Nacho Balls

This week we played Nacho Balls. Coming into this week we were in 5th place out of 16 teams. Looking at who the four teams ahead of us played, I (as well as others on the team) felt like we were really second in our league. First place belonging to the team we lost to, Balls to the Wall. That being said, Nacho Balls was undefeated coming into this week. They hadn't played a single other team we played, but still, somehow, we felt we would beat them.



Unfortunately, I couldn't make it to this weeks game. We had our sixth grade awards night at my school taking place at the exact same time. So I sent my shirt with Jessica and Emily (obviously not the one already on the team) played in my place.



As I heard, Nacho Balls was good, but not good enough to beat us! We won 4-3. This now puts us tied with three teams for 3rd place. Sorry I don't have any great game re-caps. But I did join the after game celebration at Doc's, this time the south and less crowded location.



I showed up and Emily, Jessica, the other Emily, Jenny, Bud and Tim were all there already. The Virginia crowd showed up a little bit later. Of course, the way it worked out I had to sit one person away from Tim. I had posted some of the same puppy pictures on Facebook that I posted here and Tim had sent me a message inquiring about them earlier that day. I had responded that they were all already adopted. He asked me all sorts of questions about those puppies at the bar. I tried to be polite, but yet, not lead him on. This was the first time I've seen him since our date.



Tim ended up leaving after about only 30 minutes of being at the bar. My roommate said she thought he left because no one was really talking to him. He did have a good reason to go, something about saying the opening prayer at the swearing in ceremony of the new Texas House of Representatives. Probably wouldn't be good if the minister doing the prayer was hung over, but I don't know, I'm no expert on that sort-of thing.



This Doc's has an area for playing washers and some other similar game, that I don't know the name of, but uses little miniature pillows (as I call them). A few people and myself played the pillow game. Well, they first taught Emily and I how to play, then we played. After a couple of rounds, Bud and I, being the winners, played another two guys from another kickball team (on a different super social league, but same night). I don't know how, because they were the type that knew all the official rules to this pillow game, but we beat them! This is very unusual for me. I am not used to being on the winning side of anything! There's something about this team that just makes me a winner (well, in random competition related events anyways). But our entire team celebrated the victory we pulled off on the pillow game. Beating another team at anything is a victory!



That was really the highlights of our night. But, since I haven't yet typed my usual length of a post, I feel I should add something else here. Not really, I just think that these two things are worthy of recalling the series "The Twilight Zone" for at least another two episodes (BTW- I used to love that show). Last Saturday night some of us from the kickball team went over to Jessica and Jenny's apartment to cookout and play board games. Everyone went except the Virginians, my roommate, Tim and Phillip (who has yet to come to anything other than the actual games). But in case you caught that, yes, Jessica and Jenny live together in an apartment (and in case you are still lost, that is my name and my roommate's name). When I pulled into their complex I nearly flipped out because their complex looks exactly like ours. I mean, they even used the same colors of paint, types of stones and stucco. I thought, wow that's crazy, but I guess they were just built by the same company.



But then I got to their apartment. It is situated in the exact same corner of the building as ours and on the third floor like ours. Then, when I walked in, it was the same floor plan! I think ours is a newer complex, so ours has some minor upgrades and differences, but still the same. Even their furniture in all their rooms, refrigerator, cabinets, washer and dryer, trash cans, closets, I mean everything was located in the same spot! It freaked me out. Then I remembered their names were the same as ours. Luckily, they are flip-flopped as to which rooms they live in. Otherwise, I was for sure going to google the numbers of the old producers of "The Twilight Zone" to let them know I had a story to spin-off a new episode from should they feel like making a come-back.



The other strange thing worthy of "The Twilight Zone": most everyone RSVPed that they were coming, except Bud. Who just showed up at the door after everyone was already there. We all looked around like, wait, who isn't here that is supposed to be here. But that's OK, there was no need to RSVP, it didn't say you needed to and all the information needed was in the email they sent out. After only about 10 minutes of him being there, Jessica Potter (or "Potter") was talking about the 5K she ran that morning. Out of nowhere Bud pipes in, "Yeah when I saw you come around that corner, you were flying!"



You could've heard a pin drop. I know I was even holding my breath as I waited for him to give an explanation. As we sat there, all staring and not knowing what to say I started thinking to myself, "OK, somehow we are going to have to get this stalker guy out of this apartment without any crazy stalker repercussions." Finally, Potter unfroze to stumble over her words as she asked, "So how...or why....what were you doing at the 5K?"



"I was working at the water station." He said, as if it was common knowledge and we all should've magically known he was working at the water station. It turns out, when Potter had run by him she had turned back to take a double look at him. He took that as she had recognized him. But really she didn't. Still, I think a simple heads up on that would've been helpful for the rest of us before just busting out that you were watching someone.

So, Bud may miss a few normal social behaviors from time-to-time but he can play that stupid pillow game like no other! And I guess he's probably pretty good at handing out water as well...

Oh, and let me not forget to tell you this. The secret is out. As we were cooking out someone mentioned how Tim didn't show up to the game and didn't call or anything. Emily then said, "Yeah, that's because Jenny broke his heart!" Everyone turned to me, I wasn't prepared for this. So I kept it simple, "yeah we went on one date and I just wasn't interested. I hope that is not the reason he didn't come though." Emily smoothed it over after that by saying she had emailed him to ask him where he was and he said that he ended up working later than he thought and couldn't make it. So it's out there now, no need to worry about that anymore!