I had a really pleasant day today. I went to work, which was pretty typical and uninteresting, and then after work I headed straight to downtown Berkeley. Navi was at daycare, so I wanted to pass more time before going home so that when I picked her up, she was really tired. I decided to park in the downtown area on my way home from work, and wander across campus to swim at Hearst pool. Pam wanted to come along, so I picked her up on the way, parked about a 30 minute walk from the pool, and we talked and meandered around. We were changed and ready right when the pool opened, so it was pretty empty which was a real treat! I thought I'd only want to swim for 20 minutes but the next time I looked at the clock, 45 minutes had passed. There was this guy who swam at a really close speed to me, and I was so tempted to ask if he wanted to work out sometime and do a real workout together. I never really got the guts up to ask because I was slightly intimidated. Maybe next time.. We left the pool, meandered back to the car, and Pam headed home on bike. I love the bike racks on top of my car - so useful, all the time! I've rescued Tim and other friends from rainstorms on bike rides, I've rescued them after they get hurt and/or damage their bikes or have flat tires and no supplies to fix it, I've been rescued from those circumstances, I can pick up friends with bikes, throw the bike on top, and them dump them in the middle of nowhere and expect them to get home on their own. It's great! And I can bring my bike anywhere I want.
After swimming, I headed over to pick up Navi, and the woman working at MetroDog today was my one of my favorite women there. She knows sign language because her mother in law (I think?) is deaf, but it's funny because she learned british sign language because she's from England, then she came here and learned American Sign Language. Most of the time, she does well, but every once in a while a sign I've never seen before slips in, and she'll say "oops, I think that sign is british, isn't it??" It's so cool! She loves Navi, and we always chat for 10 or 15 minutes when we see each other. Turns out she just became pregnant, which she's really excited about! I really like her. There was also another really nice guy waiting for his dog, which turned out to be a happy calm brown labrador. Cute.
Then, I headed home, scarfed some food, hopped onto my bike, and pedaled over to my first East Bay Winter League game of the season. We were supposed to start last Thursday, but the game was on grass fields that got rained out. Tonight's game were on turf, which are rain or shine...thankfully the weather was nice! I hadn't met the team before, which is always kind of interesting because you show up on the field and you have no idea who your captain is, or where you should go, or anything. We didn't even have a team color. Sometimes I have a hard time with this because while I'm bold enough to go up and ask about what team people are on, I never know how loud to speak (very very loud because the field is by the highway but I'm never loud enough!) or I can't understand people and it becomes slightly awkward...but I lucked out this time because my friend Whitney saw me, and she knew she was playing against me, so she'd already figured out my team for me. I walked into the field and she was like, "Hi! That's your team!" Easy as pie, right?
The team turned out to be a pretty nice mix. The only thing that could be better is if there were more players my age. Everyone is much older than I am. However, this is a double edged sword because the guys who have been playing for longer are often better handlers. I haven't played on any teams lately with anyone that has a good deep throw against a mark, and a few guys on this team have that which is really nice. I ended up having a lot of fun, but I was tired at the end of the game. I had a good hand block, which was nice, and I had a lot of really good cuts. My defense was a lot better, too. After the game ended, we still had 30 minutes of field time, so we played some pickup and changed up the teams a bit. It was fun, but I was really tired after. Then I had to bike home up the hill...so I was even more exhausted. It was a good way to end the day.
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