Go, Cubs, Go! & GNO

Brandon & Jason, Rachel & Sophia - fast friends already holding hands

This weekend we went to a Cubbies spring training game and no, I have no idea what the score was - I'm pretty sure we won - I'm a die hard fan like that.  At least I wore blue & red (sort of).  Don't get me wrong, I had a great time.  We went with one of Brandon's co-workers and his family, and they have a girl and a boy at just about the same ages as ours (their names so I remember - Jason, Sonya, Sophia & Ryker).  We got lawn seats and found a place where the kids could run around and play freely.  I think Sonya said it best when she said, I think we just payed $25 to let the kids play at a park - amen, sister!  But it made our husband's happy and we got to know some new friends.  

Sidenote:  a few weekends ago, Brandon and I went to dinner on the firm's bill since he was taking out a recruit who's flight wasn't leaving until the next morning.  We went with the interviewee (happened to be from UofC) and another couple from B's firm - Joe & Danielle, out to Hillstone (same group as Bandera) and we had a really great evening!  Appetizer, main course, drink & dessert all paid for - yes, please!!  The Roth's have a little girl and are expecting number 2, a boy, and we had a lot more in common with them that I would have anticipated.  I enjoy getting to know Brandon's co-workers' families because it makes his work-life a lot more real to me, and it makes me feel like I'm part of work too - in a small way, of course.  We'll have to get together with them more often.  

Also, Lore came into town for a weekend visit (without her kids) and it was so fun to catch up and hang out!!  It felt like it had been a long time, yet at the same time, it felt very normal.  Mandy, Lore and I went to Ikea and Cheesecake Factory to celebrate.  We also hung out at our place all morning, my kids were a disaster and looked and acted kind of terrible, especially since I was very distracted, but we needed to get in all the girl time we could.  So happy to have seen her!!