Buy Me Some Peanuts and Cracker Jacks

If there is one sport I look forward to all year it has to be baseball. I love baseball. And what's better than sharing a love of not just the same sport but the same team with your husband?

My love for the sport and for this team has grown since meeting Patrick, but I have been an Angel's fan for as long as I can remember.

Patrick asked for tickets to a game fir his birthday, and that's what we did last night. Our first game of the season.

Patrick's work schedule this weekend was difficult to work around, so we left the game during the 7th inning. The Angel's were losing 2-1 and Patrick was losing his patience with the team. On our way home we checked the score and they were losing 4-2, but they turned it around and won 5-4! Yay for a win!

It was also bobble head night and it was Mike Trout. Not only that, but Mike Trout also received an award from last years season. It was a pretty good night all in all.

Happy Retirement Dad!

Last night was my dads retirement dinner at the Odyssey. It was such a wonderful event planned by my mom and my dads best friend.

My dad has been such a positive influence to so many people and it just meant so much to me to be there and hear other people say what I already know.

My dad retired after 35 years on the fire department. He has always been my hero and growing up I was (and still am) always proud of him and what he did for other people.

At his last dinner at the fire station my dad made a comment that he wasn't always there for us. But in reality he was there. It wasn't about the quantity of time we spent together it was about the quality of time. And I wouldn't trade those memories for anything.

It was my dad who would tease me with riddles on our walk home from elementary school. Asking me what weighed more, a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks. He taught me that i came before e, except after c. Most importantly he taught me that my best was enough.

My phone died last night before I had the chance to take pictures with my parents. Thankfully there were other photographers there, but I don't have those yet, so here's what I have:

Dear Journal, 4/13/13

Dear Journal,
Q: What is your favorite thing to do on a Sunday morning?
A 2012: I love to wake up later than normal and cuddle with Patrick until we have to get up.
A 2013: I miss waking up and going for a run on Sunday morning. Since I have not received an okay from my doctor to get back into running yet I would say that my favorite thing is to lay in bed and read or watch TV.

Picture of the day 4/13:

Dear Journal, 4/12/13

Dear Journal,
Q: Write down a new fact you recently learned.
A 2012: I recently learned that I love running and that I can't wait to run another marathon.
A 2013: I already knew this, but it was reiterated tonight at his retirement dinner that my dad is an amazing man and I'm seriously so lucky.

Picture of the day 4/12:

Dear Journal, 4/11/13

Dear Journal,
Q: What sound effect are you most like today?
A 2012: Probably the sound when someone is really mad and smoke comes out of their ears.
A 2013: I guess if anything it would be the sound of an old cash register when making a purchase. Cha-ching! I bought a few things while out with my mom today.

Picture of the day 4/11:

Dear Journal, 4/10/13

Dear Journal,
Q: A chore you ignored today __________.
A 2012: What chore didn't I ignore. I really need to clean and organize my room, apartment, car and office.
A 2013: I currently don't have any chores. Being in a cast limits me and my doctor doesn't want me doing much of anything. Thankfully I have an amazing husband who has been not just my caretaker but has also kept the apartment clean and organized. I don't know what I would do without him!

Picture of the day 4/10:

Dear Journal, 4/9/13

Dear Journal,
Q: Where do you feel most at home?
A 2012: I feel most at home in Mammoth during the summer. This is where we swent every year and I love it!
A 2013: Same answer. Mammoth during the summer. I love it and in a dream world would own a house there to live in during the summer.

Picture of the day 4/9: