Where it All Began

My husband and I started curling in 2003. We enjoyed the game, as well as the social comradare of this unique sport. After playing in club leagues for about 6 years, I got a chance to skip in one of our womens' leagues for the second "session" of our season. Our team did well, and were runners up in the championship game. We were tied coming back in the last end, and I we lost due to an amazing shot by the oposing skip on her last rock. My shot making increased 10-fold during that session. I came home every night, amazed by how well I played...and of course, gave my husband the exciting play-by-play of every end. My competitive nature took over, and I wanted more. (unfortunately, the season was over)

The following year (last year), due to a big project at work, I wasn't able to curl full-time. Luckily, I was able to play in a handful of bonspiels during the spring session. Playing in these bonspiels, I realized that, even though I hadn't curled much in the recent months, I was still able to curl well. (lacking a bit of consistancy from lack of play...but not too bad)

I got a call from a friend the night the National Championships started. (I had just gotten off the ice after Friday night leagues) He mentioned that there hadn't been a playdown for the Women's Championship this year, and that I should have gotten a team together.

That got me thinking...I was still on a natural "high" from curling well in a mixed bonspiel the weekend before, and from a well played game that night. I was excited about how I curled after curling only a handful of times that season. I had always thought I would like to take my curling to the next level and compete.

So this is where it begins...

March 5th, 2010... I decided to pursue competitive curling.