Stars had their first shootout loss last night against Anaheim. *Shakes head* The ice was bad, the puck was bouncing, the boys were flat and Zubie was out. The good news? Janne Niinimaa had a great game!

Val from the Unboards kindly hosted a farewell/watching party at her place. It was great to get to say goodbye to everyone and to be able to watch the game with friends - not just Stars fans but real mates. Because that’s what our friends from the Stars forums have become. Mates. And we had such fun with all of them. They’ve given us so much, in terms of time, gifts, experiences, laughs and memories.

It was so sad to leave. When Val, Nathan, Rhonda, Jesse and Jen drove off and left us at the hotel, we both just stood there on the steps of the hotel at 2am and cried. It didn’t matter that we had to be up at 4.30am to get to the airport to catch our 7.40am flight. Anyway, we got there on time, and made our flight. We spoke to a lovely lady at the American Airlines counter that was very helpful.

Going through the security at DFW was interesting. They scan you and then make you stand in this enclosed cubicle which blows puffs of air at you, sending your clothes flying everywhere. It was certainly an experience. They didn’t do that at San Diego, but we had to take everything out of our pockets, and even take off our shoes. Normallly it’s just the laptop that gets scanned separately but the video camera had to be a well. Very, very weird.

LAX is just a monster of a place. We got a little lost but security helped us find our way. We were acosted by Indian Monks who gave us two books, and asked for a donation. We gave ‘em $5 but left the books in a corner somewhere. We’re not taking any chances through customs.

So… this is definitely the last post until we get back to Australia. Take care everyone. To those in Dallas - we miss you so much already!! GO STARS!!!! Here’s to kicking the Kings butts!! To those back home - we’ll see you soon.

~ Wendy