EVIDENTLY YOU DON'T ALWAYS WIN SOME...

last night i went to bunco, something i look forward to every month.

you can't beat a night of mindlessly rolling dice,

where all it takes to feel successful is to slam your hand over any six rolled.

however, several weeks ago i became concerned about going to the april bunco.

it was scheduled at the same time as the final game of the ncaa tournament.

i knew my friend kristy wouldn't mind if the tv was on in the background while she was hosting, so i figured i could still attend and check the score.

i envisioned a delightful evening enjoying yummy snacks, enjoying the company,

and watching my perfect bracket be made complete.

when the night arrived, the yummy snacks and wonderful company were there as expected.

unfortunately, wake forest and tennessee were not.

i am an eternal optimist when it comes to these brackets.

i am genuinely surprised each time the team i chose doesn't win it all.

i hear the warnings time and time again that i shouldn't pick someone ranked so low,

but i'd rather lose rooting for a team i actually like, than win.

at least that's what i had to tell myself this year.

because i did a really good job being a loser.

i've heard it said, "you win some, you lose some."

if that's the case, next year i must be due for a lot of wins.

you should have seen graham's face when he heard about the teams i chose.

in the three brackets i participated in, i placed as follows:

281 out of 292 in the bracket through evan's work.

31 out of 33 the bracket with friends and family.

and 25 out of 25 in a second chance bracket.

evidently g thought my choices were as hilarious as his dad did.

my basketball picks might not have turned out too hot, but i am not a total loser.

i won the "roll off" at bunco.

i like to think of the competition for that prize like a bunco tournament.

at the end of the night each person only gets one roll to get the most points they can.

whoever has the most, wins.

i might not have been seeded very high,

but when it came time to perform i did my best and this time it worked out.

i took home the title of bunco roll-off champion for the month.

as well as a pair of super cute new earrings.

so while i might not be wearing a 2010 ncaa championship t-shirt,

you can bet i will be wearing my earrings proudly instead.