Swimmertainment!

It's finally here, friends. Swimmertainment! As many of you know I like to swim laps at the local Rec Center. I started swimming laps at the of March and usually swim like five day a week. There is always something funny or weird happening when you are at the pool to swim. My friend, Natalee, and I worked together at Mark 2 and we both have worked with folks with disabilities in and out of Mark 2. With that being said, we have a saying (and not a bad one) that we have a high tolerance for awkward. So in the midst of something kind of awkward, we can stay calm and with a straight face. Well this has helped me while swimming. There have been several awkward moments at the gym that I have encountered then often texted Kory and Sara afterwards to share my awkward moments and they have shared in the laughter. So I'm bringing Swimmertainment to y'all so y'all can join in on the fun. Today I have a few stories to share:

So in order to get to the pool you have to walk through the locker room. I often go midday because it's the least crowded. However no matter what time I go, I somehow always go right before or right after the Senior Swim Class has been in the pool. I don't know what it is, but it always seems like every lady over the age of 60 has no issues when it comes to her body and believe that everyone should be okay with their nakedness. Multiple times I've walked into the locker room and have seen a lot of naked women; one lady in particular on multiple occasions. She looks like Betty White. One day in particular, I walk in to the locker room and Betty White is wearing a shirt, socks, and shoes but no underwear or pants and she's leaning forward to dry her hair in the hand dryer by the sink. Really Betty White's look-a-like? Sigh.

A few days later I was swimming laps and I look to the next lane over and it looks like the guy in the lane next is wearing socks. And I was very baffled by this. I tried to get a closer look to prove myself wrong. I thought maybe he's wearing some kind of swim shoe or something. As I was finishing a lap, I noticed he was getting out of the pool. And sure enough, he takes his socks off and rings them out one at a time then he walks back to the locker room barefoot. What? Seriously?

For my final story today, I have to tell you about rainbow speedo guy. This guy looks about 20ish and he gets in the pool wearing a rainbow colored banana hammock. I wish that were the awkward part, but lets be honest, lots of guys wear speedos and most of them shouldn't. I continue to swim, no big deal. Well then I realize that this guy didn't think that swimming was a good enough work out. So he would swim one length of the pool then get out and do jumping jacks, sit ups, push ups, or all three. Then he would get back in, swim another length and do the same thing. Nobody should do these activities in a speedo. Ever. Just sayin'. Really rainbow speedo man?

I hope y'all enjoyed these stories. More to come. On a different not, both my brothers, Mike and Kory, are about 6'1"ish (that's my guess on their heights, I could be very wrong. I'm short, everyone is tall to me) and they both weigh in the 150s. I hate them both and their skinny-ness. So my next goal is to weigh less then both my brothers. Sigh.

All in.