the trifecta.

we managed to do a couple of things on our 'things to do over the long weekend' list.

one of them being miniature golfing at the track.

the track has more to offer than just miniature golf...it's kind of like a mini mini amusement park?

 

we arrive at the track and i'm under the impression that we will only be golfing...

until dusty announces that he's going for the trifecta.

apparently, he had it all planned out in his head - he was ready to take me on in skee ball, go kart racing, and miniature golf.

well, bring it on, mr. bias.

 

1. skee ball

dusty takes his competitions seriously.

very seriously.

now, in my opinion, dusty had a little advantage on this event.
i asked him how many times he thinks he has played it in his life. answer: 40.
my answer: 5

results: scratch
we had faulty machines.
dusty was given 6 balls, i was given 10.
dusty's machine did not keep score, mine did.
we chose to not put more money into the machines and moved on to the next event.

 2. go karts

this is neither here nor there, but dusty estimated he has driven a go kart about 30 times in his life.
i had maybe once before this day. my memory does not serve me well, so it's possible that i have more and don't remember.

i wasn't sure on the rules of making contact with other cars, so, i just went for it.
if dusty got near me, he got a little push into the wall.
needless to say, i took the lead...and i kept it.
i ran the best line i could (according to dusty) and never looked back.

he let me know after the race that if he had been leading, he would have slowed down, let me catch up, and then start racing again.
that thought never crossed my mind.
i was in it to win it.

results: kassie +1
         dusty 0

3. miniature golf

dusty did better on the front nine.
i did better on the back nine.

the unfortunate results: kassie 61
                                    dusty 60

3 event results: 1-1
it appears that a re-match is in our future.
no one wants to end in a tie...not these competitive souls.