Scrabble Showdown

So, what to say? I mean, it's the first post of our new blog. It ought to be profound, or at least provide some interesting tidbit of information. Well, I don't know about profound and it might not interest you but here goes...

I (Chris) "showed Kelly the ropes" in a game of Scrabble the other night. You're probably saying, "so what, big deal". Anyone who knows Kelly can tell you what a wordsmith she claims to be. Always with her head in a dictionary or telling me about some new word she's discovered. And let's not forget about her unusual interest in the National Spelling Bee. If they sold tickets to this event I can honestly say she'd be the first in line. So getting back to the Scrabble, we've been wanting to play for a while now but don't own the game. We go to Chez Target to pick it up but they're sold out. Who's ever heard of a run on Scrabble. I mean, are we experiencing some sort of Scrabble shortage. And not just Scrabble, Monopoly and Scattergories were sold out as well. Our only options were Sorry and Chutes & Ladders (which I seriously considered). So we finally find it at Toys ('backwards R) Us and bust it out on Friday. I start of slow but after a few Beam & Cokes I'm on a tear. I'm bustin' out words like okra, moron and tepid. Kelly has a few moments of her own but just couldn't seem to keep up with my superior skills. Or was it beginners luck? We'll see but for now I wear the Scrabble crown.