustion. I collapsed in bed around 7:00 p.m. and stayed there for 15 hours straight going in and out of sleep. Thank goodness for rest and relaxation and the blessing of recovery. I am also very glad that I did not try to fly out on Sunday and gave myself an extra day to recover. I thought I might need an extra day, especially going it alone.

This weekend was the first time since my diagnosis that I went out of town without my hubby to help. He had to work and knew he would not be able to get off this month in order to go to her tournament. My older daughter said she would go with me but I was determined to prove to everybody that I could go with Shaniah and that I would do just fine! I did prove that I could do it, but it came with a huge price tag. Next time I think I will ask another adult to go with me to help me drive when I am hurting so badly. It is days like these where I remember just how bad this disease can tank me and just how careful I have to be. I am still learning what things I have to change and that I need to take precaution and do things differently than I used to.

Although my body has been struggling, it has been very fun to have some special mother/daughter bonding time. At home, Niah has been so busy with sports, work, and friends that I hardly ever get to spend some quality time with her. I have really enjoyed letting the focus be only on her this weekend! She is a sweet, loving, and very mature girl for her age. She loves to have fun and is very adventurous. I am so grateful and so proud to be the mama of this sweetheart!

Niah played her heart out this weekend and loved every minute of it!

We also found some time this weekend to relax and get a mani/pedi just for us.