Softball

The regular season for softball came to a close today it has been a fun and exciting 2 months of ball. I've learned a lot during this time about everything that it takes to put together a winning team. There is soo much strategy! Who would have thought there was any strategy in softball?

So, to end the season we were up against a team that was 13 - 0, and if you looked back over the last few years they were probably 50+ - 0! In other words, they haven't lost in years. -k. Not sure exactly how many years, but it is at least 4, possibly 6.

So, we were expecting a big game! Now keep in mind that we were 13 - 0 as well. This game was the clash of the titans! The winner took sole possesion of 1st, the loser hopes for revenge in the finals.

It was actually a really short game. Most likely because of the stellar defence played by both teams. We started off right by keeping them to no scoring in the first inning, and scoring a few runs ourselves to get ahead.

It stayed close the entire game, noone would get many runs, and we always managed to stay in the lead... I think it irked them as we caysed them to suffer their first defeat in... 4+ years!

It was an exciting moment when I realized the game was over! One girl actually phoned home right after the game to tell her mother about it. It was great to be a part of this team and finally strike back at the #1 team for the last few years!

Now, let's hope we can push through the playoffs and beat them again in the finals! -kve been on a team that has won the league only to go go on to an early exit from the playoffs too many times out here!

Oh, and the best part about the night was that when I was talking to a girl from another team she said that we were the most fun team to play against. It's nice to hear that people still can enjoy playing ball and have fun with it, and still be the #1 team :)

Anyway, it's bedtime!

stories of my adventures.

Hmm, I don't know where I left off on my last blog, so I'll just start in july and talk about a few things that I've done.

1st, I went out and bought a motorcycle last month. Yes, I know. It's a little crazy, but I miss riding and had a good opportunity to pick one up cheap. A friend from church was selling his old bike, so I snapped it up. It is an '87 kawasaki 454ltd. It's a little small for me but runs well and gets me riding. When I picked it up she was running great and appeared to only requiere a few asthetic repairs. I have since realized that Chris didn't do much more than ride the bike. While he got the engine tuned, he didn't realize that the whole drive system needs replacing. Oh bother! It's just worn out a little - it will continue to run fine, but the splines on the drive out of the transmission or worn down and the bearing on the drive pully on the rear wheel is in need of a replacement - all in all, I thin it will be switched over to a chain drive from a belt drive. Other than that issue, I just need to do some painting. I hope to turn around and sell it again this fall - hopefully break even on it and buy something a little nicer next year.

But, I am going to enjoy this while I can, and thus I drove the bike to jasper this past weekend. Mark and I decided to go up for a weekend with some friends and be tourists and get away from banff. It was an enjoyable weekend we pretty much relaxed by the pool and saw a few of the sites. Nothing too exciting about it other than that I got to ride the bike :)

Hmm, I started writing as I waited for a friend to go for a cycling bike ride who has just arrived, so this will have to continue another time.

Cheerio!

camping trips :)

I've been begging to get out camping all year. I've gone out and made a few purchases to get me ready, and this weekend I finally got to put it to use.

Melissa called me up... Or should I say texted me asking if I wanted to camp on the shores of Abraham Lake, to which I hurriedly responded via text saying I was absolutely in.

We discussed possible locations, and I knew of a few un-serviced sites on the shore of the North Saskatchewan River where we could pitch a tent and have a fire. I figured that's all we needed for one night; I could servive with-out a toilet for that long but Mel could not and would not consider it... So alternate arrangements had to be made.

Mel searched high and low for an open campsite. One with all the necessities she demanded and finally found one. It was convienient and easy to get to, had a lake, the site was beside a babling brook, facilities were near-by and we could have a fire on the beach! I case you haven't figured it out yet, I'm speaking of the backyard at the farm!

I'm here now, keeping you all updated that we are attepting to camp in the yard. We managed to use the truck to carry all the equipment to our site... About 100m from the house! And we got all set up for a fire by the pond... Which I must got start.

But I must say that it rained - so we retreated to the house to make cookies! Just as good as smores right?

Anyway, hopefully the next camping trip will take me to a real campsite - but this is as good as any!