The Perfect Day
Okay, maybe not perfect. If it had been perfect, I wouldn't have still been fighting a cold. Traffic would have maybe been a little lighter. But it was as close to perfect as a day can get on this side of the veil.On Saturday, we dropped James off at his Grandma's house for the weekend. Someday, he may understand how incredibly blessed he is to have SO many people who actually WANT to take care of him. We already realize how great it is to have grandma's, grammie's, papa's, and aunts, uncles, and cousins who love him so much. The day really began with the realization of how awesome my mom is, and the rest of our family who do so much for us.
We drove to L.A. Lisa had packed some cold Pepsi's for me. She had also--get this--downloaded all of the directions we would need for the weekend into her PDA. Not only do I not know how to do this, but I didn't even know it was possible. So she navigated us perfectly everywhere we went. We got to the game just in time...they were singing the National Anthem as we walked up the outer steps of Dodger Stadium...and we found our seats. They are amazing! Our friend, Bill Barksdale, who it should be noted played ball with John Lackey's dad, gives us these tickets once a year when the Angels and Dodgers play. Lackey pitched a great game, the Dodgers made it close, but the good guys won the day.
Some time during the 7th or 8th inning, Lisa took a restroom break. While she was gone, the Angels scored two runs to take the lead. I thought she would be disappointed when she came back to see that she had missed the action, but she was all smiles. It seems she had run into Greg, one of the brothers we had rooted for on "The Amazing Race." She chatted him up for a while, told him how great we thought it was that he and his brother had not been afraid or ashamed to show their faith on the show, and he was very appreciative. He was on crutches, making his way to the exit, but she said he was very nice.
After the game, we drove to Marina Del Rey. Lisa had made reservations at a nice hotel there. Her business made it possible for us to stay there for next to nothing. She had also bought tickets online (and printed them out...who knew?) to Star Wars. We walked around a bit, had some good pizza, and went to the 7:45 showing. I liked it even more the second time and she loved it! It was fun to watch her watching it and then even more fun to finally get to talk about it with her later.
We went back to the park on Sunday but our seats weren't nearly as good, okay they were really bad, and the Angels lost. But Lisa and I still had a good time together. It was good to get away and do things as a couple. It reminds me of how amazing she is, how well we complement each other, and just how much I love her. The ball games and the movie were a lot of fun, but the best part by far was getting to enjoy them with Lisa.
posted by Thurman8er @ 10:37 AM
3 Comments:
OK, you're making me cry. I had a WONDERFUL time with you too! I love you.
Ok so I'm afraid to comment and spoil this tender family moment!
Any day in which the Dodgers or the Dark Lord's team loses is the perfect day!
YUK! You're being mushy...and Lisa's comment was mushy...YUK!!
I'm glad you two had fun. We need to take care of our spouse relationships, don't we? Especially when we have kids.
Love you.
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