October 23, 2018
In February I was asked by the United States Embassy in South Korea if I would represent America and sing at the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea.
Literally to this day, it’s been one of my biggest and favorite performances. I got to sing my own songs at two of the ice hockey games in front of thousands of people from all over the world. It truly was a dream come true!
Here’s a recap video from our time in South Korea:
But once of the proudest moments was cheering on the USA Women’s Ice Hockey team. Earlier in the year they spent many months fighting for equal/fair pay. They fought the USOC and Team USA until their hears hurt and finally they were treated as equals and paid more for their efforts. I was SO PROUD!
My boyfriend’s sister, Kacey Bellamy is the Assistant Captain of Team USA Hockey. When we were in South Korea we watched her, and the rest of the team, win a GOLD MEDAL! It was incredible. We all cried. The families cried, the team cried. It was a pool of happy tears!! And when we finally celebrated with the team, for some reason we just wanted to EAT the medal. I don’t know why, but it was pretty damn fun.
But my favorite hockey player, #22, Kacey Bellamy has stepped off the ice for a moment to do something totally different. She’s published a book of poetry. To say I’m proud is an understatement! As athletes, it can be REALLY difficult to put our emotions down on paper. We are told from a young age to suppress those feelings of fear, sadness, and frustration. But like me when I was playing basketball at Boston College, Kacey found her peace and personal expression with an old fashioned pen and notebooks of paper, and started writing her emotions down in the form of poems.
I just ordered TWO copies of this book. I don’t know what to expect except greatness. Anything this girl does is a “gold medal” to me, so if you’re looking for a new read, holiday present, or memorabilia from your favorite ice hockey player, take a look at this poetry book. I can’t WAIT to read it!
Link to buy is HERE: https://www.amazon.com/Unbroken-Heart-Gold-Collection-Poems/dp/1728890438/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1540326932&sr=8-3&keywords=kacey+bellamy
Kacey Bellamy brings you through her passion of writing through 3 Olympics where she has received 2 silver (2010, 2014) medals and 1 Gold (2018). Being part of Team USA for over 10 years she has found another passion through poetry. Her poems consist of success, failure, nature, family, friends, heartbreak and love. It has been a dream of hers to not only represent her country but also write a poetry book.
“There is so much heart, passion, and love in her writing, but it’s the experiences that she has had which makes this book so moving”-Brianna Decker (Teammate Team USA)
“Most people who know her know the competitve and athletic way of life. This is an entirely different side of her personality that most people don’t know about.”- Rob Bellamy (Brother)
“Kacey’s creative mind and passion for life are so clear in her writing. She has an incredible giftt to be able to express herself by carefully choosing her words for each poem. Her writing is something I admire most and I think she will pleasantly surprise and draw a large interest from all of her readers.”- Meghan Duggan (Captain Team USA)
“Kacey has a unique talent of delivering powerful messages through her words. Her poetry makes you feel every emotion and completely encompassed. It is real, it is raw, and is relatetable in every aspect of life. She has a deep heart and love for many things which shine through her poetry”- Amanda Kessel (Teammate Team USA)