Yesterday, as I was thinking about Barwis with fondness and missing it so much and with the latest blog post in my mind that talked about Adam and Michael calling me, “Princess,” another fond memory came to mind and I laughed to myself all morning!
The memory I had had to do with chalk. Specifically, the chalk that all the athletes put on their hands to better grip the bar. There was a little basin with chalk that the athletes would use often. I remembered telling Adam that I wanted to use it and maybe that it would help me perform better at squats. He told me to go ahead and get some.
I think I first need to say that I am NOT an athlete! What I found out TOO LATE was that you were supposed to just dip your fingertips into the chalk and then rub your hands together to spread the chalk on your hands. Well, when Adam told me to go ahead, I put both my open hands entirely into the chalk!
I texted Adam who is saved in my phone as “Phil“ (because that’s what are used to call him) and told him that I had been laughing all morning and asked if he remembered the, “Chalk fiasco at Barwis.” He did and told me that he remembers the chalk exploding and getting on everything within 100 feet of me! I responded with a😂.
A little while later, I texted him again and told him that he was it within 100 feet of me and asked him if I got it on him. He told me that, “It was all over [him]! Especially on the floor.” I responded to those texts with 9 😂.
After receiving those texts from him I laughed even harder ALL DAY LONG! I thought it was pretty cool that he still remembers that and it happened so many years ago. It was really funny that I had forgotten about it until yesterday and the more I thought about it, the more I laughed! The fact that he remembers it to made me laugh even harder! Well, now I know how to put chalk on my hands but I don’t think I will do that ever again!