Bocce on Ice

In the spirit of trying new things in the new year, we went curling last night.

For reasons I don't fully understand, Jason and his co-workers were googling "curling" (at work!) and stumbled across the fact that the local curling club was offering an intro class. Of course, we had to try it out. Who could resist?

The rules remind me of bocce ball, so I was inclined to like it from the get-go. Learning to slide and release the stone properly was pretty difficult and involved lots of falling down. Lots. The sweeping is just as hilarious in person as it is on TV. Still, I felt very important shuffling down the rink with my broom. It really makes a difference in the game.

Needless to say, it was a blast. And, I'll never again have to wonder, "WTF??" while watching the Winter Olympics.