A sour taste in my mouth.

I left the Edson slo-pitch tournament on Monday afternoon with a sour taste in my mouth, and it had nothing to do with being terribly hungover.

The tournament itself was a success, we won a bit of money ($100) as a team, I'm playing in the All Ladies in September in Drayton Valley, I hit pretty well all weekend, and had an all around good time.

The sour taste entered my mouth Monday morning though.  I woke up, and noticed that I'd puked during the night (yes I drank too much, way too much).  Thankfully it wasn't a huge messy puke, and would only require throwing the sheets in the wash when I got home later in the day.  Not a big deal.

I headed off to the showers, and managed to be the last person in the showers before they shut them down.  I was pretty happy about this, and glad to feel clean, and refreshed.  I was feeling a little off from the previous night's festivities, but definitely not anywhere near the top ten hangovers of my life, which was a good thing.

I got back to the camp, and went to get ready for our ball game that morning.  I couldn't find my ball bag anywhere.  It had been tucked away the night before, not locked up, but not sitting in plain sight either. All my ball gear was missing.  An online product search this morning found that if I were to replace every piece of equipment I had in the bag (cleats, gloves (2), bats (2), and the bag itself) I would be looking at a total of $909.94.  I definitely can't afford that right now.  If possible I'd like to purchase 1 glove, 1 bat, cleats and a bag, and the replacement cost for quality items would run me just over $500.  I've purchased all my equipment since moving to Edmonton at United Cycle, so my plan is to head over there during the noon hour and explain what happened to all my equipment and see if I can negotiate some kind of discount.  I have a $25 off coupon, but would like to see if they can drop the prices even lower.  I'm hoping that my circumstances, inability to afford to pay full price, and the fact that I've shopped there exclusively for my ball gear helps convince them that I deserve a deal.  I'll keep you posted, my one reader.