That was the "hotel" we stayed in for the 2015 lacrosse provincials in Kelowna, BC. Yes, my friends as you can imagine my OCD Radar was pinging (read: screaming at me). Friends who got to the Cockroach Motel a day earlier had already texted us to provide valuable information about what rooms we did not want and to recommend we pick up roach/bug spray on our way into town. Very reassuring. My roommate Scrappy and I were absolutely horrified to say the least and instituted a "wear shoes at all times" policy. Thank goodness 80% of the entire trip was spent at the arena because if we were there any longer I would have had to commit myself to a cleaner, more sanitized facility (psych. ward?). We were pretty sure the rooms at this fine establishment were rented out monthly and some possibly hourly (grosses me out even typing that!). One of our dear friends, LJ, could not find a room available in the entire place that did not smell either like the smoking section of a monster truck rally or a decomposed body. Good thing we had extra room or LJ and her boy would have been sleeping in the parking lot! The inclusion of two more crazy people made the experience that much more fun (AND LJ was sensitive to my need for coffee in the morning which was a bonus, not just for me but my other roommates as well! Think justifiable homicide here please.)
Just as entertaining during the stay was the couple of homeless guys trying to "get fresh" with two of our lax moms! That will provide fodder for us for years to come!
To absolutely top our stay off, during the check out proceedings, a "lady" and her "gentleman" friend started moving all their worldly possessions from outside the office into one of the rooms. Pretty sure they had moved out for the weekend into the bushes across the street. Scrappy, LJ and I made the best of it and managed to laugh at the circumstances we were in. I, however, got home and proceeded to take a shower with an sos pad and bleach (just kidding, but I thought about it).
On another, much nicer note, this is what a Provincial Championship Lacrosse banner looks like: 
Our boys brought it home baby! What an amazing weekend of lacrosse. The team won all five games and brought home gold, the banner and bragging rights!  |
| Fire Drill? No. Gold Win Baby! |
