The first thing the rest of the folks in my ‘pool’ noticed was that I made one helluva an ugly woman. Fine, then don’t let me catch any of you staring at my ass. Sadly, in this group of 5 women, I was the second shortest. Well, just because I wasn’t going to be a tall, slender supermodel that day, didn’t mean I was going to let jealousy get the best of me and keep me off my game.
Everyone else decided to take care of that part for me. Instead of playing ‘volleyball’ – you know, where you go ‘bump, set, spike’ - these guys decided it might be more fun just to watch me run around. A lot. At some points I’m pretty sure I heard folks from off the court yelling, “no, the back corner, he won’t get there in time!” This made for a really long day.
I don’t really remember too much else. I’m pretty sure I passed out from heat exhaustion or just plain being old and tired. I have a lot of bruises and cuts on my legs and arms from diving too. Ugh. I do remember we had a bunch of fun people on our net and everyone played hard and good. I know I had a great time and I’d do it all again (even all the running).
So thanks to male partners – Chirs C, Chris S, Chris H, Carl and Eric – for making me look good. Thanks to all the women on the net for not mocking my bad hair do or trying to give me fashion tips – Parker, Shelly, Tara and Roberta. And a big thanks to Vaughn for persevering through the early morning setback and getting everyone out playing and having a good time.
Clay “Does my ass look fat when I play?” Berry