Sunday, April 6, 2008

Tarheels and Skybus


Sad news...

For those of you who know my husband well, you know what an avid Tarheel basketball fan that he is. This season, he has been especially engrossed - I'm not sure if it started because he is actually a Tarheel student or because they have had an incredible season. Anyway, he has been glued to the TV for each and every game wearing his "lucky" Carolina shirt and drinking from his "lucky" Carolina glass. I say "lucky" because he has become incredibly superstitious this season. The only times that he did not wear his shirt and drink from his glass during the games, the Tarheels lost - so having these things are a MUST in his mind. It is because of HIM that they are winning, you know ;) . I'm surprised his shirt doesn't have holes in it from all the times it has been washed in one season.

For those of you who have actually watched a game with my husband, you know what a treat that it is. He paces the living room constantly while giving advice, clapping, cheering and participating like he is on the first row of the stands. All was well last night. He had his lucky shirt, his glass was filled with sweet tea... and his beloved Tarheels fell from grace. They lost their final four game to the Kansas City Jayhawks in a horrible game. The crushed look on Sean's face in the final minutes (after they had narrowed their point difference to four) only to lose by much more than that (I'm not sure of the actual final score) mimicked the look of coach Roy Williams on TV. The shock, the dismay, the disappointment, the ultimate defeat... Sean's face said it all. Alas there is hope, Tyler Hansbrough still has a senior year, but to Sean the mourning must continue for another day.

In other sad news (sorry for the gloomy post!) our favorite airline, Skybus, has ceased operations. We LOVE Skybus as do many of our friends. Cheap flights from Greensboro (how convenient!) to places that we would love to visit. This is how we went to California last year, and to Boston, and we had a flight scheduled for Florida for the Giese family reunion in July. I got a message today that our flight had been cancelled and Skybus has ceased all operations yesterday! What a bummer!

Due Date is tomorrow for the baby... maybe this kid is not a Tarheel fan and was just waiting for no more games... At least having the baby would give Sean something to look forward to tomorrow night instead of the championship game! We're crossing our fingers! All prayers for a baby soon are welcome! Mom and Dad were feeling sorry for me and decided to come visit this weekend. It is always so good to see them! Mom and I walked and walked and walked. I was hoping that the baby would get the hint and come before they had to leave. They assured me that it was ok and that they could turn around and come back at any time. I just love my parents!

2 comments:

ASUBttrfly said...

NO more Skybus?? That is bad news indeed.
You indeed have prayers lifted for you, Sean, and baby Giese. We are praying for a healthy delivery!

Unknown said...

That's KANSAS Jayhawks. And what do you mean "horrible game"?