One For The Ages
It's going to be hard to top a weekend such as this past one. Everything was as perfect as could be.
I took a half day on Friday and picked Jonathan up from school. Seeing the joy on his face when he gets the rare "privilege" of seeing Dad so early was enough to begin the weekend on the right foot. Yet it only got better.
Friday night Jonathan had his first baseball game of the spring season. He went two-for-three in a 23-4 rout. He scored once and drove in a run.
Later that night my friend Mike came over to help us with our Cinco de Mayo party. We ended the night with wine and cigars -- and enough laughter that my wife called me from upstairs to tell us we were being too loud.
Saturday morning a second friend, Kerry, showed up and the three of us watched Jonathan spar at Tae Kwon Do. He fought four times -- a seven, an eight and two ten-year-olds. For me the highlights were when one of the ten-year-olds pushed Jonathan away from him. Big mistake. Jonathan went all out on that kid. It was fun to watch. The other was the battle with the eight-year-old. They are both aggressive fighters and it looked like a martial arts version of the Hagler-Hearns first round. Nicholas, the opponent, was the first kid to actually knock Jonathan to the wall in a year. Jonathan did the same to Nicholas. They fought as though they were sworn enemies. What was great was that after the match, they shook hands and smiled -- they are friends.
We through a Cinco de Mayo party on Saturday. In reality it was a pseudo-reunion of some of my friends from Ithaca College. We laughed, we shared memories and we watched our kids play together -- some of which for the very first time. The party went on until late into the night. It was great seeing my old friends. The chemistry and magic we had in our younger days is certainly still there. Only the waistlines and hairlines seemed to have changed.
Sunday I was awakened by my son. Shortly Mike, Kerry and Claudia stirred and we had breakfast. Then it was time for Jonathan's second game of the season -- a 30-7 drubbing of the Cubs. Jonathan went 3-for-4 with a double and a triple, and getting a game ball in the process. He and his fellow Tigers played wonderfully.
After lunch I took Jonathan and two of his Tiger teammates to see Spider-Man III, which was OK. The kids seemed to like it.
Soon, it was seven o'clock and time to relax before the start of the week. Reflecting on all that had happened over the weekend, I realized how lucky I was to be able to enjoy such a great (albeit busy) few days.
Every weekend should be made like this.
I took a half day on Friday and picked Jonathan up from school. Seeing the joy on his face when he gets the rare "privilege" of seeing Dad so early was enough to begin the weekend on the right foot. Yet it only got better.
Friday night Jonathan had his first baseball game of the spring season. He went two-for-three in a 23-4 rout. He scored once and drove in a run.
Later that night my friend Mike came over to help us with our Cinco de Mayo party. We ended the night with wine and cigars -- and enough laughter that my wife called me from upstairs to tell us we were being too loud.
Saturday morning a second friend, Kerry, showed up and the three of us watched Jonathan spar at Tae Kwon Do. He fought four times -- a seven, an eight and two ten-year-olds. For me the highlights were when one of the ten-year-olds pushed Jonathan away from him. Big mistake. Jonathan went all out on that kid. It was fun to watch. The other was the battle with the eight-year-old. They are both aggressive fighters and it looked like a martial arts version of the Hagler-Hearns first round. Nicholas, the opponent, was the first kid to actually knock Jonathan to the wall in a year. Jonathan did the same to Nicholas. They fought as though they were sworn enemies. What was great was that after the match, they shook hands and smiled -- they are friends.
We through a Cinco de Mayo party on Saturday. In reality it was a pseudo-reunion of some of my friends from Ithaca College. We laughed, we shared memories and we watched our kids play together -- some of which for the very first time. The party went on until late into the night. It was great seeing my old friends. The chemistry and magic we had in our younger days is certainly still there. Only the waistlines and hairlines seemed to have changed.
Sunday I was awakened by my son. Shortly Mike, Kerry and Claudia stirred and we had breakfast. Then it was time for Jonathan's second game of the season -- a 30-7 drubbing of the Cubs. Jonathan went 3-for-4 with a double and a triple, and getting a game ball in the process. He and his fellow Tigers played wonderfully.
After lunch I took Jonathan and two of his Tiger teammates to see Spider-Man III, which was OK. The kids seemed to like it.
Soon, it was seven o'clock and time to relax before the start of the week. Reflecting on all that had happened over the weekend, I realized how lucky I was to be able to enjoy such a great (albeit busy) few days.
Every weekend should be made like this.
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