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Bowling League- Week 5

I was extremely tired when I first arrived at the bowling alley. However, seeing that Michelle and I are still in first place on our small league woke me up! Michelle's current average is 114, and mine is 128. I'm hoping those averages go up by the end of the summer.

Week 5 Scores:

Michelle: Game 1- Score 121 , Game 2- Score 142, Game 3- Score 115  (Michelle totally beat her average all 3 games).

Rebecca (me): Game 1- Score 108, Game 2- Score 148, Game 3- Score 132 (I was sleeping the first game).

Tonight we won one game out of three, but we won overall in pins! YAY!

 

Below is a random photo of my cat, Gwen.

Bowling League- Week 4

Tonight was the most important night of bowling, because it was the first time I saw Michelle in person as an engaged woman.  Michelle got engaged recently, and she is the first one out of my childhood friends to get engaged.  I still remember us playing house and running around our backyards.  It is a great honor to have known Michelle since I was 2, and it will be an honor to watch her get married.  Michelle getting engaged has nothing to do with bowling, but it made the night more exciting while we bowled. 

 

Week 4 Scores:

Michelle: Game 1- Score 114 , Game 2- Score 103, Game 3- Score 137  (Michelle insisted that her left hand was too heavy, which made her off balanced when she bowled).

Rebecca (me): Game 1- Score 139, Game 2- Score 115, Game 3- Score 115 (totally did not make my average last two games).

Michelle’s current average is 113, and my average is 129. Out of the four teams in the league, we currently rank number one (even with our low scores)!

 

Here is a photo of Michelle's ring and our team shirt!

Bowling League- Week 2

I am on a bowling league, and I started the new season last week.  I have been doing this league each year with my friend, Michelle, for the past 5-6 years (lost count).  It is not a competitive league, and it is designed to just have fun bowling.  There is usually a wide range of ages in the league, including kids. Sadly, this year only 4 teams signed up.  However, it does not bother me, because I like to hang out with my friend and enjoy being able to throw a heavy ball down the alley each week.

Michelle and I have named our team "Pink Ladies" after the "Greace" movies.  I have known Michelle since I was about 3, and we grew up loving the movies "Grease" and "Greace 2".  We actually watched "Greace 2" first, and till this day will say that the second one is our favorite.  I start thinking of the bowling scene, every time I bowl with Michelle.  Because we are dorks, we have team shirts that say "Pink Ladies" (no one else has team shirts).  In addition, we have a mascot stuffed Guinea Pig with a pink bowling shirt on it.  Michelle is obsessed with Guinea Pigs, and I gave it to her last year. So now we use it as our "Pink Ladies" good luck charm.

Anyways, enough of my bowling history.  My goal is to have a higher bowling average on the last week.  So here is what our scores were last week, and this week.

 

Week 1:

Michelle: Game 1- Score 115, Game 2- Score 152, Game 3- Score 86 (Michelle rocked the 2nd game, but came up short the last one).

Rebecca (me): Game 1- Score 125, Game 2- Score 99, Game 3- Score 118 (I forgt to mention, we aren't good bowlers).

Averages starting out:

Michelle-117, Me- 114

 

Week 2:

Michelle: Game 1- Score 121, Game 2- Score 121, Game 3- Score 104 (I told Michelle I would buy her Frozen Yogurt if she scored 121 on the 3rd game too, but she failed).

Rebecca (me): Game 1- Score 122, Game 2- Score 176, Game 3- Score 149 (Did much better this week).

 

Tonight we bowled an additional 3 games to pre-bowl for next week (we can't make it next week).

Week 3 (pre-bowling scores):

Michelle: Game 1- Score 114, Game 2- Score 115, Game 3- Score 96

Rebecca (me): Game 1- Score 131, Game 2- Score 105, Game 3- Score 142

I will be able to find out on week 4 what our new average is on the league.  We were so tired from bowling 6 games tonight that I think Michelle and I will regret it in the morning.

 

Anyways, here is a random photo of Michelle and I as teenagers in 1997.  Notice the lovely posters in the background?

Friends for Responsible Pet Care's Basket Bingo

B-I-N-G-O!

Does anyone like Longaberger baskets? Does anyone like Bingo? Well if you answered "YES" to both of these questions and live in Delaware, then Atena Fire Hall is where you want to be tonight!

I'm not going to lie. If you never played basket bingo before, then the concept sounds cheesy. However I'm proud to say, "bring it on cheesy, because I love Bingo"! The prizes aren't cash, and are instead Longaberger Baskets. For all of you who don't know what they are, then the best way I can explain it is they are designer baskets. 

In addition, this particular Bingo raises money for Friends for Responsible Pet Care. I love having fun while knowing my money is going to help some furry friends.

Where: Aetna Fire Hall, Ogletown Rd., Newark, DE
Time:   Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Games start at 7:00
Price:   $20 per person in advance or $25 at the door

For further information, please visit http://www.neuteryourpet.org/bingo.html

RIP Ashley the Tiger

This past Saturday night, the Tiger died at the Zoo I work at. Her name was Ashley, and she was loved by many. She lived a long 20 years, and I enjoyed knowing her the 10 years I worked at the Zoo. I would say "hi" to her every day that I worked, and I'm sad I won't be able to do that any more. I loved how she would look at me as I walked by her exhibit. I didn't personally get to work with her, but I still felt like she recognized me when I saw her.

She was an inspiration to a few of my paintings over the years.  I would like to point out a few paintings she was in of mine.

 


 

RIP Ashley. I'll never forget you!

To read about Ashley visit www.BrandywineZoo.org

My Aunt's Interpretation of the Halloweener

Interpretations can be interesting. My aunt came to visit me today and saw the "Halloweener" painting hanging on the wall. She asks if the pumpkin in the painting represent my boyfriend. I give her a crazy look and asked her why she thinks that.
She responds, " I thought maybe you were trying to be funny, and the pumpkin eyes are brown like your boyfriend's eyes".
This response is funny, because the pumpkin in the painting has red eyes and my boyfriend doesn't have brown eyes. Also the pumpkin has no similar features compared to my boyfriend's features. Have no clue what my aunt was thinking, and the only thing I can assume is my aunt had a crazy moment. My aunt always knows how to me make me laugh even when she isn't trying to. Don't get me wrong, because I do love my aunt. I just couldn't resist sharing this story.

  Boyfriend             "Halloweener"