        It was the strangest thing… I had a weekend at home with no volleyball… and I was at a complete loss for what to do. Sitting at home Friday night, usually we’re driving somewhere, I wondered what people do. I watched a movie, ate supper, and got bored. So off I went to the gym and I did a short work-out and stretching session.
               Again the next day, I had a little bit of work to do, but that wasn’t going to fill my entire day. So, I read, watched The Millennium trilogy, and by 3 p.m. was back at the gym for another hour session. Not because I typically workout, but because I was at a loss of what to do.
               Sunday then popped up and luckily I had plans for 11 a.m., it was off to the lake for a hike with some friends and then lunch to follow. It was so nice to catch up with them because oftentimes schedules get in the way. One of them, we’ve been trying to have supper together for the last three weeks or so, but it just hasn’t worked out. But then, again I was at a loss for what I could do for the afternoon. Luckily the individual I coach with was also bored, so off to Dairy Queen for coffee and then to the ball diamonds to play catch.
               I filled my days with things, but it was still weird and felt like something was missing. Usually if I’m not coaching then I have events to get to for work and writing to do, but nope. Last year I can honestly say with us running two teams that I was ready for a break and very much enjoyed doing very little the first few weekends, well maybe not very little… I ran in a colour run in Arcola and then drove to Regina for the Globe Theatre.
               This year, however, I guess my volleyball bug hasn’t been fed enough because even though I got to spend time with friends, got to exercise, and cook (I had time to make asparagus/ricotta stuffed chicken and then bake banana bread). All things I enjoy doing, I still missed volleyball. The driving, the sitting inside a sometimes poorly lit gymnasium for the day, and the competition… I simply missed it.
               Luckily my volleyball addiction this year gets to go until the end of July, but it’ll be different starting mid-May when our 16U Vipers finish up and I begin helping with a 14U team.
               Realizing my passion for volleyball, I hope other people find something they love to do as much as I love the sport.
