Monday May 12, 2008
The Game Where We Fought to the Bitter End
This week we played another somewhat highly ranked team (of course). We were off to a decent start, scoring 1 run the first inning. As the sun was going down, we had the game tied 2-2.
Unfortunately, with this scenario, once it started getting dark, the lights didn’t turn on over our field (they turned on everywhere else, but I guess we were just lucky like that). We could still see enough to play, but it made it increasingly difficult to see when the ball landed in fair vs. foul territory. Unlike with previous weeks, this team seemed to be missing one of the key concepts of the kickball league—that it’s supposed to be FUN! This team, even before the lights were an issue, was disputing every (and I mean EVERY) call the refs were making, and just weren’t a lot of fun to play against. You can’t even say that the amount of fun we have is based on how well WE do, because having lost every game, we still had fun even when we lost by several runs. But not with this team. They also had an insane pitcher who seemed to chuck the ball super hard at you, which wasn’t terribly fun to kick against.
At any rate, at the end of the 5th inning, we were still tied, and so the other team informed us this meant that we do an extra inning. We wanted to go to a neighboring field that had lights, but the cones had already been taken away, so we had to stay where we were. We weren’t exactly thrilled, since we couldn’t see and we knew they would just keep disputing. But, we had a chance to take the win, so we went for it.
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(1)Sunday May 11, 2008
Mother's Day 2008
I decided to come down to visit my mom for the first time in years for Mother’s Day. Normally I just send flowers, but this time I graced her with my presence. I drove home yesterday afternoon, and arrived just in time to go over to my aunt’s house for dinner with my grandma. Everyone was surprised and pleased to see me, so that was cool.
Today we are having a BBQ after my sister gets off work. It was originally going to be at her house, but plans changed, and it will now be held here. Hopefully it will turn out well—there are now a few more people coming than originally expected.
Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there!
Saturday May 10, 2008
Kickball Happy Hour
Yesterday the girl from my kickball team and bookclub sent a message saying she wanted to hit up happy hour. She sent the invite to the entire kickball team, and many of the people actually showed up for at least part of the time, which was pretty cool considering the short notice.
We started right after work, and a few of us stayed pretty late. One of the guys had his fiancee show up after awhile, and then the invitee and I accompanied the couple to another bar where some of their out of town friends joined in. What started out as happy hour didn’t end until like 1am. So, it was a long evening, but it was entertaining. It was also very cool that our team got together on a non kickball night to hang out—shows we have some sort of team spirit and enjoy hanging out together. I’m still hoping that combination will work well for at least one of our few remaining games.
Friday May 9, 2008
Hooray for Friday
So yay, it’s Friday yet again! Ben was gone on a business trip this week, getting back yesterday. Last night he came over after hanging out with some friends, which was a nice surprise! :)
Speaking of surprises, looking at my checking account today I saw that my economic stimulus money showed up!! Hooray for being $600 richer (well, once the pending transaction clears anyway)! Although, sorry government, I’m not a crazy spender to begin with, so I’m afraid I’m not going to blow this money on frivolous things I didn’t need or want before I had the extra cash. Instead, I’m most likely going to do something even more exciting—invest in my future. That’s right, this money is probably going into my Roth IRA, woohoo!
So, while I might not be helping to give a false illusion of an economy on a comeback, I suppose I am still banking on the market in general. My IRA has recently come back into the black after being red (along with the rest of the market) since like December or something. It’s not ahead by much, but up is up and considering how long it’s been since that’s happened, I can’t complain—especially when I’m doing better than things like the Dow and NASDAQ.
Happy Friday, everyone! :)
Tuesday May 6, 2008
The Win That Almost Was
OMG, last night was like the most awesome kickball game ever!! We played the #1 team in the league, and as I mentioned, I didn’t really expect to win. BUT, we came VERY VERY close!!
We were the first team to kick, and I was the leadoff kicker. I got out on a bunt that the catcher picked up and chased me down the field with. Oh well. By the time we were done kicking in the 4th inning, we were up 4-2!! We had some good plays, including a homerun. In addition, we did some awesome fielding that kept the other team from scoring—one guy kept making these amazing catches while practically doing flips and other crazy moves in an attempt to wrangle the ball. We were pretty much playing super awesome, and I think the other team must’ve been surprised and maybe even a little worried.
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