Just roll with it
This past Sunday, I was given the opportunity to compete in a doubles bowling tournament at Shrewsbury Lanes in St. Louis, MO. I bowled with my boyfriend one squad and a friend of mine in the next squad. What a ride it was. And another reminder to myself that if you can’t strike here then pack up and cash out. Picture this: pins flying, balls rolling, and a whole lot of strikes. I’m talking about 6-7 in a row string of strikes. It was a day filled with highs, lows, and everything in between.
In the first set of games, I was on fire, and gave em a nice little 226 over three games. It felt like everything was just right, and the pins seemed to be going my way (a lot more than I initially thought). First game and third game, I shot a 215 that shouldve easily been 230. But like I said, if you aint striking take ya a$$ home.
I moved on to the next set with a different partner and I thought everything was going right. I made all the right moves, right ball changes, and I was throwing it great. That did not last long as my 230s turned into a 196. Lost my look completely in that 3rd game and all I can think about is how crazy fast these lanes change. As luck would have it, this next set brought its fair share of challenges. Despite keeping up a solid average of 222, I missed the cash line by a measly 6 pins. Talk about getting shit on! Sure, I was a bit bummed about missing out on some cash, but I was still able to cash from the first set and make up for that loss.
Looking back, I'm taking this experience as a win. I definitely did not have as high expectations for myself as I usually would. I guess I came to terms with the need to score high in this area. This helped me to be mentally tough as I only missed one spare (6-10) the entire tournament with the exception of a 7-10 split. Usually, I would take a tequila shot to calm myself down prior to bowling but taking a shot at 9am did not seem like the move.
After the tournament, my boyfriend and I had some burgers, loaded fries and a delicious waffle with ice cream on it. When I say we treated ourselves, WE ATE. Granted, it was our first meal of the day at 3:30 but damn was it worth it. We then went for a walk until our movie started at 6:00. By this time, we were already exhausted from bowling all morning, feasting, then window shopping at some consignment shop that was selling $400 yeezys. Time flies when you are with good company.
