22nd Week

1st Game - 122 (202) 2nd Game - 115 (195) 3rd Game - 142 (222) It was a rough night. The balls would not go the right way for any of us. But I delivered on my pecan pie promise and Elzie was so excited. He ate two big pieces telling me how good it was and how he would never doubt my cooking abilities again. The best part was I made it in a disposable pie pan and told him he could take the rest home. I think I made his night - hopefully enough to make up for the bad bowling!

21st Week

1st Game - 146 (227) 2nd Game - 112 (193) 3rd Game - 127 (208) A more normal night this week, though I did have a pretty good first game. I got another turkey, but went downhill after that. Bryan finally came back to bowl with us so it was nice to have the team back together again! =) I also found out that least week's amazing game has earned me some cool stuff. I get an emblem for bowling a 160 when my average is less than 120 and then a pin for bowling a 400 series score. It is all very exciting for me since I figured I would never get anything. I also apparently have to bring in the pecan pie I have been promising for awhile since I told Elzie I would bring it in if his next bowl was a strike - and it was. He bowled really well tonight and said it was because his thought of pecan pie were motivating him. I had better not fail to bring in the pie or I might get voted off the team!

20th Week

1st Game - 116 (198) 2nd Game - 124 (206) 3rd Game - 170!!!! (252) It was an unbelievable night. First we have the crappiest lane ever. The pin holder would just randomly drop pins everywhere. Then it cycled my pins off the lane before I had a chance to bowl my second ball. None of use were sure which pins had been there, so the guy is trying to set them up and we guessed on which ones they were. I know we were wrong, because it was not the same pattern, but whatever. Finally after it drops pins about 5 times, we get switched to new lanes. I bowl the first two games decently. But the third game - WOW! I bowled one strike, got all excited. My whole group would get excited though. Then I bowl and knock down 8 pins, I turn around and they are all yelling. I jump because they SCARED me! Then I turn back around - the last two had fallen!!! A spinning pin had knocked one pin into another. Then I bowl a third strike - my first TURKEY!!!! I get so excited, because now I am beating the Machine! (The Machine is a really good bowler on the other team. Bryan beat him one time and it was a huge deal!) I point out that I was beating him up to the 6th frame. Then I get a spare, then another strike! What if I really beat the machine??? It is neck and neck. I get a spare on the final and end up with 170. Oh it is going to be close. He bowls a strike - crap! He turns around and tells me if he gets another one, he wins. (This is all fun joking, btw - no matter what I said about kneecaps!) He rolls and hits nine pins!!!! One stands in defiance! I win 170-167!!! I beat the machine!!! So to make me a better bowler I apparently have to have some kind of motivation. =) By the way, 170 is my highest score... ever! Yay!

19th Week

1st Game - 99 (180) 2nd Game - 108 (189) 3rd Game - 114 (195) The five pin hated me tonight. It refused to fall at least 15 times. It stood alone in defiance at the end of the alley. People kept saying how pretty the balls were going, but no strikes. I decided my bowling is like glass candy - so pretty but no fun! I finally got a strike in the next to last frame. Both my team and the other team stood up and cheered. Slightly embarrasing, but since I finally got that strike, I didn't care all that much. Go me!

18th Week

1st Game - 120 (201) 2nd Game - 89 (170) 3rd Game - 114 (195) I did something this week that I have not done in a long time - I got a zero score frame by bowling two gutterballs. It wasn't a horrible night, we scored 5 out of 8, but I was just off. I had 3 splits by the fourth frame of the first game. I couldn't throw the ball straight, and when I could - the pins would not break right. We had two blind bowlers though, so at least it went by fast. Last week I was thinking I was a good bowler, now I am thinking it might have more to do with luck than skill... =/

17th Week

1st Game - 132 (213) 2nd Game - 127 (208) 3rd Game - 109 (191) I'm mostly recovered for the endurance, but my knees are not happy with me at the moment. But that might have more to do with me wearing my high heeled boots too many days in a row. Either way, I think I am getting better at this whole bowling thing. I'm throwing a lot more consistent and straighter balls, with the exception of when I am distracted by people trying to buy me drinks. =)

16th Week

1st Game - 99 (180) 2nd Game - 114 (195) 3rd Game - Sat Out Bowling may not be a strenuous activity, but I was still worn out by the end of the second game. My team could definetely tell I was not better yet. I am usually the most energetic of the bunch. I might have played the third game if not for a slight twinge on my left side - where my spleen is! Paranoia is healthy if it keeps your spleen from exploding!

15th Week

Out sick with the Mono...

14th Week

1st Game - 100 (181) 2nd Game - 100 (181) 3rd Game - 132 (213) Well my handicap went up to 81 because my average dropped two points. Before bowling we had asked the Magic 8 Ball someone had at work about my bowling tonight. I was destined to not bowl under 100, and to bowl my average at least once. After the first two games, someone tells me that if I get another 100, I get a cool patch for bowling the same score. I barely made 100 the first two times, so I am stoked. I can do this! Until I bowled a Strike, Spare, Strike, Spare. I was up to 92 in the 5th frame. I could have done it, but I just couldn't - if that makes sense. I really wanted a patch though, and that is probably the only one I will have a chance at. But because of my valiant sacrifice, we won 2 games and tied on the last one. I'm even ethical when it comes to bowling? Seriously???

13th Week

1st Game - 84 (163) 2nd Game - 96 (175) 3rd Game - 85 (164) This game was so bad I wrote a blog about it - December 6, 2006

12th Week

1st Game - 112 (191) 2nd Game - 131 (210) 3rd Game - 115 (194) I was running late for the games tonight, so I was a bit flustered to start with. I don't think my blood sugar kicked in until halfway through the second game. I almost got a turkey - strike, strike, 9 pin spare! What? Anyway we were being so bizarre cheering each other one, we started a new thing that was militant. Those pins are going down! I see a pin standing! You get that pin!!! Now! But it seemed to work, I bowled pretty well. Yay! =)

11th Week

1st Game - 99 (178) 2nd Game - 139 (218) 3rd Game - 119 (198) I swear I as bowling awesome this game - the pins just would not cooperate! I was throwing Strike balls almost every time and the pins just refused to cooperate! Ask the rest of my team they will agree. Those two lanes were nothing but trouble, we had mechanical problems out the wazoo! But I managed to bowl a double (yay!), though that turkey stayed away with Thanksgiving being next week. All in all not too bad and the scores were pretty consistent with last weeks.

10th Week

1st Game - 103 (182) 2nd Game - 132 (211) 3rd Game - 111 (190) We bowled a vacant team this week which meant two things. 1 - The games went really fast. 2 - In order to win we had to bowl within 40 points of our team average (10 per person). We managed to do this each time, so we actually bumped up our ranking a bit.

9th Week

Missed this week because of another field trip. I was bummed.

8th Week

1st Game - 120 (199) 2nd Game - 99 (177) 3rd Game - 129 (208) Not too shabby for the new ball, though I was a little disappointed with the second game! I just needed one more pin!!! Ed Note: I just noticed I had 199 instead of 99 - whoops! That would have been awesome!

Practice!

1st Game - 160 (6 strikes!) 2nd Game - 102 3rd Game - 126 Missed the 7th week due to the field trip. Went the day before the 8th week for a round of practice with friends. I don't care if these scores are from the league or not though, look at that high score!!! But that's why there is no handicap score.

6th Week

1st Game - 153 (233) 2nd Game - 118 (198) 3rd Game - 102 (182) Ok, these games went faster because each person was down a man. I think that is why my last score is so low, I really was getting tired. Honestly though I am happy if I get above 100. And I beat my high score, how amazing is that bad boy of a score??? Yes!

5th Week

1st Game - 121 (200) 2nd Game - 124 (203) 3rd Game - 87 (166) I was very consistent on those first two games but the third one was horrible! I even managed to score a big fat zero (--) on the 3rd frame. It doesn't quite make it as my lowest score ever, but it's darn close. I blame the cupcake I ate during the second game!

4th Week

1st Game - 117 (198) 2nd Game - 146 (227) 3rd Game - 112 (193) Best week ever! My team mates gave me a few hints and it made a huge difference. If I ever go buy the right size bowling ball I may be unstoppable! =)

3rd Week

1st Game - 86 (164) 2nd Game - 124 (202) 3rd Game - 107 (185) This was the worst week ever! I even bought new shoes. The initial problem was that I tried to bowl with a 12 lb ball and it was very bad. My team-mates suggested that I switch back to the 10 lb ball. The second game was my best, which is so weird for me. Turns out I was a good luck charm for one of the guys on the other side - he got a strike or spare every time he bowled with me, so he started waiting for me every time he bowled. At least someone got a good score out of it!

2nd Week

1st Game - 131 (212) 2nd Game - 106 (187) 3rd Game - 131 (212) Amazing that I managed to get such a high score on the last game considering that I rolled a grand total of 3 gutterballs! I think my team thought I was losing it. At least they are nice enough to tell me almost every frame I had a good bowl!

1st Week

I'll have to get the scores again, but I know the average was low enough to get me a 81 handicap! I will have awesome bowler scores without the skill. Sweet! I also had a high score with handicap. Apparently my handicap is safe for 9 games... but if it goes down, it's because my skills went up! Found Them! 1st Game - 106 (187) 2nd Game - 119 (200) 3rd Game - 118 (199)

That middle score is my highest yet - 148! Unfortunately not during league bowling...