When I was in High School my least favorite class was Physical Education. It was so hard getting an "A" in that class!!! And one of my least favorite segments was badminton. Maybe it was the quality of the birdies, but they never flew right. -_-;; Pickleball is gaining popularity in Utah. Don't know how long the sport has been around, but there are community pickleball courts popping up here and there, and people are always playing. It's hard getting an open court in the afternoon/evening.
So I went onto Amazon and found out there are several sport travel nets that can be purchased that don't need to be staked into the ground. They're free standing. You can play a few games with these nets such as pickelball, badminton, and volleyball. I got one of these nets. Recently bought a pickelball set and some birdies for a badminton set I got over a decade ago. Last weekend I set it all up and honestly had a lot of fun! Didn't play with any rules, and didn't keep track of points. It was fun hitting the balls and birdies back and forth. Maybe badminton is the sort of sport one needs to grow into. :P Pickelball is pretty fun, too.
With that said I actually took a tennis class when I was a kid. Wasn't too bad! Wasn't all that great, either! But it was fun, and I enjoyed going to the lessons. My favorite memory, though, has nothing to do with tennis. When my group did well our teacher awarded us with cans of Pepsi. So now whenever I drink Pepsi I think of tennis. (I prefer Coke, but like both). But it's funny how the taste of Pepsi always brings me back to when I was a kid, hot Summer heat, hitting tennis balls, and finishing the afternoon with the ice cold drink.
My car is thirteen years old. It's been a good, dear little car. Dependable. Kept my family safe when a tire blew while traveling 80 miles an hour in the middle of the Utah desert. It's now starting to show its age. A few days ago it struggled to start. This has now happened a few times. Maybe it's the starter. Maybe it's the battery, which I haven't had to replace once all these years, so it's probably that. Hopefully. Cars baffle me. It's now just a maintenance game. I'm lucky to have it, so counting my blessings. It's been a good little car.
Went on a drive with my Mom, Grandma, and Aunt a couple days ago. We decided to explore Midway a little more this time. The city reminds me of a super miniature Solvang, since there's a Scandinavian theme with some of the buildings and art. We wandered down streets and ended up in this residential neighborhood with the most interesting homes. Many of these homes had murals and dutch style painted embellishments. They were honestly really cool, and something I've never seen before. Some of the murals were really amazing.
I'm missing travel so much I'm honestly romanticizing airports, including layovers. Layovers are no fun, trying to nap in uncomfortable seats by the gate, but I'm actually missing airports and layovers. How weird is that? I don't miss flying in the cramped coach section, because I always end up with the middle seat. Packed sardines in the sky. I think I'm missing the wonder of going places.
Have a great weekend!
It's Friday!! :D
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