Well, I did it. I managed to pull it off somehow. I'm still basking in the glory of my hard-earned victory from this weekend. Though I'm still in a bit of shock, it came at a time just when I needed it. Just as I've been feeling a bit down and out about competing and the point of it all, I proved to myself this weekend that even though I didn't play perfect, I'm a fighter and I never once gave up. Oh, and getting a little lucky didn't hurt either.

Well, since last I wrote, Mike and I have packed up and made our way back to Minneapolis, via Samsara, Fargo Billiards, and his parents in Alexandria. View June 2010 in a larger map We spent all of Thursday and Friday morning ...

Kramer and Frank Costanza play a little Straight Pool I have to thank Donald from Texas for reminding me of this oldie but goodie. I think I've been in a room like that before! (minus the baseball themed wallpaper) "We're still learning ...

It's one thing to just get to visit the beautiful city of New York, but it's an indescribable experience to have such amazing hosts that live in the heart of the town. Mike and I had the honor of spending ...

After a very productive 32 days at home, I packed up and hit the road again yesterday. 14 hours and 940 miles later, here I am. Man, I'm outta stroke! It was so nice to stay put for so long that I felt like an old woman yesterday after only 200 miles into the drive. Believe it or not, that was my longest stint at home since December of 2007 when I was home from November 27 to December 30 (according to my 2007 travel miles).