It's been a couple months of sports even though it's Jim's saddest time of the year (no MLB or NFL).
Super Bowl
I had a lot more to say about the Super Bowl last month. The kids were beside themselves. Partially for the loss, but even more for the wrath they would face at school. Jim and I talked them down. They all went to school with their Hawks shirts. They had a tease-free day. In fact some of the kids, who probably that weekend bought hawk's shirts, were wearing them to school. Kellan had about 100 texts during the game with friends giving him a hard time, some lessons learned there about friends and I think he ended up being the bigger man. To a three-peat!
Zoë's letter to Richard Sherman. She is number 25 for softball, coincidentally Seahawk's colors. Someone told her at school the other day Sherman had been traded. She came home absolutely beside herself. She didn't believe Jim when he told her it was untrue. I thought what nine year old girl gets upset about a trade? Then I had a flashback of Vince Ferragamo or Charlie Brown or John Theismann or Dexter Manley or Steve Sax or Steve Garvey or Fernando Valenzuela...players from my favorite teams who had they been traded, I would have been sad too.
Baseball
The kids got to attend the Rockies' fan club again this year with our friends who have season tickets. They were "interviewed" by the broadcasters and got an assortment of autographs and swag.
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| There's a video of this, but we can't seem to get it off the thumb drive... |
Kellan and Jim started back up with Warrior's baseball. A few new faces this year. They signed up to go to Omaha in June (tournament during the College World Series). Last year "we" wanted the team to be called the Furies based on the Warriors movie and the gang in the movie (they dressed as baseball players), anyone who hasn't seen it, pretty dark for the 80's. Not all the parents dug it, but this year Jim sold it. They've been practicing 2-3 times per week, even some outside days as the weather has been really mild this year. I still expect the storm of the century on my birthday.
Zoë also started competitive softball this year; The Rocky Mountain Thunder. The season is all tournaments. We had to break it to her this week that for most of them we have to travel 1.5 hours away (she hates being in the car). Unfortunately, we have our first conflict the first weekend of the season - both her and Kellan have a tournament. Sad. I better get used to it, I'm sure D will be competitive at age 7. One more year!
Nuggets, Mammoth
We went to our first Nuggets and Mammoth games as a family. The Nuggets game was a school night sponsored event. Jim entered the kids in a drawing to be on the court when the players entered for high fives. Very disappointed by the enthusiasm from the Nuggets' players. Maybe they didn't want to touch grimy kids' hands? Regardless, it was pretty pathetic. The kids still got into it; they got to be on the jumbo tron. As Jim likes to mention in all of this thousands of games he's been to, he's never been on the jumbo-tron. The kids have now been twice, at two different sporting events. Nuggets got absolutely killed. Karma.
Jim, D and Kellan had been to a Mammoth (lacrosse) game, but me, Zoe and g-ma had not. I've never seen a kid soooo into a game as Dexter. Jim said last time he was totally intrigued. I don't think he missed a play. Neither did grandma. She had a a perma-grin on her face for the entire game. I don't think any of her children or grandchildren have brought her so much happiness (she used to play field hockey).
I started a new job on 1/26. I debated for a good month on what to do. I had no intention of leaving Starz, I loved everyone I worked with, I loved the job. I wasn't so much loving all the hours I was putting in, but I had help in Dec. My VP decided to leave to pursue other opportunities at Charter Communications. She had hired me close to eight years ago and I had gone back to work for her in a new position a year ago. She offered me a huge opportunity that I couldn't turn down, very flattered. So VERY sad to leave. The kids were pretty sad as well. Starz was my home away from home and one of the few things in CO that has been a huge part of my life since we moved here. I miss the place and everyone every day, but am committed to a new adventure. I've been so very lucky in my career to have longevity in the places I've worked. I wish I could say my hours have improved, unfortunately moving in the wrong direction, closing in on 60 hours per week. Some day I will find that home/work balance everyone talks about...
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