Tyler used to go bowling all the time in Colorado. Back when he very first came back and we started dating he took me bowling and kicked my butt so hard it was almost pathetic. He doesn't bowl very often now and so his average has come down significantly. Even so, he kicks my butt every time.
The teacher has spent extra time with me explaining what I am doing wrong and right so I can reach my goal. I still am in the bottom 10% of the class, I would put money on it. I am really trying and enjoying myself though. It is pretty humbling that I can be on top of all my other classes but give me something physical and no matter how hard I try I suck. Even billiards was easier than this because I only had to focus on my upper body. When the whole body is involved I become about as coordinated as someone who is piss drunk.
So yesterday I decided to take my family bowling with me. Just as we got there, Tyler realized he was wearing flip flops (no socks) so he just watched Josh so I didn't brain him on my back swing.
I put the bowling shoes on Josh and stood him up. He froze. He whined, he looked scared but he would not move. I am not sure what he had against those shoes but I had to pick him up and carry him to the ramp with the ball so he could push it.
At first he didn't get it but as soon as he saw my reaction to his first spare (yes, I said first. He got 3 or 4 of them) he was hooked. He jumped and squealed and clapped his hands. He even forgot about the stupid shoes. It was so fun. Of course now that he understood a bit better he was also disappointed when he missed the pins. When he missed he would blow out a big breath of air and walk away swinging one arm. It almost looked like he was doing that "darn" move where you snap and swing your arm inward. It was adorable.
I did pretty well myself, in fact, better than I have done in years. In the end, Josh got 88 points and I had 98. Tyler had a great time just watching. It was one of the best times I have had with my family in a long time. Next time though, I will get Tyler to play so I can (hopefully) beat him. I will have to get better than a 98 but who knows? It is possible. In the mean time, I plan on playing a lot more just because of how much fun it was.
