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Descriptive Essay About The Orlando Vacation

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The Orlando Vacation

Vacations out of state are always fun, but taking a vacation for your favorite sport is always the best. It was mid-June, and my AAU basketball team had decided we were going to participate in the 2017 YBOA Nationals in Orlando, Florida. I had been to this tournament before, and I knew it was nothing to joke about. The national tournament consisted of over fifty very talented teams from around the country that were competing for the title to bring back to their country. On the way to Florida, my parents and I were definitely excited, but they could obviously tell I was a little nervous. I knew the next week of my life was going to be a battle, but I also knew that my team had the ability to place well in nationals and have fun. After the long nine-hour drive, I had finally arrived at the hotel. It definitely lived up to its name, Floridays Resort. I was mesmerized at the beautiful sights of the castle-like structure. As soon as we found a parking space my mom said, “Make sure you get all of your bags out of the car.”
“Yes, make sure you get your bags,” my dad agreed. In my head, I was imagining how amazing this week was going to be. For the rest of that weekend, I got to chill out and settle down. Tuesday would be my first pool play game for the tournament, and it was going to be tough.
The day had come, it was finally time to go to the Orlando Convention Center for the first game. I knew it had to be game day from the wonderful smell of home-made breakfast my family always made. “Hurry up we’re going to be late,” my mother exclaimed from the kitchen. After we left the hotel for the convention center, I met up with the rest of my teammates in the parking lot. The convention center almost looked like an airport with its massive entrances and rooms on the inside. As I walked with my team to the court we played on, I began to get butterflies in my stomach. Our first opponent, the North Alabama Stars, was a very good team from what I had heard. Nevertheless, we play at our expected level of play and won 72-42. This first win in the national tournament had given my team a huge momentum boost heading into our next games. Later that day, we played another team called the Louisiana Ambassadors.

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