The WETTEST NHLTweetUp Ever

*And if you don't know what Twitter is, you will not find this entry appealing.

I've come to the conclusion that die hard hockey fans are passionate nuts. I've come to the bigger conclusion that die hard hockey WOMEN actually surpass them.

Yes, it was the first LINHLTweetUp & hockey game. Deck hockey that is because the Diva of Tweetups @dani3boyz couldn't find an ice rink. And it wasn't for lack of trying. So the park was the place to meet and see what the boys could do.

We have been Tweeting about it for days and everyone was excited to get together. It would have been nice if the weather cooperated.

I arrived late as usual (it's just me. I can't get out of my own way.) and as soon as I pulled up, the sky opened up once again. I parked the car and called @Katrina_Doell to see where everyone was stationed. She ran out to the lot to get me. (awweee... I'm playing cell phone Marco Polo with Katrina. Missing @hockey_chick while she visits her sick Mom.)

"You cut your hair!! I love it!" She screamed as she found me. It was good that she saw that, because within five seconds I looked like I had taken a swim.

I found @TavaresCountry sitting on the wet ground with his goalie gear putting on his skates. I thought it wasn't a good idea since it would be slippery as hell in the rain. He agreed and went back to his sneakers.

@Islesblogger and @NYIsles10 were taking shots on a pint size goalie at the opposite end. Very few were going in.

@SpeakoftheDevs was easy to spot in his bright red Devils jersey.

And standing tall in his Vancouver T-shirt, shorts and the brightest blue sneakers I have ever seen was @Mozy19 with that very famous avatar smile of his.

"I love the rain. Let's play!" and off he went. Boys will be boys, and hockey boys won't stop for a little wet stuff. They also won't stop playing in a something that looked like a wading pool.

And where was @dani3boyz, @isleschick, @Katrina_Doell, @Antheia and myself while all of this was going on? Huddled under umbrellas and blankets by the fence. The harder it rained, the more resolve we had to wait out the boys. With mascara running and jeans soaked to the knees, we stayed.

We are hockey fans.

We are crazy.

But we are fun.

Thanks for the two hours of laughs and hockey talk in late August. Twitter has brought more hockey fans together face to face as well as just on the net. Hopefully we'll all stay friendly come hockey season when our respective teams are playing each other.