Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Muggle Quidditch

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Sunday after church, we headed over to Boise State to watch my brother play and host a big Muggle Quidditch tournament. Yes, you read it right—Quidditch—like Harry Potter Quidditch. My brother is the captain and founder of the brand new Boise State team. Apparently, there are tournaments all over the world, and this club sport is really gaining momentum. The BSU team is called the Abraxans, aptly named after the flying horses in the popular wizardry series, which also fits with the school's mascot—the Broncos.

We watched BSU play and defeat the University of Idaho team in both games, and even overtime. It was exciting, it was fun, and it was really, really nerdy. But hey, it's not every day that you get your family together to go watch a bunch of adults run around on broomsticks and chase a golden snitch, now is it?

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Did you like Stew's celebratory round-off above? Oh, and you may have noticed the big fancy camera up there shooting the team during their post-game huddle. The news came out to shoot and feature the Abraxans, and I knew it would be just perfect to show you the news segment so you can get a real idea of how cool (and slightly nerdy) this sport is. Give a big cheer for my bro, too. Stew is the man.

                       

/ / Can you spot me (my back) or Daniel in the video? Ha!

50 comments:

Kalie @ With Style & Grace said...

We do a Quidditch the University I work at. It is always part of our Homecoming week. It is definitely interesting to say the least!

NicolaKirsty said...

That brunette colour looks great on you!
The Harry Potter nerd in me really wants to have a go at Muggle Quidditch. It looks like so much fun!

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Darlene said...

haha this is AWESOME.

Dalia Ramos said...

This looks like so much fun!

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Karla Medina said...

Ahahahaha! This is so AWESOME!!!!! I'm a huge Harry Potter Fan and I have to admit that after commenting I am going to look this up. Lol

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Lindsey said...

That looks awesome!

Stephanie Samuel said...

That is hilarious!! I want to play!

Stesha said...

such fun, love the pics!!

Andrea Johnson said...

I have to show this to my son he will think its amazing. He is a huge Harry Potter fan. And I can't get over how great your hair looks this new color!

Alyssa said...

Haha this is hilarious–I've never seen something like this before (besides Harry Potter obviously!)

Cindie P said...

I actually went to the Quidditch World Cup in NYC in 2011! I didn't plan on it, but a few friends were visiting and we saw that it was going on, we figured we might as well. It was hilarious to watch. I'm glad more schools are doing it!

Ech Will said...

Um AWESOME! And that dark hair looks really great on you!

Sara Bengsch said...

Ha, this looks too incredibly awesome! :)

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Jess said...

This is amazing! I feel like so many of my friends would join a muggle quidditch league. I would probably just be the photographer though ;)

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Krysten said...

This is probably the coolest thing I have ever seen!

Kym Fox said...

Oh my goodness! These photos totally just made my night! That's so awesome of your brother, many props to him!! I love the dark hair on you ... and purple is DEFINITELY your color!!

Leona May said...

ARE YOU SERIOUS? Real life Quidditch!? That is amazing. x

AZRussums said...

Haha! I had a student a few years ago tell me he would be missing class the following week for a Quidditch match. I was like "Excuse me?! Ummm... Quidditch involves FLYING!"

elle @ wishingoodluck said...

Oh my goodness, I still don't recognize you and I'm STILL loving the hair! UVA where I am has a muggle quiddich team and there are always HUGE crowds out to watch them!

Allison said...

That sounds amazingly fun!! Your brother seems like a great guy. I wish we had done that in college :)

Rachel Hollkamp said...

WOW!! I love Harry Potter I have a crazy obsession with it! Muggle Quidditch is a fantastic idea and reading this post just brought a smile to my face!

Jeannette H said...

LOVED THIS! Looks like a blast!

Alyson said...

AHHHH!!!!! THIS IS GREAT!!!

Whitney H said...

Love love your hair. I know I said that yesterday but had to say it again. Our school had a Quidditch team too. I totally wanted to play!

CatDan said...

I watched 4 times and couldn't see you. 😕 Love the hair. Good colour pick Daniel

Carly Anderson said...

This looks so fun! I keep meaning to tell you.....love the hair! So pretty on you!

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Kateri Von Steal said...

This is really cool.


Love it!

Annelise @ Aunie Sauce said...

Ha. I'm wearing that purple jacket and all you can spot is my hair... so, I know it's me but you? Yeah, hard to see :) haha. Now my brother, you get to see PLENTY of him!

Annelise @ Aunie Sauce said...

It definitely is! It was a lot more fun than I imagined it would be!

Annelise @ Aunie Sauce said...

I hope you do! When I first saw it, I didn't even think it was a real thing!

Annelise @ Aunie Sauce said...

Aw, thanks Andrea! I cant wait to wear your bows with it! They'll really pop against the dark :)

Annelise @ Aunie Sauce said...

And the Quidditch Cup is crazy! The same school has won it since like '07. I hope Stew really pioneers his team to great things. I mean, he's only a Freshman!

Annelise @ Aunie Sauce said...

You know, I took my camera in the off chance that I might snag a photo of Daniel and myself, but once the game got going, I couldn't resist capturing some pics for the team. I ended up with over 300 pictures for them!

Annelise @ Aunie Sauce said...

Thank goodness it's my FAVORITE color! Lucky me!

Annelise @ Aunie Sauce said...

Ha! That would be the funniest thing. Like... oh, I can't come to church today. I've got Quidditch. Or ... sorry, I've got to miss your wedding--Quidditch tourney. HA!

Annelise @ Aunie Sauce said...

OMG it's HUGE over there! They are the PIONEERS of muggle quidditch!

Annelise @ Aunie Sauce said...

#potterhead. Now if we can only learn how to get the Hogwarts table with the buffets that just appear. That's all that I want.

Annelise @ Aunie Sauce said...

Thanks Whitney! It still feels different to see myself with the dark 'do!

Annelise @ Aunie Sauce said...

Thanks so much, Leigh-Ellen! Oh my, when I saw the man running around the golden snitch outfit, I laughed so hard. The tennis ball sock in his pants is too weird to me, though. My brother played the snitch in a big tourney a couple weeks ago and was tackled so hard he broke his cheekbone! This sport is CRAZY!

Nicole @ Treasure Tromp said...

this is so fantastic!

melody olson said...

This. is. AWESOME!

Kelly Ann said...

How did I miss this? This looks awesome!

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Kelly
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Annelise Rowe said...

Haha! You know, when I post 5-days a week, I think it's easy to miss things sometimes. Reading 5 posts a week from all the blogs I follow can be overhelming! :)

Glad you like it, though. It was such a fun time. If I were going to play that game, I'd be the snitch!

Shannon Tatlock said...

This is AWESOME.

Cody Doll said...

Somehow I missed this post. But that is awesome. I think my college was there, only they didn't have their cheerleaders there.

Annelise Rowe said...

Ha! Isn't my brother the neatest? So proud of him.

Annelise Rowe said...

Oh nice! Your team came to BSU for a game?

Cody Doll said...

I don't know. Is it by region like college football? If so then I doupt it but there is always the world cup where they could met up.

Annelise Rowe said...

That would be SO COOL!

Cody Doll said...

It would be.

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