- Sep 27, 2015
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It's just rec ball, they said. It's only $55, they said.
That was 3 years ago now. Since then we've been thru 4 mitts for my 10 year old, three batting helmets, two sets of catchers gear, three bats, and too many pairs of pants/sliders/cleats to count. My 12 year old is on her second glove, about to go get her fourth bat, we've bought two face masks for her, plus all her pants/cleats/sliders (no one told me when she wanted to pitch, how fast they go thru cleats).
We've put close to 60k miles on both our vehicles going to games, have a rewards card for Choice Hotels so we can actually earn free nights, and know the best ways to pack lunches, gear bags, backseats, coolers, and overnight bags.
"Just sign up for rec ball, it's cheap, only $55 per girl," they said.
What they forgot to mention was how my girls would get hooked on the game, how we would watch them grow, improve on and off the field. That rec ball leads to tournament ball, which leads to lessons for catching, pitching, and hitting. That our once quiet lives would change forever.
It's been a ride and as my oldest moves into 14u and my youngest gets ready to start her last 10u season, I wouldn't change it for anything. We've made life long friends, seen places we may never have gone to before, and it's the best ride of all.
Hearing my sweet girls beg to see the softball fields of each town we pass by, just makes everything so wonderful! So enjoy the ride everyone, we sure are!
That was 3 years ago now. Since then we've been thru 4 mitts for my 10 year old, three batting helmets, two sets of catchers gear, three bats, and too many pairs of pants/sliders/cleats to count. My 12 year old is on her second glove, about to go get her fourth bat, we've bought two face masks for her, plus all her pants/cleats/sliders (no one told me when she wanted to pitch, how fast they go thru cleats).
We've put close to 60k miles on both our vehicles going to games, have a rewards card for Choice Hotels so we can actually earn free nights, and know the best ways to pack lunches, gear bags, backseats, coolers, and overnight bags.
"Just sign up for rec ball, it's cheap, only $55 per girl," they said.
What they forgot to mention was how my girls would get hooked on the game, how we would watch them grow, improve on and off the field. That rec ball leads to tournament ball, which leads to lessons for catching, pitching, and hitting. That our once quiet lives would change forever.
It's been a ride and as my oldest moves into 14u and my youngest gets ready to start her last 10u season, I wouldn't change it for anything. We've made life long friends, seen places we may never have gone to before, and it's the best ride of all.
Hearing my sweet girls beg to see the softball fields of each town we pass by, just makes everything so wonderful! So enjoy the ride everyone, we sure are!
