I just snapped to the fact that this is the first weekend in February, and for the first time in the past six years I am not playing in the Las Vegas Women's Hockey Tournament. Wow. But I'm not as bummed as I expected I would be. I think that is largely due to the fact that many of my buddies are not attending this year either. Perhaps we will all make sure to return in 2005, if I can tear myself away from 14-month old Spencer at that point!