as if you didn't know already...

I am a huge dork. I love video games; I love geeky science stuff; and yes, I love bowling. my birthday present this past year was going to the live nationally televised bowling championships (and yes, I was on TV with my amazing sign that my hubs made). it was awesome.

I have been in bowling leagues for a few years now, but it was always with das. he was the "bowler" and I relied on his expertise to guide me when things weren't working out well. he's the one who bought me a new ball (for the previous birthday) and really helped me in improving my game. I mean, with that ball, I was able to increase my average almost twenty pins. I was the most improved female bowler in last year's league, and ended up with the third highest average. I owe a lot of that to him.

but now. he has abandoned me. I'm left, alone, to try and figure out for myself, what I need to do to improve, or, at the very least, stay consistent. he's sticking with only one league this year... and of course, he's opting for the mens' league instead of the co-ed league that we were doing together. sure, I'm a little disappointed, but I think that maybe... it's exactly what I needed. I needed to make these decisions for myself. do I slow down my speed? do I move over a board or two? how do I adjust so that my ball rolls straighter?

I answered all of those questions last night. on my own. the first night of bowling... I called him. I said, "I can't do this." but this week... it was as though I was my own bowler. I actually improved over the course of the evening. I posted a 158-161-168 for the night. that's a 485 series. I'm now up to a 153 average after three weeks... and am getting back up to where I should be... where I was when I was bowling with das by my side, instructing me.

I am glad that my husband and I can share in geekdom love such as this. the family that bowls together, stays together, right? sure, I'll miss him on wednesday nights. but what I won't miss... is that dependency on his skill. because, baby, I've got my own. so watch out... here I come!

PS) also excited about the new ball I'm getting tonight. number one choice is the hammer black widow sting; second choice is the storm dimension. so we'll see how that goes... :D

awesome...

... and totally non-quilting related. :D

I got my first ever 600 series in bowling tonight.

my scores were: 184, 224, and 209 for a total of 617. I can't believe how awesome I feel about that. I've been working so hard trying to be cool about my game and I'm always talking with das trying to improve my technique. well it finally all came together. I'm so happy.

my gram is looking down on my now, smiling. so happy that her granddaughter did so well in a sport she loved so much. (tear) love you gram!

milestones!

for those of you who bowl... I just hit a "first". my first 500 series! I know it doesn't seem like much, but I've never been a consistent bowler, until das really got me into it (and got me a new curving bowling ball for my birthday this year). I've been doing much better the past few weeks (in this new non-sanctioned league) and I'm really excited about it!! :)

on a side note, I got an email today about a woman's rugby league that started up in bristol. sounds promising... I loved rugby when I played back in school. I quit initially because I had to have surgery, but then I never got back into it. I very much enjoyed it... so maybe I'll look into it. hm... rugby playing quilters... I could start a new yahoo group or something. :D