My Spring Break!
Wow, I had a pretty great break and I hope you did too! Even though it's tough to come back to work, I really do feel pretty rested. On the thursday evening before spring break officially started, Mr. Lopez and I drove to Phoenix, Arizona to spend the weekend watching some Dodger Spring Training games in Glendale. Every year half of Major League baseball descends upon the Phoenix area to play their pre-season exhibition games. These games are meaningless in the scheme of things, but really fun to watch after a long winter without any baseball (I am a huge Dodger baseball fan). The first game we saw was on friday afternoon. The matchup was the Cincinnati Reds against the Dodgers. The Dodgers lost that one by a run but we got to see Clayton Kershaw pitch, and Mr. Lopez caught a foul ball. We also got pretty close to Magic Johnson who came out to give away two autographed baseballs to some fans right in front of us who got hit by foul balls during the third inning. Pretty cool. The second game was on Saturday night, and featured the Chicago White Sox against the Dodgers. The Dodgers won that game pretty easily.
Once I got back from Arizona on Sunday, I spent the rest of the week hanging out with my wife and kids, and doing some random chores and tasks around the house. I brought my family some t-shirt souvenirs from the weekend they really enjoyed. Grayson and I took a trip to Ikea for some lunch and home supplies. And I was able to get some dining room chairs sanded and spray painted (just a random project I have been trying to get done).
On saturday we threw a surprise baby shower for Ms. Byrne near our house in Silverlake. We told her it was going to be an easter egg hunt for our kids but when she got there we had everything set up for presents and lunch. She was shocked and really loved it. Ms. McManus and a bunch of others teachers and friends were there too. And, yes, we did have that easter egg hunt for the kids. It's really funny to watch 2 year olds find easter eggs.
On saturday we threw a surprise baby shower for Ms. Byrne near our house in Silverlake. We told her it was going to be an easter egg hunt for our kids but when she got there we had everything set up for presents and lunch. She was shocked and really loved it. Ms. McManus and a bunch of others teachers and friends were there too. And, yes, we did have that easter egg hunt for the kids. It's really funny to watch 2 year olds find easter eggs.