Bowlin’, Bowlin’, Bowlin’, Keep Those Pins A-Rollin’

So we went out Saturday with some friends for bowling and dinner.  First, let me say we had a great time and need to do it again soon.  That was the good part.  It was really fun and nice to catch up again with Sara and to get to know James better.  Sara was in one of teens in the Youth Group that Shannon and I worked with a few years back.  Busy lives had kept us in touch only once in a while, and we all decided to spend some time together to catch up.

So, the fellowship was great!  The food was great as well.  I got to eat steak (always a good thing) and some shrimp, and Shannon had a seafood platter.  Of course we started with calamari appetizer.  It was all delicious.  We followed dinner with coffee so we could keep on talking some more.  That was all fun and great.

Now, on to the bowling!  Ugh.  Bad enough that I am not a very good bowler, but that wasn’t the worst of it.  We bowled two games, and while I lost both, I did beat Shannon in the second game.  (PS- If Sara ever asks you to bowl, be prepared to lose, she is a shark!)  But no, losing wasn’t the worst either.  The worst part was that I am not in shape to bowl.  Or at least from the pain after it was all done, I guess I am not.

Now you would expect maybe my arm or shoulder hurt.  Nope, not really.  OK, well, if I try to keep a semi-proper form, maybe my left leg hurt since that is where I balance when I actually let go of the ball.  Nope, again, not correct.  My right leg was sore all night after we left the bowling alley.  And not the whole leg, just the small muscle/tendon/ligament/whatever above and to the inside of my right kneecap.  At one point my leg almost buckled from that small muscle being sore.  What I don’t understand is why this was the sore part, all my right leg does is walk like normal, then sweep behind while I release the ball.  Go figure.

Anyway, I survived the weekend without too much more pain (mostly gone by Sunday morning), and I would definitely go bowling again if/when the opportunity presents itself.  And we will most definitely be getting together with Sara and James again.  I just hope they had as much fun as we did.

CC