Summer Days Drifing Away

I've just had a wonderful weekend.

Friday evening was spent playing beer softball with some friends of mine (and a guy that I happen to be really really interested, but am not sure if I'm getting an interested vibe from) and it was blast. Despite twisting my left ankle and taking a stray pitch to my right ankle, I had so much fun. It reminds me of summer when I played sports habitually and it makes me sad to realize that it was a part of my life that I had gotten away from for so long, and sadder still that it was because I've let it get away from me.

Saturday afternoon I went to downtown Ithaca with my best friend Lizzie, where we perused the vendor-laden streets in dazzling display for the Annual Ithaca Festival. Being surrounded by the eclectic population of the city on a beautiful sunny day with local businesses selling their wares to whoever will buy reminded me of the charm of this place that I love so much.

Then Sunday it was back to the softball fields. The game was canceled due to rain, but we met up and hit and caught anyway and, again, every moment I spent on that field just made me happy to be there, with the smell of the rain and the grass and the trees, surrounded by people enjoying the delight of team sport.

Now if I can just get myself to the gym... :-)