Look at us go

(The new (yet not improved) Moxie Manglers official team photo. Starting top left: Greg (former groom), Kyle (my husband), Deidre (future client- I hope), Ryan (w/Deidre), Pat (ski buddy), Nicole (also a future client, I hope), and me (with my sweet new whistle). Starting bottom left: Ashley (Greg's wife and a former bride), Amy (our recruit from Baltimore, future client and as of Thursday, a new home owner!), Anastasia (Shane's sister and basically the most badass mom ever), and Shane (grad school friend).

I wish I could report that since I last filled you in on the shenanigans of my dodgeball team, the Moxie Manglers, we'd somehow defied our sad reality, and risen up the league ladder as our athleticism and spirit suggests we should.

Alas, it was not meant to be, and last night, with a great Mexican fiesta finale following our short stint in the playoffs (we won one game, and lost four, falling to the sixth ranked team- Ball Snatchers), the Manglers gladly ended this second season. Despite our momentum (we finished third to last, instead of just flat-out last like last season), many Manglers agreed a season ceasefire was in order, so we could focus on summer sports, like fishing, grilling and yachting (which Kyle explains is a state of mind, rather than a reference to a specific style of boat, which in our case, is a red canoe).

In addition to Taco Tuesday, our final soirée of the season also included a moving awards presentation. I listed our names in alphabetical order and had each player make up and then give an award to the person whose name was below them. It couldn't have worked out more wonderfully! Ky did a great job picking out his gift for Nicole- a box of Sugar in the Raw packets, with an order to take two a day for 50 days to sweeten up, as she was quite scary on the dodgeball court. But I think the gift I received from Ryan was the best- an official coaches whistle, with an orange lanyard to boot! It was used several times last night to get the gang focused during picture time!

Thanks Manglers for a "winning" season, and to Pat at Casco Bay Sports for organizing this league. If you live in southern Maine, I definitely urge you to check our their offerings, which in addition to dodgeball (new season starts May 16), includes flag football, soccer, volleyball, basketball and softball, as well as several special events and regular runs and mtn. bike rides. We'll be back next winter (if they'll have us)!