Baseball

Gemini and I joined a softball league, where we play slo-pitch and drink a beer for most Sunday afternoons in the summer. It seemed like it would be a great way to have fun doing something together (not that we don't spend quality time together anyways...) and get us active.

So we had our first practice games yesterday. We spent 4.5h on the field in the sun. There was no practice really...just a pretend game. And I had never stepped foot on a field with a bat or a glove, so it was interesting to say the least. I had a lot of fun though. And I even hit the ball most times, and made it at least to first. I think I got to come home twice even, so I wasn't as bad as I was expecting. I even made a couple of good catches at second base, and one wicked catch at home plate. Each and every time I hit the ball or caught a ball I surprised myself, and I forgot I was playing for a second. So I need to work on that so that I can run without delay, or throw the ball to someone else for the double play...but that's what practice is for.

But today I hurt. Alot.

I thought that having gone to the gym for the past 1.5 years would have been enough to keep me fit. And it has I think for the most part. But something about throwing a ball hundreds of times, and doing little sprints that you aren't used to Killed my muscles. So when I got out of bed this morning, I felt like I was 80 years old. And it was way to hard to lift the milk jug for my mini-wheats!! I think I might even have to skip the gym tonight (which I hate doing). But hopefully when the season gets going, my body will catch up :)

I really suck at this

Blogging is apparently a hard thing for me to do lately, since I have been spacing my writing by a month at a time. But I haven't had blog topics...until this morning.

I noticed last week that an awful lot of women (and men) are breaking out the sandals for the summer, and letting their feet out for a breath of fresh (or not so fresh?) air. I find it a bit early personally, but I have nothing against the sandal re-birth except when I see...

1. Naked toe nails. This comes from my mama dukes, because she made it a rule from as early as I can remember, that no naked toes are allowed. If she can see your toes, they must have polish on them. Otherwise, no matter how manicured your feet are (which they often aren't if they have no polish) they end up looking like this;
And seriously, I threw up a little in my mouth when I posted this picture...so please polish your toes. Au natural doesn't apply to feet.

And another pet peeve that I see soo commonly these days, is people buying sandals that don't fit! If your toes are hanging over the front of them like this;
Or if your heels are hanging off the back like this;
Than the shoes weren't worth the $5.99 you paid for them at Walmart!!

That's what I thought about on the train and on the subway this morning. And I saw many shining examples of what I am talking about. If I was a little more sly, I would have tried to pull out the camera phone and expose them to the world.

On the bright side, the weather is beautiful!