Softball rocks!
I am so sore, I can hardly move...and it's great! I have to slowly lower myself into chairs and I fear stairs. I feel like I am 100 years old. The reason for my sudden case of being geriatric, is the softball clinic yesterday. It was three hours full of sprinting bases, throwing the ball, hitting, and all kinds of drills that kept us moving constantly. I have not had so much fun in years! It was definitely the best time I've had since I have been in Washington (no offense Chris...). I haven't played softball since I was twelve, but there was no need to worry, because it all came back to me in a flash. I guess I really paid attention when I played and watched my siblings play. I seem to have retained everything I need to know, and if I don't say so myself, I was quite impressed with my skill! I was one of the quickest base runners (I was hauling ass so hard one time, that I fell right on my face between first and second...that was fun! I have skinned knees to prove it!), I still have a pretty good arm that will only get better with practice, I can still make solid hits, and my fielding was pretty good. Again, it will improve with a little practice as well. I loved every minute of being on that field getting reacquainted with my old love, and meeting a bunch of really nice, cool girls. I think this is where I am going to find the friends I truly have something in common with. There is nothing like team spirit to draw people together! I signed up to be on a team and I should get a call by monday telling me which team wants me. Yay! Exciting! Monday is going to be a busy day. I am also supposed to hear from the NEX (where I applied for a warehouse position weekday mornings) about whether or not I got the job. I am fairly sure it's in the bag. They were just going to do a background check to make sure I'm not a criminal. Well, they aren't going to dig up any dirt on me! Anyway, I am in an exceedingly good mood despite my inability to move. The weather is gorgeous! Now I remember why I liked it up here so much...I came right as things were turning beautiful, which made the soggy cold winter even harder to adjust to! The weather yesterday was absolutely perfect for being outdoors too. We had big HUGE blue skies, a breeze, not one cloud in sight, and it was about 64 degrees. Today is the same, except they are calling for about 71 degrees. Ah! Heaven! And it's supposed to last through tomorrow! People who have never suffered a winter here, have no idea how delicious this weather is...It's like a hot fudge brownie sundae! I think I will get out and sit in my sundae (on a sunday, hahaha!) and sketch or read a book or, hell just sit and soak up some rays! That will be a nice way to spend the day before I head over to Rochelle's for her birthday bash. We're going to get all dolled up and go over to Seattle to have dinner at the Cheesecake factory, and then we're off to "Rave" or "Beat" or some club with a name that implies dancing, loud music, and bright lights. It's going to be about six girls in total, one of whom I have messaged on myspace, and then of course, I know Rochelle. So, it will be interesting hanging out with a bunch of Navy wives I don't know. It's ok. I hung out with a bunch of Navy girls I didn't know yesterday, and it was so much fun! I am getting so much more comfortable with unfamiliar social situations. I've adopted the attitude of, "If you don't like me, or don't want to make an effort to get to know me, then, oh well." Otherwise, I don't care. I am nice, but I don't go out of my way after a certain point. I've realized that there really is no standard of "cool" that has to be met. Everyone is their own person, and some people mesh with me better than others. I like people for what makes them unique, so why would I befriend people who are conformists and expect everyone they come into contact to be the same way? What makes them so interesting? Oh yeah, NOTHING. I don't mean to put them down, who am I to judge? But, I do feel sorry for them. I feel sorry that they feel they have to project a certain image. I guess that's what I mean to say. Anyway, tonight ought to be pretty fun...if I can move!!!