"The last suit that you wear, you don't need any pockets."-Wayne Dyer

WELL AFTER A MONTH LEFT OF THIS TRIP, I FOUND I CAN CHANGE FONTS AND STUFF ON THIS BLOG. CLEARLY I AM COMPUTER SAVVEEYYYY! HAHA. I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT I LEARNED MORE ON MY "KIDS FOR TYPING" PROGRAM MY DAD STRESSED THAT I DO WHEN I WAS 10, AND IN 9TH GRADE COMPUTER CLASS, THEN I DID IN COLLEGE OR ANYWHERE ELSE. ANYWAYS....

SO, YOU NEVER WANT TO THINK LIKE THIS, BUT I AM A REALIST AND VERY HONEST WITH MYSELF... THIS COULD BE MY VERY LAST WEEK OF ATTENDING SOFTBALL PRACTICE FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. THAT BEING SAID SATUURDAY WHEN I PITCH...IT COULD BE MY VERY LAST DEBUT AS A PITCHER. MY LAST GIG, MY LAST SHOW, MY LAST FIRST PITCH, MY LAST LAST PITCH, MY LAST STRIKE OUT, MY LAST HIT GIVEN UP, MY LAST SCREW BALL. IT COULD B THE LAST FOR ALOT OF THINGS... KIND OF CRAZY TO THINK ABOUT.  I STARTED THINKING ABOUT THIS BC ITS RAINING TODAY, AND EVERYONE IS CALLING ASKING KRISTEN AND ME IF WE ARE PRACTICING, AND OFCOURSE IM SAYING YES, BC I DONT HAVE MANY PRACTICES LEFT. SO...RAIN OR SHINE IM GOING TO THAT FIELD TODAY, AND IM GOING TO PRACTICE :) ISNT IT WEIRD HOW WHEN YOU GROW UP EVERYONE TELLS YOU "PLAY LIKE ITS YOUR LAST GAME" OR "PITCH LIKE ITS YOUR LAST TIME ON THE MOUND" OR WORK AS IF ITS YOUR GOING TO RETIRE TOMORROW" BUT THEN WHAT ABOUT WHEN IT IS THE "LAST GAME" OR YOUR LAST DAY AT WORK...THEN YOU JUST DO IT, AND ITS OVER, AND YOU CAN NEVER HAVE IT BACK. SO I THINK WHAT IM TRYING TO GET AT (AS I RAMBLE ON, TRYING TO STOP TIME, SO MY "LAST PITCH" NEVER COMES) IS THAT...WE SHOULD ENJOY EVERYTHING WHILE ITS HERE, EVEN THE MISERABLE PARTS (THE WEEKS WE GET FIRED AT WORK, THE GAMES I GIVE UP A WALK OFF HOME RUN) BC ONE DAY ITS GOING TO ALL BE OVER, THE GAME WILL COME TO AN END. ITS JUST CRAZY.

WELL ANYWAYS, THIS WEEKEND WAS A BLAST. WE WENT TO NORTH SWEDEN. WHERE THE WOODEN SWEDISH HORSES ARE HAND MADE. SWEDEN IS FAMOUS FOR THESE. IF YOU COME TO SWEDEN AND DONT LEAVE WITH A WOODEN HORSE, YOU DID NOT COME TO SWEDEN. MY FAMILY BOUGHT ME ONE WITH MY NAME HAND PAINTED ON IT. IT WAS SO SWEET.

FRIDAY NIGHT WE GOT THERE AND HAD CRABS. ITS A TRADITION IN AUGUST TO EAT CRABS AND SING SONGS AND WEAR FUNNY HATS. THE SONGS ARE MOSTLY ABOUT GETTING DRUNK DURING THE CRAB EATING. SO AT THE END OF EVERY SONG YOU TAKE A SHOT. ITS PRETTY FUN... MY SISTER MY WANTED TO GET OUR MOM DRUNK. SO WITH THE HELP OF ME AND MY SWEDISH DAD WE ACCOMPLISHED OUR GOAL. I TAUGHT ALL THE ADULTS TO PLAY "POWER HOUR" EVERY MINUTE YOU SAY A CHEERS AND TAKE A SHOT OF BEER OR WINE (WHICHEVER YOU PREFER) UNTIL THE HOUR IS UP. WE LASTED 30 MINUTES (ROOKIES) BUT IN THAT TIME + THE PREVIOUS SHOTS AND WINE EVERYONE WAS....WELL HAVING A GOOD TIME :) MY GAME WAS A HUGE HIT. MY SWEDISH DAD WENT TO THE COMPANY ON MONDY AND WAS TELLING EVERYONE ABOUT IT. HE SAID HES GOING TO BRING THIS GAME TO SWEDEN. I WAS KIND OF A PROUD AMERICAN. HAHAHA....

SATURDAY WE HUNG OUT, SUNDAY WE WENT TO THIS PLACE WHERE YOU RIDE UP ON A BUNGEE THING, ATTACHED TO A TRACK, IT TAKES ABOUT 10 MINUTES TO GET TO THE TOP, THEN ONCE U GET THERE, YOU GET ON THIS TINY TINY CART SORT OF THING WITH A WAX SLEIGH BOTTOM. THEN YOU RIDE DOWN THIS METAL LOUGE. BOB SLEDDING BUT NO SNOW, JUST HALUING ASS DOWN THIS METAL TUNNEL, WHICH IS OPEN AT THE TOP. ITS VERY DANGEROUS BUT SO FUN. THE SLEIGH HAS A BREAK AND A "SPEED BOOSTER" SO WE FLEW DOWN THAT THING. IT WAS SO FUN. VERY COMMON IN SWEDEN. ITS KIND OF A SPORT?

THEN WE DROVE HOME. YESTERDAY...RAN ABOUT 3 MILES, THEN RAN HILLS, THEN RAN 2 MILES HOME. THEN WE WENT TO THIS APPLE GARDEN ON THE WATER. HUGE MANSION IT WAS GORGEOUS. TODAY I HAVE RUN, DONE LAUNDRY, CLEANED THE KITCHEN, AND TALKED WITH MY SWEDISH MOM. IT WAS HER FIRST DAY BACK AT SCHOOL TODAY.

I DONT THINK THERE IS ANYTHING ELSE....