Well, well. Another amazing LOOT summer adventure has come to close. I sadly drove Roberto to the airport this afternoon, I know he was very anxious to be with his family again. They were all going to welcome him at the airport and then go on a family holiday together. However, I did see a bit of sadness in his eyes about the ending of our summer. He is an amazing coach and human being. How many coaches out there are this talented in their field and also agree to live in all kinds of arrangements all summer long, drive a van/bus full of ipod blaring kids whilst towing a large trailer, be with our children virtually 24/7, repair boats, play sports pyschologist, play psuedo parent, etc. etc.?  I told him by the time his children reach our children's ages he will be the perfect expert parent!
Let's reflect on moments of the summer: Sailing and lots of it, in almost every kind of wind condition, training, racing, seeing the team's results climbing up the result sheets, our welcome dinner at the Turners, swimming, water trampolining, tubing, power boating, tsunamis, music videos, roller coasters, Roberto's first time on a roller coaster and likely his last, long crazy drives arriving at "ungodly" hours and then to turn around a race again the next day, our amazing team dinner, the Eiseners goofy joke gifts and speeches, our yummy and gorgeous loot cake, our team photo books, our wonderful team photo, the girls new team name "LOST"( Lake Ontario Shopping Team), the singing, the teasing, the laughing, the throwing up ( Roberto, Georgia and Sebby!) and, yeah, some crying but all in way to help our children grow into strong, confident young adults.
Thank you to everyone for all your help, your parents and friends help, your support, effort, kindness, humour and for having your kids be part of this magical thing called LOOT. Enjoy the rest of the summer and hope to cross paths with you all again. Over and out for LOOT 2012!
Ingrid and Gord