And boy was it one hell of a week. I hardly got a chance to sleep. We did a lot of drinking and for some reason we all woke up early everyday. There were 5 of us that stayed at this guys house and we all kept wondering why even though we were out of Bahrain, we were still getting up before 9 every morning. We just couldn't sleep much.
The softball part was fun. I didn't get a lot of playing time but a lot of good came out of the games. There was one game where I think we all turned a corner and became closer as a team. We played my old team and were down big late in the game. We somehow managed to catch up and win the game in dramatic fashion, highlighted by a 3 run homerun by our cleanup hitter to take a one run lead. Some insurance runs followed and after giving up a 2 run homerun to the opposing team, we snagged the last out and celebrated like we won the championship. It was one of those statement games where we just never gave up and came together. Despite losing in the championship game, the one game still made it worth while. Sitting in the stands during our offtime and hanging out together also contributed to bringing us together. We all rooted for the ladies teams who supported us and just had a lot of fun. The guys that I stayed with in the house were great. We all stuck together throughout the tournament and I became really good friends with them. I got to know them a lot better and regret the assumptions I made in prior blog posts about them and the team. It's funny how life shows you the quality of people you're surrounded with but hides who they really are until you've already opened your mouth and inserted your foot. I regret writing those things in the past. A feeling i've never had in all my years of blogging. I know i'm very opinionated and I usually think before I speak but this wasn't the case on my posts regarding the softball team and my position. I've apologized to a few of them personally already and will try to get the rest of them at some point this week. Even if I don't play for the base team again, the one thing I at least want to do is salvage the friendships I made in Dubai.
Now that i'm back, it's back to getting my priorities in order. That's a little difficult considering i'm absolutely exhausted and our new puppy is draining all my energy. I don't know if i'm over-caring for it but it's better to be safe than sorry. I swear I walk that dog maybe 8 times a day. And i'm at work for at least 10 hours a day. On top of not getting any sleep, i'm not getting much of a chance to just sit and rest and even check email. I don't even want to mention work. Playing catchup from the trip is hellacious. I'm trying to pace myself since I know if I completely dive in to finishing it, i'll complete it all in no time, then i'll sit around bored the last day of the week. I'd like to think i'll get some rest this weekend, but with the puppy and all, i'm sure i'll be busy. It's tough work housetraining them. You gotta take them out constantly so they don't pee or crap in the house. Then I have to try and teach her how to sit and stay and all that stuff. She's still young so we're slowly getting her in to learning how to do those things. One step at a time.
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