Winni and Team

Just got back from Winnipeg last night. It was a great weekend filled with good food, good curling (2-2), an interview, and lots of driving. What a long drive! Unfortunately, I'm the only one who had to work today, so it was tough getting out of bed. I just wanted to sleep in. The weather is much warmer today at 18 degrees above. Never thought I'd say 18 was warm, but it's a big difference from last week!

So we started and ended our pre-season in Winnipeg and now we're headed to the U.S. Olympic curling trials in Broomfield, Colorado!

Midwest Regional Qualifiers

Well, we made it to Green Bay and back, going 5-0 and finishing at the top of the field last weekend! Thanks to everyone for all the support, messages, emails, and fans who were watching the results online and for all those who made the trip to the GBCC. Our team had a new experience– sharing a house while we competed– which gave us plenty of time to relax and allowed us to show off our cooking skills to each other. But nothing compared to the awesome lasagna made by Debbie! We're already compiling a grocery list for Broomfield :) Laura has the duty of dividing the foods by grocery section and having us each take a list and looking for those items on our lists. I thought I made good time until the announcement was made over the entire grocery store for "Team Potter please report to lane 5!" Who knew the dairy would be in one of the first corners of the store instead of one of the last corners? I told Laura we needed to get a map of the grocery store next time :)

We are all really excited to be going to Broomfield for the U.S. Olympic Trials. We hope to see many of our fans and supporters there. I know several are planning their vacations right now and we hope to see the rest of you via email and messages during the competition. Until then, we'll keep you updated on the MCA Bonspiel coming up this weekend!

Midwest Regional Playdowns are Finally Here!!

Hello everyone!  Tonight we're heading out for Regionals in Green Bay.  You can watch the game scoreboard through the USA curling website at www.usacurl.org/curlingrocks/

When you get to the site there is a Scoreboard link on the right side to the "Women's Midwest Qualifier" and you can see our scores from there!

Thank you all for your support!!  It's great to know you're all with us!

Extra curricular activities while in Eveleth!

While staying at the Potter's we had fun in the snow. We may pick up semi-professional sledding!

Super One Shootout in Eveleth

Things are shaping up nicely in the Super One Shootout!  We had a great first set of games to qualify through the A bracket.  Tomorrow, Sunday, we'll start the playoff games at 9 am.  Hopefully we'll play at noon and 3 pm as well.

Thanks for all your support!  Good curling!

Brrrrrr!

It's freezing here in the Twin Cities. -9 degrees with more snow on the way! After I got home last night, I bundled up and shoveled the sidewalk which took about 20 minutes. Then I lifted weights, but I was already tired from lifting and pushing snow around. Ah MN :)

Mixed Doubles Recap

What a fun weekend! Corrie and I were 5-2 after the round-robin and finished in 3rd place in pool B, just one game shy of making the semi-finals. Laura and Nate G. finished the same as us in the A pool with a 5-2 record. Jackie and Ryan finished 6-1 and were #1 in the A pool, with Jamie and Nate H. finishing #2. Both teams advanced to the semi's and had great games there. Congrats to Team Clark, who won the Mixed Doubles competition and congrats also to my sister and husband for playing a great final against them.

The weekend was made especially fun in the down-time by staying at the Larsmont Cottages just outside of Two Harbors. The 4 of us and our teammates rented a 3-bedroom cottage that included 3 1/2 baths, a gourmet kitchen, living room with TV, DVD, and stereo, dining room, jacuzzi tubs in the bathrooms, outdoor grill and a wonderful location next to Lake Superior. We cooked up some delicious meals including chili, fajitas, spaghetti, and venison along with baking cookies. It was a great weekend to work on our draws and finesse shots without relying on too much sweeping.