Kickin' Balls

When Kris-10 and I moved to this wonderful windy city last summer, we were fortunate enough to have friends in Jaime and Dan that live close and are our age (although I'm a few years their junior...ahem). Me especially since I didn't have a whole lot of friends... well, none actually, outside of the 3 people I've already named in this post. That all changed when I came out to watch Dan's 4 Shadows team play this game called "mushball". What an interesting game that is! 16 inches of softball and no glove!!

I knew I had to have a shot at playing that, so I was fortunate enough to get the call to sub for D.P. when he was away on his honeymoon with his honey. The team let me play and I kind of stunk it up initially, except for smashing a homerun. For some reason they let me come back another week (probably because of the homerun) and I did a better job defensively, playing a very sharp third base... if I do say so myself. That was about the extent of my playing time as I was merely a sub at that point, but at least I was invited out to the bars afterward to join in for (moral) victory drinks... haha! They all went on to play kickball in the fall, which I was unable to play because they had a full roster and I had fall ball in Elmhurst. That was not the case this fall.

After being a starting Center Fielder on the mushball team this summer, I was invited to play on the fall kickball team - an invitation I accepted graciously if not enthusiastically, and especially affirmatively (meaning I said Yes). What a great fall it's been! Let's put aside for a moment the fact that the weather has been not only cooperative, but gorgeous! I have had so much fun participating in this Thursday night sporting activity, and drinking afterward... Okay, who am I kidding, there is drinking going on during as well! Luckily we've switched the on-field hydration from that nasty ol' Miller Lite to the Silver Bullet... tappin' the Rockies every Thursday night!

Anyway, I just wanted to give a shout out on here to my new teammates and most importantly my (not so) new friends - and also I am sure they will be doubling my blog audience, so that's great! It has been great getting to know everyone and I am so thankful you accepted me into your inner circle. Here's to all the members and fans of "Kickin' Balls" (yes, that's really our team name)... Cheers, you guys and thanks for reading Skip To It!! See you all on Thursday!

-Skamp