Softball and School

Yesterday was a very long day for me. I went with my softball girls to our last jamboree for the season! It was an absolutely beautiful day!! Couldn't have asked for anything better! The sun was shining and it was warm! I loved the warmth, even though others got hot!! We car pooled to Ansbach where we played two games. The first game was miserable. It was our first and only loss of the season! The girls were sleeping on the field. We were doing everything we could think of to try to wake them up... cheering loud, acting silly, feeding them popsicles in the dugout... but nothing worked. Sadly, we got stomped big time!! I think I was more depressed than the girls were! We then had a fantastic lunch that the parents brought. We grilled hamburgers, hot dogs and brats, and had tons of sides to go with! It was great!! I had the girls throwing a half hour before the next game to get them awake and ready. And it must have worked! They played the second game like they have been playing all season! We ended up winning that game 20-9. It could have been a lot worse, but I was trying to be nice. I was holding my girls on third base and not letting them steal home. The parents were yelling at them to run, but they were good and listened to me. Before the second game, I told the girls that we would go swimming for our final celebration if they won. I wasn't really being serious about it, but as soon as the game was over, they all head me accountable. So next weekend, the whole team is going to the pool. It will be fun!!

Part of the team... with me braiding hair.

The sun was really beating down all day. Thankfully I remembered to bring my sunscreen. I put it on my head three times throughout the day so my part in my hair didn't burn. I coated the rest of me twice, before each game. But... by the evening, I noticed I missed a few spots. On the back side of both arms I have red spots. It's not an easy place to reach! They aren't burnt, just a bit red. Could have been much worse. I'm just glad I put sunscreen on the rest of me so I wasn't all red!

If you look closely.... you'll notice a frustrated coach by third base!!

Once I got home, I quickly showered and got dressed up to go to our end of the school year party with all of the teachers. We went to a fancy restaurant down town. I walked there so I didn't have to worry about my car. It wasn't too far away. We had a nice meal and then went outside for the formal portion of the night. Our principal stood up and said who was all leaving and what their plans were. She said that a few of the teachers and going to follow their husbands this next year. Two of them are also Army wives and are moving back to the states. For me, she said I will be following my husband, but not until he gets back from Afghanistan! We received a nice book about Schweinfurt. Unfortunately, it's all in German, so don't have a clue what it says. It will be a nice keep sake to have to remind us about where we lived for our first several years together!

Once I got home again, I found the couch quickly!! I was ready to get off my feet! It was a long day, but a very good one! I'm glad softball is over so I can have a few more hours during the week to do other things, but I'm sad at the same time. I had a great group of girls and we had a great season!! Maybe I'll do it again next year! I've done it two years now, so we'll see!!