Royal's Baseball

I've been promising Adelle that I'd take her to a Royal's game for at least two years.  Last night, in the midst of the wedding and end of summer craziness, and despite Adelle being out of sorts (aka challenging) lately, we went!  We invited my friend Tanya and her daughter Michela along.  Michela is also on the autism spectrum.  Neither Tanya nor Michela had been to a Royal's game, either!

The trip down was uneventful and the girls did well. We stopped at McDonalds in attempts to fill their tummies with lesser expensive food to keep the costs down.  Then we got to our seats in the K.  The weather was amazing, perfect.  The stadium has added a ton of entertainment throughout the game, lights, loud music and action, interviews, games so that made it fun. And the game itself was pretty action packed with a few awesome catches and controversial plays and one argument.  The Royals were down by 2 to the twins most of the night and then rallied at the end and got one, but not two runs.  

Adelle had an awesome time!  I wish I'd taken a picture of her every time the jumbo tron told us to get loud as she would stand up with her arms over her head and scream as loudly as she could!  Otherwise, she watched every second of the game randomly smiling and read all the stats on the scoreboard.  She was super bummed about not catching one of the shirts they launched and that the Royals lost but this only resulted in quiet pouting most of the way home.  She was begging to go to another game ASAP!

The girls ate a reasonable amount and no one got lost!  The way out of the stadium was expectedly stressful and Michela hit a talking steak just as the traffic was the worst but it was fine.  The long, late ride home actually went fairly quickly as Tanya and I always have plenty of work talking to do!  (Tanya is also a school social worker and we do clinical supervision together).

All in all a very successful night.

Ahhhh Summer

My wonderful summer days are dwindling by.  Today I got up at 8 ish and let the puppies out.  I always start my day with cuddles and scratches with Rex before we get up and now I have added getting Diego out of the kennel.  He is so delighted to see me!  He makes the cutest sound when he yawns and then he nibbles my ear as I carry him outside.  He always so obediently pees when I put him down.  Then I have my coffee and quiet time for over an hour out here on the deck.  It's been unseasonable cool lately, in the sixties!  I know when school starts and I have to cut way back on my morning quiet time I will miss it a lot.

Then I taught water jog.  I do enjoy that class, whether teaching it or taking it.  It's such a great workout and relaxing.  Also great to socialize and to encourage others in their exercise.

Then I spend the afternoon cherishing my free time.  Today I am reading while Rex rests and Diego plays nearby.  Scott is just inside and we chat every hour or so, too.

Today at five I'm picking up my friend who just got a new gym membership and taking her to step class with me!  Then since I ate dinner out last night (burger at Wabash with my friend Sarah), we won't go to Chipotle tonight.  Instead, I'm making ravioli and garlic toast, a carbalicious treat.  

Summer is almost over and it is gonna get wild before school starts!   

Another Day with Nothing Planned

I lived for days like this in the school year.  I'm trying to appreciate these days because in few short weeks, they will be gone and I will be pining for them once again.  We went to church and helped pick up and came home.  Took care of puppy, ate lunch, made muffins and ate them,  now lying in bed reading.  

Summer is good, I love it, but I do get bored.  I am most definetely an extrovert.  I get energy from being with people that I know.  Down times are good, but I feel restless, sometimes melancholy, when I'm alone too long.  

This will end up being the summer of dogs and weddings.  Three weddings( went to Nathan Garcia's yesterday, Leah's in a few weeks, then JC's) (and two wedding showers and a baby shower), and four dogs (Rex, Diego, Professor twice, and Julie and her dog for two days last week).

Whelp back to the reading, Facebook, and pointless iPad games.

4th of July

 Got to go to Lake Wabaunsee today for the 4th.  It was a short stay due to the new puppy but Leah came as a surprise!  I feel like we usually spend the 4th at the lake and usually with the kids but I'm sure it hasn't actually happened in awhile.  I feel like everything is changing.  

I'm in that middle of the summer not sure I still love it place.  I do love sleeping in and super long quiet time on the deck and leisurely afternoons.  I do.  But I'd so much rather be doing something for others.  No sure I'm up for the stress of school starting either, but when it does, I'll be ready.  

I miss the kids.  They'll be here for the wedding in 4 weeks!  Yikes!  A wedding in 4 weeks!  Is that why I feel like everything is changing?