Memorial Weekend - CalCup2017
Memorial Day is the time we celebrate the men and women who served our country and a special opportunity to spend quality time with the family. Some of us love to go to the beach, a park, go camping and so on.
In our case, we`ve spent the weekend at a hockeyfield – CalCup. It is the largest Field Hockey Tournament in Northern America with more than 160 teams participating and fighting for the prizes.
CalCup a three-day weekend and there are lots of things to look out for. First, it’s a good moment to buy equipment from various vendors that came from all over since field hockey is rare. What to buy? Well, don’t spend too much on junk. From Italian ice to field hockey stick pens …. Look for quality equipment that suits your needs.
There are food stands everywhere. The question is: “to food vendor” or “not to vendor”?!!!
We ended up spending a substantial amount for a family of five and the food options were not as healthy as we would have hoped. So the next day, we decided to leave the field to find a grocery store. Glad we did! Even though we still spent $50 at least we ate healthy and tasty foods.
On the third and last day of the tournament, the kids were still busy in their competitive sports with finals and last games. Our son`s team came in 2nd which was an amazing accomplishment for all.
But not for our son. He believed that they should have been 1st and that they would have been first if he played more and better. Hearing It from him, we sensed that he was disappointed with himself and as parents we took the moment to talk with them about the learnings.
The three-day weekend was so much fun! We brought along with us our travel trailer and to what makes this so much fun is we invited our team family to join with us with pop up tents – the more the merrier! We brought chairs, foods and games! It was really a memorable tournament that both kids and parents loved and enjoyed.
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