Bonnie Ballentine

Happy birthday, Carole!

Yes, pickleball is pretty much everywhere.

Here's all 8 of us with our 8 gold medals. It was a very cold day.

Pickleball is a realativly new sport...just a little over 50 years old. It is a paddle sport, similar to tennis and badminton, played on a smaller court with a plastic ball and paddles. It's a fun and social game that's easy to learn but can be fast-paced and competitive. It involves hitting the ball over a net until one side fails to return it or commits a rule infraction. Google it...it is very popular...fastest growing sport in the world...or at least, the US.

Last weekend 8 of us went to the beach (brrr) for a ladies weekend. While there we competed in a pickleball tournament.

I'm in!

S = sun up

N = new day

What a beautiful beginning to 2020. We had no idea what was coming! Photo taken by my friend, Eleanor.

J = joyful

E = east

C = crack of dawn

A + AM

I have played competitive basketball in 25 states and Washington, DC. The colored states are where I have played. "Nothing but Net" and "Shooting" are from Creative Fabrica. I do not know where I found the stars or the street map. I included Iowa because I will play there in July at the National Senior Games. I think I will do another layout for pickleball. I have played pickleball in 10 states and Washington, DC.

I used these stars in a layout. I need to resize it before posting. This layout is for the About Me Challenge...Places I've been. I have played competitive basketball in 25 US states and Washington, DC. The states which are colored in are the states where I have played. I included Iowa because I will play there in the National Senior Games in July.

OK...sorry

X = Xylocopa is a genus of bees, known as carpenter bees.