Priceless!

Bowling shoes: $50
Bowling ball: $125
Practice time: $150 in gift cards
Shooting 200 with a family member watching…priceless!

Something I’ve always wanted to do since I’ve been bowling seriously, even before my heel fractures, was to have a game of 200 or better with at least one member of my family present for it. Well, it finally happened today, when I had a 200 in my last game of another bowling outing with my brother. I started with a seven-spare, got a double, then left a 4 pin, which I missed. I didn’t panic, though, knowing I could make up the open frame with another double. I kept making spares until the 8th and 9th frames, when I put up the make-up double. I needed a mark and count in the 10th frame for the 200, and I got exactly that: I left the 6-9-10 with the first ball and calmly made the spare, meaning that a nine-fill would give me exactly 200, which I got by crossing over and only leaving the 3 pin. As we were going to a birthday party for David, my bowling cousin, after our outing, I was beaming at my accomplishment at the party (needless to say).

Summer league update: Checking the sign-up board, I noticed that I had been assigned to a team. However, since I’m not sure about a couple of the names of my soon-to-be teammates, I won’t post the full update until my post about practice on Monday, when I will jot down the names before leaving.