Well its pitch black outside with this time change which will take some getting use to riding out to the Rec in the dark at 7:30 AM on my bike. My pickle ball friends want to beat the crowd of beginner who are now flooding in to the Rec to play as they come back from up north. I use to leave at 7:30 in the mountains for my solo hike so I'll acclimate to the bike ride eventually.
I started the day on Sunday with my usual rollout around 6'ish which is now 5'ish due to the time change so I must acclimate but anyhow we weren't attending church as we had to be in Westley Chapel around 10'ish for Annsley's competition in gymnastics. She did quite well on 3 of the 4 events but the balance beam was her down fall for a change. Seems they have not competed in over a year because of this pandemic. It's hard to kept the edge without competition. I only played pickle ball once in 5 months and it took a day or so to get back the edge which I'm still honing as I write.
The area in Pasco County is just beautiful and the facility was first class. Ava played a tournament in basketball there and said it was gigantic and very modern. Its a huge complex with soccer field extra gym's besides the open area where the competition was held, a sports bar and dining facilities. We got back to Seminole around 2:30 and had a snack before settling in to some football. Nancy and sister Betsy headed out around 3'ish for some shopping until close to 7. I ate some leftover and then read until bedtime with another football game in the back ground. The game between the Falcon and the Saints was a thriller with a great comeback by the Saints only to lose after being ahead with just minutes to go. Their loss helps the Buc's who had a bye this weekend.
Bobby and I had the boys outside as they quickly lose interest in being inside and the area was perfect for them to roam and run. They had a great time and wore me out just watching them run and explore. They take about 15 steps to my one and they did that for a couple hours running and playing outside on this beautiful day with nice temps and no humidity. I'm sure they were asleep before leaving the parking lot.
I ran into an old pickle ball friend and player who was there with his family. What a small world as his grand daughter was competing as well. Nancy just rolls her eyes when I say I must know some one here and sure enough I did. I love it, either knowing someone from the patrol days where I met thousands and now with pickle ball, LATER
Annsley and some of her moves during the competition.
