I have spent the last 2 days watching softball at a field that overlooks the ocean. Today I looked at the ocean and realized that 1.5 years later, it is still bizarre to me that I live this close to it! After 25 years of living about 13 hours+ from the nearest ocean area, it is strange when I realize that I am only about 13 minutes from it now. My face is a perfect blend of sunburn and windburn. We have 3 teams playing in this tournament called WAIST (West Africa Invitational Softball Tournament)...if 2 of our 3 teams make it to the final games, we don't have school tomorrow. Needless to say that there are a lot of people there cheering them on. Teachers and students alike! They brought in American candy and hotdogs for the occassion. I'm not usually completely nuts about American hotdogs to start with...but wow, they sure do taste good! And a good Butterfinger always makes the deal a little sweeter. :) It is fun times for all. Yesterday it was "cold" (probably in the 70's) and everyone was wrapped up in blankets. Today it was hot and everyone was keeping quite warm. I think next weekend we will go to the beach. I guess I need to make the most of that sort of opportunity while I can...don't want to go home in a few months as white as everyone else will be. :) I have to live up to the nickname that my friend Frosty has given me....Fakebake. Never so much as touched one of those things, but if he is going to call me that, I might as well look like it. :)