Tourney Runner Ups.....They Took Down the Roths! And Other Assorted Highlights....

These are the young ladies that did it, the unthinkable! They took the Roths "delle stelle dalle stalle".....from the stars to the stables. The crowd was stunned. The Annas were stunned! The "A" Team. Anna and Anna....we always knew they were bound for glory.



The Browns graciously share the spotlight with these worthy competitors



Anna M. shows us her style....hahaha....well, it works, Annie.....



Note the intensity on Anna C.'s face....



Never mind that two faces are cut in half in this photo, the excitement in Anna's "YES!" move, shows us her competitive drive!


I woke up Sunday morning with my hair all glumped together and matted to my head. Hmmmm.....well, this guy, this Lenny Korzon, he's the the ONE! Tossing beer on my head for making him and Deb play the Roths in the opening rounds. Hey, Buster!, I'm the Bocce Boss here...the Bocce Ballmeister. I also want to recognize Lenny for his hilarious wisecracks during the championship rounds.....hahaha. I do wonder, though, what the heck are Ellen and Deb up to back there?



Get Chris and Ellen to tell you the story of their A.C. Moore Painting Class.....hahaha! Those things in the foreground there, they used to be trees. These things are WAY more interesting than a "Tree, church, mountain" A. C. Moore painting.....you go! girls!!



OK, this is Mary....before her moment. Mary looks so calm and collected. It's deceiving. In a matter of 20 seconds Mary went from a "Thrill of Victory" leap and dance and hoopla, to an "agony of defeat" crumple and collapse to the ground. Mary, have you recovered yet?



This is Robyn taking charge with the measuring tape.....



This is Robyn doing her thing.....her silly, lively, spirited thing. Robyn leaps, she dances around the court, she hooplas.....


And so Robyn wins the "most animated" prize....it's a book of Italian phrases....dirty Italian phrases. We think she's the one who can make the most out of this material!



The Graffers are a little underwhelmed with their prize of Anchovy Paste.....which they won for coming in, I don't know, third or fourth or something like that....



Margaret, on the other hand, is overwhelmed with her Bocce Basement prize (though the Thorns did actually make the cut to the Championship Rounds don't forget) of chopped and sliced olives. Art seems to be pretty happy too. After their ignamonious start, they were expecting a half-used box of pasta.....


And last but not least is Mark. Oh man, Mark took the Italian Sayings Contest to very serious heights. He was spouting Italian all night long.....with vigor, with emotive body language. He was truly the champ of great and hilarious sayings....


Here, Mark is reciting some of the best of his many wonderful maxims. The one I can remember the best and laughed at the hardest....."My parsley is not so good.....and then the cat peed on it!" Oh goodness. Thatsa good one!! Thanks, Mark, for sharing your Italian knowledge with the rest of us. Forza!! (way to go!)


More photos yet to come.....