From Lisa Canada and Flossie's Friends

Lisa has asked me to pass on some event information that will help support Flossie's Friends and their fight against Breast Cancer. ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT BREAST CANCER RESEARCH!

TWO BUCK DUCK WINE CELEBRATION

Tuesday, April 6, 2010 (6pm - 9pm)

Bib's Downtown

675 W. 5th Street

Winston Salem, NC

bibsdowntown.com

$10 for the 1st glass (you keep the glass), then $3.00 per glass after.
$2 per Duck

Featuring select wines such as Shelton Salem Fork, Stony Knoll's, Cabernet Franc, Childress Chardonnay, Shelton Madison, Lee Red, Duplin, Hatteras Red, Magnolia White, Vignale, Piniot Grigio

SELF-DEFENSE CLASS

Saturday, April 10, 2010 (10:00am)

Union Cross Baptist Church

4350 High Point Road

Kernersville, NC 27284

Phone: 336-769-2862

Cost: $10.00 per person (please wear comfortable clothes)

Instructors: Rob Payne & Pete Walker

Rob Payne has 30 years of Martial Arts Experience, is a 22 year Police Veteran, holds 4 different black belts, and is ranked under 2 former world champions.

Pete Walker has over 30 years of Martial Arts Experience, is a Military Veteran and a Police Officer.

HOT DOG LUNCH & BAKE SALE (Immediately following the Self-Defense Class)

Saturday, April 10, 2010 (12:00pm)

Union Cross Baptist Church

4350 High Point Road

Kernersville, NC 27284

Phone: 336-769-2862

Cost: $5.00 per person (incluldes Hot Dog, Chips & Drink)

If you would like more information on these events, future happenings or Flossie's Friends, please contact them at flossiesfriends@yahoo.com.

The Launch of our Blog

Since this is the launch of our Blog, I'll go ahead and tell everyone what we'll be posting on here and save the game info for last.

We do a lot of things together besides play ball. We're all really good friends (some are even dating), so we all hang out together, have little outings, weekend trips, girls night, etc. This will be where we'll post pictures of past gatherings, info for upcoming events, game information and everything else that comes up. It's kind of a catch-all for our team. All pictures/posts are welcome from anyone on the team. If you're not sure how to work a blog, just give a shout to Jen or I and we'll help you out. If you have any links you'd like added (for your business site, blog, etc.), let me know and we'll get it put up. Also, if you have a favorite widget or piece of personal info you'd like to share, we'll add it too. This is a TEAM BLOG... it's for everyone, so it should have a piece of everyone on it. =)

Now, on to the game...

First off, NSA/Kville Parks & Rec changed the number of foul balls we're allowed to have. We now only get 3 strikes (regardless of whether their fouls or actual strikes), where we used to get 3 fouls (4 strikes). Basically they took a possible hit away from every batter.

We played AAR and they're always a great team to go up against. They're a lot like us... just enjoying being out there, keeping it fun and joking around. But with the new rule, it was pretty tough on just about everyone and every team. I can't tell you how many of us either fouled out or popped up because we were too anxious to hit what was thrown. I think the first 4 innings were scoreless because we just couldn't hit the ball.

It all finally started coming together and we managed to bring in a few runs and win our first game of the season. I'm waiting on Matt to get back to me with the final score, but I would have to say it was around 6-2. As soon as I get it confirmed, I'll post it here and in Our Schedule over to the right.

I hope everyone enjoys this and is able to take advantage of it. If you see anything that should be changed, or if you think it would look better a different way, let me know.

See you all next Tuesday!

Chris