I was hardly at home yesterday.
I spent most of my time at school. The first half of the morning was spent being available to work on a group project. By lunch time, I hadn't heard anything, so I quit school work. By 1 pm, my best friends, Lindsey and Joey, were free to go to lunch. Going to lunch has been our regular thing this semester, and I'm sure going to miss it. 
After lunch, we went back to campus. Lindsey finished her day at work, Joey got briefed on the PA job he's taking for home basketball games, and I decided to read more of Gone with the Wind. Around 4, when I thought Joey was finally ready to leave school, he got an e-mail that his group members for a group project were coming to work and wanted to meet him. I was offered a chance to leave and someone else would take Joey home, but I decided I would follow through on the understanding with Joey about transportation. I stayed to continuing reading and to avoid going home.
It was 6:30 by the time the group work was finished. The group kept making jokes that I was going to finish the book before they finished the work. It was dinner time. Joey asked Mumbles if he wanted to go to dinner. We ended up going to Ben's Grill. As we were talking, the subject of bowling came up. So, we planned on going bowling after dinner.
First, we had to stop at Joey's place. He called the lanes to see when open bowling would start after league bowling. That wasn't until 9, and it was 7:45 at this time. So, to entertain ourselves prior to bowling, Joey had me pull out Scene It? We played 2 full rounds of the regular edition and a short round of the James Bond edition. Joey won all 3 games, but I gave him a run for his money on the regular edition.
We finally got to the bowling alley around 9:30. The three of us played 3 games of bowling a piece. Joey (surprise!) won all the games. I did give him a run for his money in the first game and tied him in the second game. And after the first frame in the last game, I had the lead. It didn't last long. And some how, I now owe him a beer. Matthew did better than he did the last time we all bowled together. This picture is from my camera phone showing Joey giving Matthew advice on where to drop his ball in the lane.
The only problem last night was one Joey and I had. I don't know who taught Joey bowling, but I was taught the game by my grandmother and my father. Grandmother had her own ball, as well as my dad, and while living in Augusta, we would go to the alley at Ft. Gordon sometimes to play. Bowling was probably the only time Grandmother and my father got along. Now, I can't remember how to score, with Grandmother and Daddy handling the score card, and computers today doing the scoring. However, I do remember both stressed, and especially Grandmother, that if someone else nearby was framed to bowl, you waited until he or she released the ball into the lane. It was just proper bowling etiquette. And if Nicki or I broke etiquette, we'd get yelled at by them. Well, in this day and age, kids just don't know etiquette. When someone broke etiquette at Joey's turn, he'd turn around and have a frown on his face. It irritated him, and I didn't blame him. Towards the end of the night, I started breaking it because everyone else around as did. Why show them respect when they couldn't show it to us?
It was a long day, but a good day yesterday. 
I had fun. Joey enjoy the night, and I think Mumbles did, too. I need more days like yesterday in my life.
Posted by Shawn at November 17, 2007 12:55 PM in General, Memories.
