Below, Marleyna Bustamante, a sophomore from Donna, TX, takes you along on our road trip. Enjoy getting to see our team behind the scenes!
Thursday, November 22nd:
6:15 A.M: Wake up!!
It’s Thanksgiving Day and also the day we head to California for our
tournament! But first, we
must get practice out of the way!
8:30 A.M: Showered, packed, and ready to go the airport with
our 2 liter sprite. A few of us were pretty thirsty after practice and had
nothing else to drink!
10:30: A.M: We are ready for takeoff. I was fortunate enough to get a window seat
while others weren’t as lucky...
11:30: A.M: Landed in Denver and starved! Good thing coach
trust us with her credit card ;) We’re thinking...Panda Express?
1:10 P: M: Flight
departs to Orange County, California! So excited to get there..just not for
this 3 hour plane ride. Good thing the plane has a TV so some of us can watch
our favorite football team! :)
2:31 P.M: Hellooooo California! First destination: Disneyland!
What we’ve been waiting for all day! We had a lot of first timers so the
anticipation was killing us. Unfortunately it was packed as ever, but that
didn’t stop us from going on some of the rides! Even if that meant running
across Disneyland and hurdling a few strollers to get our hours worth. There were no reported injuries. Thank God!
7:00 P.M : Made it in one piece to the hotel where they had
a delicious Thanksgiving meal prepared and already waiting for us, including
pumpkin pie! There was a piece for each one of us so there was no fighting over
the last slice.
After Dinner: Everyone showered and went to bed early around
10:30. The time change was definitely kicking our butt especially since our day
had started so early.
Friday, November 23rd: Game day!!
8:45 A.M: Getting out of bed half asleep to make it to
breakfast by 9! We would’ve gotten out of bed at 8:55 but we didn’t want to
risk missing breakfast. Some of the choices consisted of pancakes, eggs,
sausage, bacon, etc.
9:00 A:M-12:30 P.M : Most of us went back to sleep after
breakfast. Lots of us value our sleep! While the rest of us hung out in each
others room and watched Shrek 4 before
it was time to meet in the lobby for shoot around.
1:00 P:M : Arrive at Pomona-Pitzer for shoot around. Look at
the beautiful view we saw on the way there!
2:30-5:00 P.M : Relaxing time! Everyone went into Colleen’s
room to watch TV and just hang out. Some people forgot they had their own room
and BED…
9:00 P:M: After
eating pizza at the gym we returned back to the hotel. Some of us had a sweet
tooth so we made a quick trip to the nearest gas station. We kept it simple of course.. nothing too fattening
like donuts and chocolate ice-cream :p
10:30: Lights out!
Saturday, November 24th : Game Day #2
8:45 A:M: Breakfast Time!
10:30 A:M Arrived at the K1 Speed Race Track in Ontario. It
was an indoor race track for go karts! It was tons of fun!!
1:00 P: M: Shoot around
2.00 P.M: Pre-game meal at the hotel.
3:00 P:M-5:00 P:M : Relaxing time! Nap, watch TV, etc.
7:00 P:M: Another tough and close game but once again we
were able to seal the deal and come out with another WIN! 59-55 Definitely the icing on top to a great day and a great
weekend!
9:00 Back to the hotel where we once again treated ourselves
to some dessert! A few of us went to In N Out while the rest of us went to a
nearby Jack in the Box. What can I say?
We just can’t say no to dessert!
11:00 P:M : All packed up and ready to call it a night!
Sunday November 25th:
5:30 A.M : Depart for LAX Airport. Everyone seemed to agree that being up that
early should be a crime! The bus had never been so quiet…
7:50 A:M : Depart for DFW! There weren’t any TV’s on the
plane this time but that didn’t seem to matter. Just about everyone took a nap
on the plane...or at least tried to!
1:30 P:M : Finally back on campus! Our trip couldn’t have
gone any better! We went to California, saw Disneyland, stayed in a nice hotel,
went to an indoor race track, andddddd most importantly...won our
Tournament!!
