Losing

Losing sucks. I was number 8 on the waitlist for clinic so I went to Joe's HIIT class and got my butt kicked instead. Quick WD run then Anna and I had a practice match with Julie and Lilia to practice for the member guest. We were up 4-0 then they warmed up and beat us 6-4 and then 6-3. Cub scouts and dance, oh my. I was so hopeful on Tuesday. We were calling it "nauseously optimistic". I went to a barre class, rocked my vote, drove around to look for people to drive to the polls then went to the local Democratic party office to do some phone banking. I had to do something productive. The day just got worse. I couldn't get the TV to work, Phil and the kids were annoying me. It just wasn't looking good. Way too much red. Everything I voted for lost except the school board remaining bipartisan (and just barely...why is that even on the ballot?!) I stayed up too late and woke up hoping it was all a nightmare. It is not. There will not be a first woman president because she was beat by a white, old man who has 34 felony counts, 1 conviction, 2 cases pending and 6 bankruptcies. But let's see America get great when he deports all the farm workers and taxes all international goods. So yeah, Wednesday was rough. The cherry on top was when I went to visit my pal, Carl and found out I have hip displasia. At least the pain I've been experiencing is legit. Now I just need to find a good time to have hip surgery. Steph and I split a bottle over a carby lunch in a dark booth to commiserate. Deep breaths. I got to hang with all my suburban, white, Republican tennis friends to kick off the member guest that evening. Sipping rose while watching the Bryan Brothers. Early bedtime for me. Thursday we had MomCo. A chiropractor tried to do some spiritual aligning. You know I was rolling my eyes. But we played some fun ice-breakers since we have many new moms and that is always fun. Anna and I played our first official match against Kim and Beth. We got 3 games in the first set and maybe one in the second. I thought we played well but couldn't find a way through. That loss turned into late night drinks and ahi tuna at Lillians. I loved catching up with Anna but Friday morning was rough. We played twice on Friday. The first one was close 4-6 and 4-6 and then the last one that night was even closer. We won the first set 6-4 then lost the second 3-6 and then lost the tie-breaker 7-10. So all this and then losing football teams and it was just crummy. I did enjoy playing with my ole pal, Anna and watching tennis and enjoying all the food and drinks. My sister was Phil's date for the Angels for Allison event on Friday night. That meant I could go to bed early after getting a beating all day...and my hip with no cartilage left. Saturday morning I took Ellie to dance then I went back to watch some tennis, have shrimp and grits, a bloody and a massage (losers brunch, they called it). Phil and I went to cheer Voss on his soccer match. Lots of players were out so he had to play the whole game and got an awesome penalty kick. Sad I didn't catch it on video. After getting uber and friends to help, the girls all made it to Nutcracker. Phil and I got there in time to pick Marly up and chaperone her Ranch Cotillion. Ear plugs were warranted. Boots were cute but I paid the price. Sunday morning, Ellie and I were last minute stand ins for lectoring. I picked her up from a sleepover and we made it just in time. Phil and I had a breakfast date at TCC, kids had so many donuts (thank you, Dolly!) I was suckered into a Town Center run. Marly WON a color bar party at Kendra Scott and got a free necklace. I broke out in a rash after trying on a sample at Sephora. Ellie ubered home from the movie theater. The rest of us went out for Mexican with the Strassers. Monday was Veterans Day. Kind of an odd day for us with no family veterans to honor (in town). I went to tennis clinic. Ellie babysat. Voss was grounded from technology for the weekend. Abby and Marly cleaned out their closets. Abby went to a Veterans Day party with her friend on base. The older girls and I went thrifting then they had dance. Voss played with friends in the forest then had Cub Scouts. Here are the pics from the week.