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Dressing Up and Playing Ball [$25 Dick’s Giveaway]

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It’s my birthday!!!

Obviously that means presents.

The weekend before my birthday was San Diego’s infamous Over the Line tournament (OTL).  Basically, it’s 2 days of camping and playing a baseball-ish game in the sunshine and sand at the beach.

There are 3 players on each team.  Your own team member tosses a ball up for you to hit with a wooden bat.  You have to hit the ball in the fair territory to get a hit.  There are no runners, but 3 hits scores a run.

OTL court

OTL court

Seeing as how it was our first year playing, my first concern was outfitting us appropriately.  Here’s where the present part comes into play – DICK’s Sporting Goods sent over a gift card for my birthday!  Ok, maybe not for my birthday… it’s was to promote the launch of  in the launch of their newly designed women’s department!

Spoiler alert: There’s a $25 giveaway at the end of this post.

Dick's Sporting Goods

I am one of the most impatient people on the planet.  If I don’t walk into a store and feel like I can easily see the merchandise that’s available… I’ll walk right back out.  If I feel claustrophobic… I’ll walk back out.  If it feels dingy… I’ll walk back out.  This was not the case at DICK’s.  In fact, Vegas and I spent a solid hour in the store because we were having fun picking out new sportswear!

Everything was displayed so that it was easy to see what was what.  There was even a giant WALL of Nike Pro shorts!  It’s amazing I left with only 3 pairs.  Bonus was the huge dressing rooms.  Good thing they were so spacious because we had armfuls of clothing to try on.

We ended up with desperately needed sports bras, tanks tops, beach volleyball booties (much-needed for OTL), and multiple shorts.

OTL at bat

Hitting balls in my PRO shorts and the beach booties.

Those beach booties and shorts were HUGE this weekend.  The sand was hot and there were a lot of little broken shells – my feel would have been cut up without them!  I love to lift in the Pro sports, but they are useful in the sand too.  They allow for movement but don’t leave room for sand to creep into places it’s not welcome.  If ya know what I mean. 😉

So how did we do in our fancy attire?  My team made it through 4 games before losing out (OTL is double elimination).  It was Vegas and my first year playing though – next year it’s ON!

OTL fielding

It was the perfect start to birthday week!  We had so much fun the sunshine and having out with friends.  Half of our softball team was out there camping and playing ball.  Check out more of my first “glamping” trip here on Instagram.

Speaking of birthday week… I have a present for YOU!

 

Win a $25 DICK’s Gift Card!

Here’s a chance for you to have a little shopping fun DICK’s Sporting Goods!  Enter to win a $25 gift card you can use in stores or online.

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Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Vocalpoint and DICK’s Sporting Goods.  While I was compensated, all opinions – as always – are my own.

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Vegas is taking me on a birthday surprise day trip right now!  I’m wearing one of my new tank tops.

Have you ever heard of OTL?  The best part is reading all the team names…

What is your favorite sporting goods store purchase?

Comments

  1. My favorite sporting goods store purchase was probably my tennis racket in high school when I played for the varsity team.

  4. I love ally workout clothing, I get more use out of those than fancy work attire. Most recently though was probably my bar pad, and these $25 would go towards some new barefoot shoes for lifting!

  7. Happy Birthday! Sounds like a fun way to celebrate it.

    My fav purchase was my first pair of racing spikes for cross country. They were actually from a Dicks!

  12. I think my favorite purchase would be my new road bike- still so in love with it and it helped me kick butt in my last tri! Hope you have a fantastic bday 🙂

  15. First of all HAPPY BIRTHDAY! HAve a good one! My favorite sporting goods store purchases are always something bright and colorful (and that I usually don’t NEED) to bring some pep to my next workout. However, with 3 teenage boys, I have to shop alone . . . .or I end up spending a zillion dollars and nothing for me!

  20. Happy Birthday!!!!!! I hope your day trip is awesome 🙂
    Dick’s has a great selection now that I’ve decided I should by quality over quantity 😉

  27. I love boutique stores like Lulu and Under Armour but actually was just thinking the other day about how a few years ago when I first started running I got a bunch of stuff from Sports Authority at the end of summer including Nike pro shorts, a Nike tank, and some adidas shorts that I still love!

  29. I love getting new running shoes! It’s fun to try on and then walk out with a new pair.

  32. I’ve never heard of OTL but it looked like fun. And my fav sporting goods purchase is usually shoes hahaha!! I have a sneaker obsession lol

  33. I buy my nike pro spandex at dicks! It is the only store that always carries tons of colors and patterns.

  34. Happy Birthday beautiful! Hope you have the bestest day ever ;). My favorite purchase would have to be nike leggings. SO versatile and oh so useful. Thank you for hosting!

  39. Happy birthday!

    My favorite purchase from a sporting goods store was my Spyder zip up. It’s so warm!

  43. My favorite purchase was my treadmill from Dick’s!

    Entered the Rafflecopter as “Wild Orchid”

    Thanks for the chance to win!
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  49. happy birthday laura!!
    i would say my favorite sporting goods store purchase is my nike frees… they are so comfy!

  54. I love buying new workout clothes and shoes! I have found that sporting good stores have the best sales!

  60. My favorite sports good purchase is usually jackets or a treadmill if that counts

  61. My favorite purchase ever would be my Leatherman knife because it’s come in handy camping more times than I could count. I always love shopping for new jackets.

  63. My favorite purchase was when I bought my hubby his new golf clubs. He just loves them.

  68. I love these Nike Pro shorts I found on sale at TJ Maxx for when I’m feeling sassy. I also found a really great bunch of shirts from Dick’s clearance rack a few years ago for running.

  69. i love browsing for new running clothes! i don’t buy them very often, but nothing better than going for a run in new something (even if it’s just socks!)

  73. I bought a pair of bike shorts at Dick’s years ago. They were the perfect length, sooo comfortable and awesome to work out in. I wore them to pieces!!

Trackbacks

  1. […] the warm wishes!  Did you see what my birthday surprise from Vegas was?!  Be sure to enter the DICK’s Sporting Goods giveaway – it’s open until next […]

  2. […] in San Diego.  I need motivational help… so I turned to clothes.  Those Nike Pro shorts I picked up at Dick’s make my quads feel better.  (Ok, not really… but I get excited to wear them to the gym.) […]

  3. […] weekend is OTL in San Diego.  We have big plans to win and not need my hangover cures. […]

  4. […] and I are camping all weekend in the RV.  It’s the annual OTL tournament in San Diego, so we’ll be with hundreds of our closest friends on an island playing ball. […]

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