I guess I don't know my own strength

For our last Family Home Evening activity, my "family" played a little backyard baseball. On of the girls in our group had borrowed her three year old nephews plastic and foam bat and a rubber ball for us to play with. As members of our family left to go study for finals we found that there were only 3 of us left, but we still wanted to play (or still didn't feel like studying) so we decided to do a home run derby. I went second and the girl before me got two home runs so I figured I needed to get at least that many. Unfortunately things did not work according to plan and I found myself with only two pitches left I found myself with only 1 home run. I knew this one had to go over the fence (otherwise known as into the parking lot or over the rosebushes) so when the pitch came I swung with everything I had. Good news: I hit a homerun! Bad news: the bat snapped in half and the broken half of the bat flew across the field and hit an appartment complex scaring a girl to death. Now must admit I feel good about the home run, but the memory is a bit tarnished by the thought of the three year old boy who now has a bat that is half as long

I wonder if they think that they're cool

Walking home today I saw two strange things. The first was a tandem bicycle, strange enough as is but even stranger because there was only one guy on it. Makes me wonder what led to that decision. Maybe he owns a tandem bicycle and couldn't find anyone to ride with him? Maybe he got it for a date and got stood up? Either way it was entertaining to me.

Not two minutes later I saw a second strange sight. A woman rollerskating while pushing a stroller. I wonder about people like this. Do they think that they are cool or do they just not care? The world may never know.

Now That I Have Grown a Foot or Two

Wednesday April 8, 2009 my mission call came. Excited does not begin to describe how I felt. Lisbon Portugal, what a fantastic surprise. It is one of the most beautiful places on Earth and has a wonderful climate, averaging 50 in winter and 85 in summer.