1 Week Down 32 To Go

Well it has been a week and a half since Jordan's departure from Massachusetts and we have started to get into a groove of things. Phone calls are still a little unpredictable because he is still in preseason and getting everything else situated in Finland. I usually get to hear from him once a day while I am work and sometimes late at night, (early in the morning for him), we get to video chat. I'm slowly but surely starting to get back into my old routine when Jordan is away and I stay here in MA. I am moving out of our summer apartment this weekend which will be bitter sweet because we had a great summer living there. It will be sad letting a piece of our lives together go BUT it will be nice to be able to start saving some money for the wedding.


As for Hockey, things seem to be going really well for Jordan. I believe he has 1 goal and two assists in two exhibition games so far. He says the style of play in Finland is much different than the U.S... He says they rely heavily on skill and little on hitting. He told me in these words exactly "I've just been running over guys" and laughed at himself because he knows he usually isn't the "tough guy" on the team. He told me that this has been the best team hockey wise he has played for because the guys on the team just love to to play. It is hockey at it's purest. He said the locker room is awesome because there is absolutely no politics involved. There are no guys complaining about which line they are playing on ,or if they have been called up or sent down, or fighting over who actually got the point. The guys on the team are just happy to be playing hockey and that is how it should be. For the love of the game. Jordan also told me that his coach, (Jukka Really) is great and that he had never met/played for a coach that was so passionate about hockey. He is only 30 so he can still relate to the guys and he apparently spends ALL DAY at the rink because he is so committed to the team. Jordy said he could have a 3 hour conversation about hockey with the guy everyday and it would never get old. I could not have wished for Jordan to be in a better situation for hockey because it seems like such a positive environment for him and relieves a lot of pressure he felt playing in the U.S..


In other Finland news I got to see Jordan's apartment over video chat and the place looks pretty nice. It is definitely a nicer apartment than the place he was living in Wheeling last year BUT doesn't quite compare to Gwinnett; I don't think many places can. His bedroom is tiny and he doesn't have a TV. in it but Jordy said the only time he is really in there is to sleep so I don't think that matters too much to him. The kitchen looked clean and in good condition and the living room looked to be a good size for Jordan and his roommate. They do have a flat screen TV. so they have been able to play their video games as if they were in the states. Jordan said one day a guy on his team spent the entire day over at his apartment because he had never played video games before and he became hooked. Jordan said he likes the flat screen and the apartment in general but his FAVORITE part is the panther statue they have in their living room lol. I saw the statue and personally I think it's kind of creepy and really random but to each is own. To give you followers a reference please see below to an almost exact replica of the statue living in Jordans apartment.


P.S. imagine this statue with red eyes and standing 4 ft tall.

 

Well that’s all I got for you folks on Jordan's first week in Finland. Please send your love and prayers for him that his body will recover after the 4-a-day training sessions he has had to endure while practicing with 19 yr olds!!! He may have the face of someone in their teens but at 26 Jordy is no longer a young pup ;o)