bowling is not cheap

My dad sponsors a bowling team and for some odd reason I volunteered to sub "as needed" this year. So far I've bowled 3 weeks out of 6...for the same person. What made me do this I am not sure as in the past 24 years I had bowled ONCE...2 years ago. But the thought of socializing with people other than my kids and parents was just too appealing to pass up.

So week 1 I can't find a ball that fits my hand that isn't too heavy. I had 2 games in the double digits and finally hit a 145 in the last game...but the first two games were so bad that my average is in the double digits...which the rest of the team assures me is okay as they always have to give the other team pins and me having a low average helps...uhm...not buying it but okay. Oh...and did I mention that the bowling alley shoes freak me out??

The day of week 2 I decide that I need to go to the "pro shop" during my generous 30 minute lunch break. In 10 minutes I selected my bowling ball and a comfy pair of bowling shoes. The decisions weren't that hard as I asked what do you have in stock, getting sized for the drilling of the holes took the longest. At the end of the day I went back and picked up my pretty pink bowling ball, shoes, and bag. That night I was able to bring my average up a whopping 2 pins...a miracle considering my fingers swelled and the ball got stuck on my thumb more than once. OUCH!! The next day I went back and got that problem fixed.

In preparation for week 3 I decided to take the kids bowling last Friday night since I needed to practice. Mistake 1 was not eating before we went. Mistake 2 was not asking for the cheapest way to bowl...dropped the week's grocery budget at the bowling alley - YIKES! Three kids/3 games and 5 games for me...that's a total of 14 games at $2.50 each - NOT cheap!!! However my pretty pink bowling ball and my wrist brace and I are getting along famously.

Week 3 was tonight and I forgot my brace at work and still managed to be in triple digits 2 games out of 3. I also managed to find a spot on the floor that did not allow my foot to slide and I almost did a face plant, which I am sure looked oh so graceful and I am now really looking forward to seeing my chiropractor in the morning.

Can't wait til next week...