Phillips vs Phillips Bowling

One lesson that I am glad I learned long ago in the Army is that plans are never set in stone. After an extremely busy week at work both Joe and I were looking forward to the upcoming 3.5-day weekend he had ahead of him and we talked about going to Osan Air Base for at least one day of it. Since Osan is about a four-hour bus ride away, going down there is a mini-vacation.

Joe had a meeting on Thursday and possibly had work to do on Saturday, so we planned on Friday being our day away. Unfortunately, due to a few tragic accidents involving US Soldiers in Korea over the preceding week, Joe was notified Thursday night that all passes and leaves on the Peninsula were canceled and all Soldiers had to report back to work Friday morning for safety briefings. It was pretty disappointing, but understandable given the circumstances, so we decided to make the best of what time we could find to relax together over the weekend. First up, bowling.

Awesome Bowler Joe

I'm not superior bowler, but ended up being the most improved player on my bowling team back in 2010 when I was stationed at Camp Red Cloud. Of course, it's not to hard to become the most improved when you start out with an average score of 40 or 50. Joe, on the other had, seems to be a much more reliable bowler. I managed to win the first game with a score of 115 to 99, but that was my only win. 

A little worried after the 1st game

Joe promptly told me that the first game is just a warm-up and doesn't really count. I'd argue that only the first game matters, but that may or may not be because of the scores of the next three games. 

2nd Game...Joe Won

3rd Game...He won again.

Happy with the scores

I'd like to say the final game was close, but that would probably be a lie.  At least I had one win in there...and of course the first game is the only one that really counts.   

The Champion