A Mixed Bag

Hope everyone had a nice weekend!! On Saturday, as I mentioned on Friday, I had a softball tournament out in a suburb of Chicago called Itasca. We finished second out of a pool of 13 teams. It was a different kind of tournament that mixed two different softball divisions; our level and the level above us. Normally divisions aren't mixed like this, but it happens sometimes. When it does, you play by the lower divisions rules. The only team we lost to, and we lost to them twice, was a team from the higher division. However, we did beat two teams from the higher division, so it's not like we were completely out-manned.

The second place finish granted us births into nationals and the world series! I don't think we've ever qualified for those events prior to July/August!! We're well ahead of schedule this year!

So that was the good news. On the other side of the coin, playing from 10 am until 10 pm, meant that I had to cancel a date, the second with this particular gal. Crap. Not sure she took it well, but I told her upfront what the deal was with the tournament and we spoke a few times during the day as I updated her. Oh well, I did what I could!

Today I visited Naperville Greg and his wife Cleveland Kim. They were great hosts....okay, truthfully it was mostly Kim doing the hosting. We watched the Cubs game and talked investments while downing fine beer, cheese and crackers and a delicious turkey sandwich. A fun time was had by all!