One of my teammates, Lisa, enlarged our BCAPL 2012 Women's Open Team winning photo for Carl, the owner of Diamond Jim's in Arlington, Texas. She sent me a pic of it, but I couldn't tell how large it really was. Then she said she was going to frame it in with barn wood, and I wasn't sure what that looked like.
There was a Scotch Doubles tourney at Diamond Jim's on Saturday that I played in and so Lisa brought the framed photo by. OMG! It was beautiful! So much more awesome than I imagined!
Here are some photos. I hope you can tell how large it is. Carl is standing near it, and also hanging it up in the photos. He pretended to be shy and not excited, but I think as the day went on and he had to find a place to hang it, he became more proud.
Diamond Jim's was our home pool room and Carl even bought us our shirts. We were SO happy someone took a little interest in our team and helped us out. And turns out we WON! And now Carl is the proud owner of a National Champ photo. :)
My b/f and I placed a disappointing 4th in the tourney, but he gambled afterwards so we were there for about 12 hours. And I kept looking at the photo hung up on the wall. And I shamefully admit, I was PROUD! I smiled a lot and was extremely moved he hung it up so quickly. :) Even as I type this, I'm overwhelmed with happiness. It is SO dang cool!!
At one point in the evening, a drunk guy asked Carl, "Could they have printed it any bigger?" making fun of the enlargement. I immediately said, "Hey, don't knock!" And then my boyfriend asked him, "Have you won a National Championship??"
While people may make fun, it's still, to this day, and forever will be, an amazing accomplish for all us women on the team!
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