Purple Fury

In Italy, the big thing to do on base is to go bowling!!! Ryan LOVES to bowl, and he is rather good at it if I do say so myself. His average bowling score is about a good 100 points higher than mine - not that mine is all that high to begin with. Just clarifying. :)

Recently Ryan has dropped a couple of hints about getting his own bowling ball. To begin with I thought he was kidding - how many people do you know that have their own bowling ball?! Well, over time I realized that he was not kidding and that there are actually a lot of the guys out there that own their own bowling ball. So, what do we do? We get Ryan a bowling ball!


He got to pick the color and brand that he wanted. He just happened to pick a purple one, because it is our wedding color and he said it reminded him of me. :) They drilled holes in it to match his perfect finger size. Then they weighted it to 16lbs - his preferred weight. He is so proud of that thing! The first day he used his bowling ball resulted in his highest scores so far.


Everyone in Italy tries get a score over 230. When that happens, you get your name on a plaque above the lane. With the help of his new bowling ball, Ryan got above a 200 for the first time. It is now his ultimate goal to get above a 230 before he leaves Italy in a month!


Bowling has always been a favorite thing for Ryan and I to do. Actually, we went bowling for our first date! I was so excited because I beat Ryan that night. Little did I know, he was letting me win! LOL. The second time we went bowling he was throwing strikes over and over. I quickly realized that I had been hustled! :) Also, since we love bowling so much, we have decided that we will join a league at the bowling alley on base in Louisiana! Oh yeah, and cosmic bowling date nights will be on the calendar! Who knows, I might just get a bowling ball for myself too! :)