ping pong

this post is dedicated to my cousins: jennifer, brenda, janet, and katie

last night justino and some friends of ours and i went to the aquaplex (the new city recreation place that yes includes a large pool with slides). usually we go to the aquaplex to play basketball, run around, or play volleyball.

aparently there is a new sport on friday nights... ping pong. yep, you read me right. ping pong.

now, a girl's got to have a little bit of fun once in awhile. so, did i mention that i grew up with the champions of ping pong? did i mention the hours, days, years spent perfecting my serve in the basement of my grandparents' house? did i mention all the blood, sweat, and tears?

heck no.

i just let them all think that this girl didn't have a clue.

cruel?
perhaps.
fun?
you better believe it!

i served some easy serves and played a couple of the guys, and when i got to the guy who had recently commented on the lack of sportiness of the girlfriends, i let loose. i slammed, spin served, and hit him with my best shot.

in the end we all had a good time. but it sure brought back memories of ping pong in grandma's basement, and listening to the old tuner and record player while sitting on those plastic chairs. none of us wanted to be the last one out of the basement because it was dark and scary after the light was turned out. there was a stuffed bobcat down there somewhere that scared the bejeebies out of me.

we had some good times down there. who'd have thought it would come to use some ten years later?

who'd have thought?