& i said "this will make kirk so proud!"

yesterday is a day that will go down in the molly mouse history book (which i'm hoping ashley will write for me someday) but let me set the stage::

wednesday, june 25th 2008. 7:00ish pm. thorpe park softball field, flagstaff arizona. i went to play for fenner's game & fish team. they needed another girl to play, so i said i would sub in. now here's the rundown of my softball skills ---

i cannot: Run. Hit. Throw. Catch so you can see where this is going.

in the beginning, it was all fun & games, because i got to see fly & grey & chris. but then i had to actually play. it wasn't so bad: go to left field & pray the ball doesn't come near me; go up to bat & try not to throw up. well this is how it goes for several innings and then, as i go up to bat, the big moment happens.....

i hit the ball!

i hit a softball!! with a bat!! it was the first time i had ever, in my whole life, connected a bat to a ball in an organized game of any kind. i was so shocked i kind of forgot to run (i think my words were "oh shit"). as with most big moments, it was short-lived. i didn't make it to the base before being out & my hit wasn't even enough to get the 3rd base runner to home (in fact, she slide and scraped up her whole leg - a valiant effort). but none of that matters because i hit the ball!

i think i hit this post out of the park!! (let's see how long these cheesy metaphors/idioms will last, shall we?)