Friday, I worked a half day and then we go the car packed up. We headed out around 2:00, grabbed some lunch on the road as we got a late start, and made our way to the hostess with the mostest, Miss Sally's house in Easton, MA. Connecticut was full of Connecticidiots as traffic was pretty bad on both the Merritt and 95. We arrived and I was tired, having been up since 5:30 AM. A quick dinner and then I was done. Sleep was restless, Evan was coughing all night. I was snoring pretty loud according to Jennie. I could not get comfortable. She wound up sleeping on the couch in the living room. Neither of us got rest.
Saturday, we had to wake Evan up, which was unusual. We got dressed and headed to the event. Dragging my stuff from the parking lot to the field, I twisted the already aching knee. We found Mercedes and Frasier and staked out space for TOAD-landia. Antonio and Stacey got onsite and I helped to unload their trailer and setup the TOAD fly. Before morning court, Lissa gifted me with a beautiful piece of pottery which I in turn gave to my wife. Lissa, Declan, Aibhilin, Lorenzo, and his girlfriend joined us, which was very nice.
I got some warmups in with Doroga. I used his height against him by staying in a low crouch and forcing him to adjust to the height difference. I also used my 37" rapier, giving me a mechanical advantage against his 45" blade and long arms. We fought with rapier and dagger and then with single rapiers for a few passes. They were a lot of fun. I think I strained something in my right foot while fencing him.
For the tournament, Duchess Aikaterine's team consisted of:
- Sir Antonio, MOD, OGR
- myself, OGR
- Xavier the Sinister, OGR
- Gregori Rogue Montana, Silver Rapier
- Mable Fortune
One of the problems with the Roses Tournament has been finding teams to fight. We managed to get in 6 fights with other teams. We were later told teams needed 5 fights. We were asked not to fight anymore (officially). I had good bouts with Remy, Ogedai, Aesa (from Maine), Jamie, Christofel, and my cadet neice: Muirenn. All were good, challenging fights.
I was thankful that my team was told we were done. I know it was only 6 fights but also a lot of standing and by that time, I was done. With Evan having a cough and Jennie and I both tired, we made our way quickly and quietly to the car. I managed to find Evan's hat and sunglasses in the bathroom on our way out.
We got back to Sally's house, I got in a shower, and then we headed out for dinner. I needed protein, so I had a steak. Then I had half of Evan's cheeseburger. I was a bit hungry. We got back, hung out for a bit, and we all turned in early. This time I slept on the couch so Jennie could have the bed. I knew I'd be snoring as my nose was stuffy.
Sunday morning, we left Sally's and headed over to see Zsuzsy. We had brunch with her, and then we went to her workplace, Salon Zed. Zsu cut Jennie's hair and it looks so good on her. We were out of there around 1:30 or so, and on our way back to NJ. Connecticut was still the same when it comes to traffic. We got to our town about 7:00 and went for sushi before getting home. I got Evan to bed, and then soon we passed out. It was good to be in our bed.
This morning as I type this, my foot and knee still hurt. The ankle hurts too but about what is normal, considering we are expecting rain. Hopefully I'll make practice in Bhakail this week.
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