Grandma and Grandpa Belstra's old set
In fact, as I was reading our photo mat signed at our wedding, I noticed Aunt Molly's message mentioned having a Pit Party the next time we visited Indiana. When I asked Matt about it, thinking it was like having a cookout ;), he mentioned and briefly described the game. It sounded so foreign to me that I wondered, asking "who made that up?" He laughed explaining that it is a game from Parker Brothers. Who knew?!
Sunday night was my initiation with the Belstra clan. Matt spent 2 or 3 minutes explaining (he really is an excellent teacher on any subject) and then we all began playing. Guess who won the first round :) Yep. Me.
They were impressed. One brief explanation from Matt. Then, I was ringing the bell to signal the round was over because I'd won. HA!
I admit. That was fun. They all looked at me in shock.
Quickly, I explained that I have a bit of a card sharp for a mom. (And yes, it is card sharp...not card shark like most people think.) Then, I assured them that my sudden win wouldn't continue and become a streak...and it didn't. Although I managed to play reasonably well for a first timer, I ranked 5 out of 8 in the end.
After playing, it was nice to hear them say that I've been officially initiated as a member of the family :)
Glad I could help in some way.:)
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure it made them feel much better, but at least they had some context for my sudden win. ;) They had just commented that Matt married an intelligent woman...haha...we won't tell them about all of my ditzy moments.
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