Now I'm the Tennis Mama ;)

Tennis is picking up hot and heavy. I am currently in the middle of a series of matches that lasts from this past Saturday until Thursday this week. That is a lot of tennis! In HOT weather!!

Teams are beginning to form for the Fall season, and I am contemplating how this pregnancy is going to affect my tennis game. I believe the Fall Season will last somewhere between my fifth and seventh month. I’ll go as long as I can ~ hopefully the entire season! I do think I might have to step down from my singles matches and play only doubles. Bummer.

Spring season usually starts mid-to-late February. With a due date of February 11th, I might miss the first few matches but it will actually be quite good timing to get me back on the courts and back into shape post-baby!

I’m excited at the possibility of carrying a child without missing a tennis season!

Tennis Mama Drama

Lucas and I are playing mixed doubles together this year. It is so much fun and we are enjoying playing together! For those of you who do not know, my husband is a tennis rock star. I'm pretty good I think, but he is crazy South American prodigy child good. So together we make an awesome team.

Last night we played a strong team. I was so excited to play them because I knew it would be a close match, but I had a feeling we would come out on top. People, let me tell you - I was playing crazy good! I was keeping the ball in play, hitting winners, first serves in, winning service games at 'love' (meaning they weren't winning points off my serve), returning balls that I didn't think I could. It was a great night for me. I did make a few errors and double faulted once - but for the most part I was on fire. Lucas struggled a bit through a few games but was playing good, as usual.

The team we played doesn't lose much and apparently haven't quite grasped how to handle yourself when losing. And here is where the drama begins. We play on clay courts. When the ball lands, it leaves a mark. You can tell whether the ball was in or out. I was running for a short dropshot and couldn't make it. Lucas walked over and called the ball out based on the mark. This got the other lady in a tizzy. She was not happy about that call at all.

A couple of games later, Lucas called another ball wide that WAS wide. She flips out again! Mumbling LOUDLY that the lines must be out. A few games later, she hits what should have been an easy overhead into the net. She screams loudly: "I'm so worried about not getting it close to the lines that I'm missing this easy shit!"

The situation continues for the rest of the match. Loud cursing. Racket throwing. Evil stares.

Let me just say - my husband would not cheat. He has the most demure manor of any person I know. Second of all, he does not care enough about a local tennis league match (or anything else for that matter) to cheat. Third, he is so good that he does not have to cheat. I think most people recognize all these things about Lucas. On top of that, I witnessed all of the calls he made and they were good calls.
This woman really cannot handle losing. It cannot be that she was outmatched - she has to come up with any excuse possible for why she lost. Oh - and she did lose. 6-4, 6-3. Our post-match handshakes (standard tennis ritual of sportsmanship) was met with weak wrists, mumbled cursing, and looks away.

After the match she proceeded to walk up to every person who would listen and tell them what a lieing cheater Lucas is. LUCAS! Can you believe that?!? I can - from her. This is like standard operating procedure for her. She is full of shit. I hope everyone knows that. She is. We stayed to watch the deciding match for our team. Our team ended up losing in a third-set deciding match. This lady gets up and looks at the people watching saying "KARMA!", "KARMA!", "KARMA!". WHAT?!?!? Is this lady crazy?!? She must be!
Here is what gets me: this lady is nearly twice my age. She has three children - all of which play tennis and are pretty good. Is this the example she sets for them? I am deeply embarassed for her. What a pathetic existence! Please! I'm 24 and do not act this way. Get over yourself, lady. We beat you, fair and square. You are a loser ~ not because you lost in a silly tennis match, but because you have no manners, respect, or class. A classless loser.

Because I have class, I did not say anything. But she certainly was testing me. I am still considering saying something to her next time I see her. Her behavior was totally unacceptable. If I hear her say one more demeaning thing about my husband I certainly will say something. The anger is boiling up inside. SO - I hope she learns to keep her big mouth shut... maybe she can find some more appropriate manner of releasing her emotions.... say.... blogging?

I miss....

....tennis. I haven't played in quite some time. I haven't even had a chance to play with my new rackets.


Did I tell you all that Lucas got me two new beauties like this for Christmas? He is a good husband. He'll be an even better husband when he gets around to stringing them for me.

Leagues should be starting up soon. They won't start soon enough.

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USA vs. Switzerland

And I'll be there!

I know, I know. This isn't about our second adventurous day in Medellin. But this is so much more exciting at this moment!

I just bought 15 (yes, you read that right - 15) tickets to the first round Davis Cup matchup between USA and Switzerland. Do you know what this means? I'll be watching Andy Roddick battle it out with Roger Federer along with 14 of my closest friends and family! Oh, my! What a trip this will be! And can you believe that this caliber of tennis will be in Alabama (yes, you read that right - ALABAMA)?

I'll tell you the quick story. Bubba (one of "The Two Sexiest Fat Men Alive!") from The Rick & Bubba Show (a radio show based out of Birmingham but syndicated throughout the South) is now a big time tennis player - or, at the 3.5 level, he thinks he is a big time tennis player. Yes, I've seen him at the tournaments and the older women swoon after him (yuck!) just because he is semi-famous. Come on girls - let's set our sights a little higher!

Anyway, back to my story. Bubba's Christmas wish was to bring the Davis Cup to Birmingham. So they set up a website and encouraged all of their loyal listeners (I'm not one of them... they are slimy) to sign the petition. Go check it out because the page is really funny.

So all of his listeners across the Southeast signed the petition. And word got out to the tennis community. Tennis players from Alabama and across the Southeast signed Bubba's petition so that they can watch world class tennis nearby! And so I signed the petition! AND WE GOT IT!!!

At least that's one good thing I can say about Bubba..... he got us the Davis Cup!

Thanks, Bubba!

Plans for a big U.S.A.-themed tailgating party are in the works. This will be legendary!

What Happens.....

when you put a hyper active dance instructor in a beach condo with 4 other women (and a willing male participant)? This....

Yes I learned the dance but no you will not find me in this photo. This was later on in the same day that I had to play 3 tennis matches.... so there was no ribbon dancing for me. But I just thought this picture was hilarious. Look at MB there on the left getting into it. Yea, I see you! Haha! I'm over there on the far couch. Do you see that pillow? That's where I was. I must have leaned up for a moment. Later on this night everyone else had a great time making fun of me as I layed passed out on that couch. I was tired ya'll!!! Haha!

Here are a few more action shots of our group doing what we do best...... eating.....


and enjoying the beach.


Oh, okay... and here is a pic of us after our last tennis match.

Thanks, girls, for a fun trip!!!

My View the Last 4 Mornings

There on that very sand was where I read and finished my new love - Twilight. What an outstanding read! Now I'm looking out for deals online to buy the next three.

And the way it ended - makes me wonder....... what will happen in the second book??? Don't tell me! I guess I'll have to read to find out. Edward is such a tantalizing character, although I picture him much hotter than the character in the movie. I guess he's alright looking.


I am definitely looking forward to seeing the movie and comparing the two. Bella seems kind of crazy but I guess young love is like that - just not really like that. Anyway, I look forward to reading other Twilight post now that I know a quarter of what is going on. I was trying to space out the books: read the second one on my Thanksgiving trip back to the beach and take the third and fourth books with me to Colombia to read during our over 2-week vacation. I even thought about bringing Lucas's mom a Spanish version of the book to see what she thinks. I just don't know if I can't wait that long to dig in to the next book!

While at the beach I did play some tennis - 6 matches to be exact. Our Friday night match got rained out so I ended up playing 3 matches on Saturday. That is definitely too much tennis for one day! We had a great time. On even better news, my teammate won one of the door prizes - which just happened to be the best one. A 3-day, 2-night stay at The Beach Club! And - she is taking our team for a 'team-bonding' trip! She is so generous!! She has to use it before March 1st so I'm not sure if I'll get to go since I have so many trips planned between now and then: the beach again, Colombia, and Cabo san Lucas. I think I am getting spoiled with all these trips!

Also, it seems my body did not react well to all of the late nights, climate changes, and tennis matches and now I have a cold. :( I don't feel good but it isn't all that awful - just painful red nose from blowing it all day, sore throat, weird-sounding voice. My boss keeps telling me to go home but I don't want to go home when I have a tennis match to play tonight. That wouldn't be very logical: "Sorry, I was too sick to sit at my desk behind a computer but I was fine to go play a match at 7:30 at night in the freezing cold." So now, I'm trying to convince myself that I'm fine to play tennis tonight. My husband is not very happy with this decision at all. I have asked for a sub tonight but if no one can play for me I'll have to play because there is no way I'll make my team default a court on my behalf. Ugh!

My Team

Don't we all look so great after battling through the finals in South Alabama's heat and humidity and losing?

(Left to Right. Men: Kieran, Pat, Lucas, Ken.
Women: Kim, Debbie, me, and Callie)
Note to self: Don't stand between Debbie and Callie next time!

Good job, team. Can't wait to celebrate with everyone next month!

Blame Tennis

Yes, you can blame tennis for my absence here at The Linares Family blog. Lucas and I packed our bags and left Friday after work headed to Dothan, home to the 2009 Mixed Doubles State Championships.

(Yep, there I am with that killer serve. I won all my matches!)

We had a fairly good tournament. It was a round robin tournament but our last match could be considered the finals match since it would determine first and second place. I won my match and watched on as our other two courts went to 3rd set tiebreakers. Lucas was in one of those tiebreaks and ended up losing 8-10. He and his partner played excellent though. That was by far the best team of the tournament. Our other team ended up losing their tiebreak, too. So we finished in second - literally just 2 points from being the State Champion.

(I did get to do a little of this while I was there. Magical! That is my partner Pat's baby, Allison Grace. Oh, and check out that shirt!)

The first place team cannot move on to the next round so our team has automatically advanced to the Sectionals tournament in New Orleans. How fun! Unfortunately, there is no way that either Lucas or myself will be getting off work in October - our busiest month by far at each of our respective jobs. I am working on pulling out team together but it looks like we may be one woman short of having the required 3 teams. Ugh! I hope I can resolve this but, needless to say, it has really been a lot of work this year. Right now, I am captaining 3 active teams. What am I thinking?!? This is way too much work - so next year you can bet I'll be cutting down.

I have invited the team over to our house the weekend before the Sectionals tournament for a Thank You / Good Luck party. I'd like to make it Mardi Gras themed since they will be traveling to New Orleans. We'll see.

A big thank you to Debbie and her sister's family for letting us stay with them while we were there. We had a great time! Also, on the way back home we got to visit with some of Lucas's old friends. They are a great couple with a clay tennis court in their back yard! How awesome! Lucas and John hit around a bit and Marilyn and I shared a beer and some great conversation. I really hope we can come back and visit them again soon - I'm thinking early Spring of next year.

AND - last but not least - thanks to mom for keeping our baby Rafa. We missed him so much while we were gone. I didn't think mom was going to give him back! He loves his little vacations at grandma's! Haha!

Running was put aside this weekend as tennis took 'center court' but we're back on the road again now.

Oh - and look who has arrived - Fall! I do love this time of year with pleasant temperatures and nice breezes but I will miss my hot summer days.

Oh, crap. Those leaves are about to start falling. When buying a house, one should be told the conditions that come along with that house during each season. We were not aware.

Tennis Troubles

I won did not win last night. Lost in a 3rd set tie-break. This picture may give you a little insight about the match. Oh, well. Life goes on. But I was pretty upset about the loss. I'm one of the youngest ones out there on the court and even I'm too old for some of this crap! Get with it ladies! Lines = In!

Other very astonishing news in my life, I'm going to get my hair done this afternoon! It is too embarrassing to tell you how long I've gone since my last appointment. Life gets in the way.... but no more. One day I'll look back and tell my children how much I suffered during our first year of marriage, going ** months without a hair appointment (see... I'm not telling you). It'll be one of those barefoot, up hill in the snow stories, only true. Sad but true.

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Tomorrow is the last day, people!!!!

U - S - A !!!!!!!!*

***that is me cheering

James Blake just beat Roger Federer in 2 sets. Wow!!! What a great victory! I love Roger but I'm glad to see an American (James Blake, no less) do well. He should win in the semis, which will probably put him up against Rafa in the finals. Go USA!!

And while I joyfully cheer for USA I (not so) secretly rejoice that Serena and Venus are both out! I should want them to do well for our medal count I suppose but I just don't like those girls (Serena especially, she makes me not like Venus because they are sisters and all).

Micheal Phelps is going for another gold tonight and Hoelzer is swimming her best event. It should be a good night for the USA!

Photo Credit: Yahoo

Please, God, Just a Few More Hours in the Day.....

Random thoughts and happenings

• Did you guys see the men's gymnastics team last night? They ended up with a Bronze but what a great Olympics they had considering their circumstances.
• Huntsville's own Margaret Hoelzer took Bronze last night in her 'other' event
  
• Russia is pulling out of Georgia. Great news! I wonder if Medvedev is doing this at the behest or in spite of Putin's wishes. I do not like Russia too much.
• We lost our tennis match last night. We had some close matches but didn't pull any of them out. We are now 3-1 (1-1 against this team). We have got to pull out some victories against them. I would really like to win.
• Lucas isn't going out of town this week! (At least we don't think so.) That means he is teaching tennis this afternoon and I don't have to! I have a work event I'm going to after work but it should be fun.
• I slept on clean sheets last night. Aaaaah!!!
• I set my alarm early to work out but I didn't. I am bad. I might do it tomorrow but I have a tennis match tomorrow night so we'll see.
• Rafa was quite energetic and a bit ferocious this morning. It is time for a little snip, snip and obedience training.
• We found out the dates for the Cabo trip! Yay! February 26th- March 3rd! And Lucas may actually go with me! This is going to be a crazy year. Colombia for Christmas and New Years. Cabo at the end of February, first of March. And Spain, France, and possibly others in July! It seems a bit surreal to think of myself as such a world traveler. Does this count as a world traveler? I'm classifying myself as such.
• My parents booked our condo in Gulf Shores for Thanksgiving. Yay! Midnight madness shopping at the outlet malls? I'm in!
• I signed myself up for the Mixed State so I may actually go with my team to Dothan. I thought I would stay with Debbie at her sisters but now she isn't staying there so I'll have to get a hotel room. Sigh..... tennis is expensive.
• Brandon is staying with us several nights a week. His house is almost finished and then he'll be out. I think I'll kind of miss having someone else to cook for (even though I didn't do much last night.... sorry, Brandon)! (Last night was cesar salad and the guys had some leftover pasta.)
  

Who Knew a Tuesday Night Could be so Much FUN!

I found a great new bar! Well, it isn't that new but it's new to me. LeeAnn's in downtown Huntsville. After our tennis match last night (which we lost), both teams went out for a few drinks. I didn't really know if I wanted to go or not and figured I would have one drink then leave. I ended up staying pretty late (sorry Lucas). We had a few drinks and had a great time dancing to live music. Apparently they have live music Tuesday through Saturday. What a great place to have a drink after work or later in the evening! The atmosphere was really neat because it is outside and really laid back. I had a wonderful time! Thanks to my team for dragging me out!


Photo of some our group (now I realize I'm looking a little rough in this photo but I just played tennis... give me a break)

The Return of Coach Ashley

Since Lucas is leaving for Indiana after work, I am taking over his new Tuesday group tennis lesson. And guess where this money is going.... my new elliptical machine! This will postpone my shopping for the elliptical but hopefully I can make a quick run after the lesson.

Finally, Progress

I haven't had time to fill you in on all the happenings of the weekend. Friday night we went to the movies in the park that I talked about earlier. Unfortunately, we missed Pretty in Pink because I was in Mobile but we caught this week's showing of Stand by Me. We took Rafa and also took along a nice pasta dinner with a salad and wine. We ran into one of Lucas's soccer friends there and watched the movie with them. It was such a nice night.

The next morning we got up early to run in the Spirit of America 5 Mile Run in Decatur. All in all it was a pretty poorly run race but it was only $10 each ($13 after their "processing" fees) and we got a pretty nice dri-fit-like shirt. They had progressive start times so I didn't start until 14 minutes after the beginning and Lucas didn't start until 20 minutes after the beginning (the last group). Then, we had no idea what our run times were. We crossed the finish line and there was no time clock and no one telling you your times. There were also no people calling times throughout the race. It was a very poorly run race but at least we got some exercise. I ended up finishing in 50 minutes (I just found out yesterday by looking online) and Lucas finished in 58 minutes. At least Rafa got to watch us run. Mom came to cheer us on and watch Rafa! She took a picture of us before the race so once I get it I'll post it for you.

After the race, Lucas and I went to Hartselle and met my granddad. We loaded up the saw and wood and went to work on our house. We got almost all of the base boards and door facings put up! Grandaddy came back on Sunday to finish up a little. We still have a huge project although it isn't that big... we are widening the entrance to our living room. It is probably only 6 or 8 inches but I think it will make a big difference. Once we get this hole fixed, we can finish up that door facing and the connecting base boards. Also, Lowes by our house was out of the quarter round we use so we had to go to the Lowes on North Parkway to buy more. Our job is to prime and paint this quarter round and hopefully get it up on our own. This will be our first job with the wood, saw, and air nailer by ourselves. Help us! Haha!

Mom stopped by while we were working and gave me an early birthday present... a pig flower waterer! I'm not sure if this actually has a name or if it is just failing me right now but it is a pig and I can water my flowers with it. It is so cute! We saw a very expensive one at this uppity garden store (by uppity I mean expensive) at the Summit in Birmingham but we weren't going to spend $70 on it. Mom said she got a good deal on it but it looks just a cute! I can't wait to take a picture and show it off!

Monday night we had a 9.0 mixed match and Lucas and I made our debut together. And we rocked! We won 6-0, 6-3. Lucas is really fun to play with because he is so good he gave me a lot of easy put-aways. And it helped that I was playing really good, too. I played 8.0 last night and had another easy victory: 6-2, 6-1. Again, I was playing really well. I feel it all coming together. I'm playing better now than I have in a while... probably better than I was playing in college. So that's nice. But it is also easier to play better when it is just fun and not so much pressure.

I just made Rafa an appointment with the groomer for Monday. I was hoping maybe tomorrow before the 4th but I understand that is a little much to ask. He is a cutey either way. I can't wait to see what he looks like after a cut. We are taking him to the river on Friday so I need to go buy him a little doggy life jacket. Speaking of Friday, I have to find a good recipe to take on the 4th. Any good ideas? Brooke, I may be scrolling through your "What's Cooking Wednesdays". Any good recipes for the 4th?

I'm hoping for another Patio Party tonight with Amy and Debbie, possibly Mary Beth if her trip to the dentist goes well. We are super busy at work so it will be nice to relax with some $2 Long Islands!

At Least He's Got His Looks

Poor guy just lost.... again. Also big losers at Wimbledon already: James Blake and Maria Sharapova. I still have Rafa and Roger though.

08 State

So I did want to briefly run down the events of 2008's State Tournament. Amy and I traveled to Mobile over the weekend for our team's state tournament. There was a little rain, a little more drinking, and a lot of tennis. All in all we had a great trip.

I went 4-1. I lost my last match of the tournament to a player from Birmingham. I definitely should have beaten her and I can come up with many, many reasons (not excuses) that things ended the way they did but in the end I am happy I lost that last match. Perhaps it was my sacrifice match to keep me at 4.0. I hope I'm safe.

Amy played well throughout the tournament, too. However, she did have one major conflict throughout the tournament. This girl from Tuscaloosa was being completely rude to Amy throughout the match but nothing too out of the ordinary. Amy was the last court on, I had just finished my match, and we were all on the sidelines watching. Then, out of nowhere, after a point was finished this girl yells at Amy "Don't look at me! It was back." I couldn't believe how rude it was. And you know me, I'm all talk. So this really gets me going. We are sitting on the bleachers with our team and her team and I yell out "What a bitchy thing to say!" That definitely got the attention of her team but they knew I was right. Amy ends up losing the match in a third set tie-breaker. I really wish she would've won but guess what this girl did next..... you will never guess it in a million years. Amy goes to shake her hand and the girl takes Amy by the hand and literally tries to pull her over the net. I have never seen such awful behavior EVER! So, of course, I'm all fired up. The girl walks by me to go report her score and tell her that her actions were completely unacceptable. Then, I decide to take things a bit further and report her to the umpire. This is physical abuse we are talking about.... and this is WOMENS tennis! Come on people! So, in the end, the girl is trying to apologize to me. I tell her I don't want her apology and make her promise to never act out like that again and to apologize to Amy. I still can't believe it at this moment that she would do such a thing! She tries to apologize to Amy but then follows it with a "BUT" and Amy told her to get out of her face and never speak to her or touch her again. You go, Amy! I still can't believe it!

Anyway, Amy and I headed to Pensacola Beach after our match Saturday morning and lay out on the beach for a few hours. It happened to be Latin Fest so that was pretty cool! Then we met my good friend Carrie at their camper on the bay! I miss Carrie so much. It was great to see her! We went back to the beaches that night, ate at Crabs, and went to Bamboo Willies. We stayed with her at their camper that night and drove back to good ole' Alabama on Sunday morning.

Sunday night Lucas and I went to Hartselle for Father's Day and had some good Asian Buffet and then desert at my grandparent's house. Then, Monday came and we're back to work as usual.

Also, yesterday the foundation people were back at the house and now our house is level again! Well, as level as it is going to get I suppose. Now it is time to really start working on the house again. Lucas said we can start installing our new base boards and trim work again. I'm ready to start making progress!

Mobile Bound

And we're off! Amy and I are about to leave for Mobile in a couple of hours. Wish us luck! We are hoping to be done on Saturday morning (which will mean we have lost) so that we get to go to the beach and visit with Carrie. Isn't that sad? Oh, well. This may be the only beach vacation I get all summer so I want as much of it as possible.

If you are interested in how we're doing, I believe you can check out the results here (we are HU-Volley 4 Fun-Sellers in Group 2) or search my name on Tennis Link. Hopefully you will see some good results (but not too good). :)

I should have some good stories to tell and photos to share when I return.

By the way, the photo is of Amy and I playing doubles at a local tournament. Such a funny picture I think. I'm sure Amy would agree! Ha!

Last Night @ Home

Tonight is my last night at home. I'm leaving tomorrow for the state tennis tournament in Mobile. Last night I got all my clothes out to pack tonight but I have too many. I need to consolidate tonight. We are playing 5 (possibly 7) matches. I hope to be done Saturday morning so we can go visit with Carrie Saturday and Sunday and go to the beach.

I have lots to do tonight. We have an 8.0 Mixed match at 5:30 tonight. Then I have to pack up all my clothes. I also need to string my rackets. Lucas was going to but then he had to leave. I know how to string rackets but I'm not sure if I know how to work Lucas's stringer. Maybe he can talk me through it tonight. I really need (or at least would like to have) fresh rackets for the tournament.

I am ready to go though. I think we'll have a lot of fun regardless of the tennis outcome!

I'm back

Oh, my long lost blog. I promise I have not forgotten you.

I should be back to normal after this week (except for a slight interruption for the state tennis tournament at the end of next week).

This has been the absolute most craziest week at work I've had in a long time. To top it off, we've had tennis matches every night. I thought I had a break tonight but realized yesterday that I have a match after work today, too. And one tomorrow! Also, the baby shower is this Sunday and I have lots (I mean LOTS) of major cleaning to do. I have been doing our laundry the last couple of days and got it all folded this morning. I've got to get it all put away tonight and do a little bit of organizing tonight before I start cleaning tomorrow. I'm also going to the grocery store to get everything I'm responsible for at the shower. We need to make a stop by Home Depot, too, and return the weed eater that quit working after one use. While there, I need to buy some plants for our front porch that Lucas promised me I could get before the shower. I hope I have time to pot them tomorrow.

Last weekend was Kegball and I can't begin to explain how fun it was. There was one sourpuss at the game but we didn't let her ruin the night. Lucas and I got our old pirate costumes out (altered a bit to withstand the heat). Dan and Amy came as Charlie Brown and Lucy. So cute! And Chris and Aida came as a doctor and patient. We had a blast! Here are some photos:



That is about it. Election night went really well. Tennis has been good every day. State tournament is next week!

Fun, Fun Weekend ~ Oh, Yea

Tomorrow I'll be piling in the cash and counting my money. Yes, folks, it is time for the yard sale! As soon as I get off work I'll be making my way back to Hartselle to start preparing. Elliptical Machine here I come! Well, that is what I want to buy with my riches. Haha! I doubt very seriously there will be riches but at least I'm helping my parents clear their barn of all my high school/college stuff.

Now on to possibly the best thing I'll do all summer - KEGBALL!


That's right! This is my big Saturday evening plan! I found out about this event through one of Lucas's friends on Facebook. I thought it sounded really awesome but Lucas would never go for it. So I asked him when I got home from work the other night and he said YES! Then I had to start working on my friends. Chris and Aida are in! Amy is in, she just has to get Dan convinced. And they may be bringing another couple, too! Wow! It spread like wildfire. I am so excited about this, you have no idea!

So, basically, the point is you show up and play kickball in costume. But the entire game you must hold your beer in your dominant hand, leaving only your non-dominant hand to field the ball. Also, you must kick with your non-dominant foot. There are many more rules that have to do with copious amounts of alcohol consumption. Needless to say, we will be taking cab back to the house. But I think we are going to have the best time! It looks like so much fun!

Lucas and I are going as pirates (since we still have those costumes from a few years back). I'll be sure to take lots of pictures!

Oh, and by the way, we had a full team last night and beat our toughest competition. Yay, team! We have a match tomorrow but I'll be yard sale-ing it so won't be there. Good luck team!