Feeling like the world's against me..Call me crazy strangely I love the odds

Tonight was our first tackle practice. I love tackling waaay too much. There are only, maybe, 5 girls on my team out of the 30+ I wouldn't want to be hit by. Of that 5, 3 have no idea what they are capable of yet. Aaah rookies! One of them, Hilt, is going to rock once she gets the tackle/power dynamic down. I got to play tackle dummy for the littler girls on the team who wanted to challenge themselves. One of them has made it her sworn mission to take me down before the season's out. They're so cute when they're hangin' on to my ankle...lol!

I'm not the fastest runner on the team or the best ball handler. My size, for once, is my biggest asset. I would say my brain, but you have to be crazy to play rugby! I really enjoy playing, watching the rookies get their bearings, the fear in the eyes of the tiny girl I'm about to smash from another team!

Physically, I'm hurtin'...shoulda run over the summer. Right now though, covered in dirt...my ribcage hurts..under my right bicep hurts (and is bruising quite nicely thankyouverymuch)...my spine hurts and my head hurts....and I'm totally smiling about every bit of it.

Now sleep.

This weekend The Manor will have the pleasure of entertaining Sinn. I know I'm excited!!