Weekend recap, April 8 edition
Monday, April 8, 2013 at 07:17AM 
1. school | 2. the pit is not the pits | 3. recognize that signature? | 4. neel's favorite glass | 5. catch | 6. campari & blood orange | 7.- 9. front porch loving for Violet | 10. game time | 11. Chesapeake Bay | 12. another view | 13. Neel's lab | 14. Neel's office | 15. rocket man | 16. gargoyle | 17. leafed out | 18. tulip time | 19. Callum is taller than Ama | 20. new shoes, check out those big feet! | 21. practicing pitching | 22. our gorgeous front yard | 23. dinner | of COURSE Ama made pie
So what do you guys do when company comes? Drag them to two baseball games in 40º temperatures (one where it's sleeting) and an emergency orthodontist appointment? Cause that's the kind of fun we have around here. Don't I just know how to show people a good time? Seriously. Can I host or what? Cal had this funky wire pop out of his braces on Friday morning (parenting side note: why do these things always happen on a Friday?), so I made a quick call to the ortho. Of course he had two big tests that day, so we had to squeeze his appointment in between them. And of course the office we normally go to is closed on Fridays so we had to go to a different office about 5 million miles away from where we normally see the ortho. Of course. AND. When I picked him up he told me that his baseball team was taking a field trip at practice that afternoon that he very much wanted to be part of, so of course we had to hurry in both directions. Of course.
We made it. After we got him back in time for practice ("But not too soon, Momma, because I really don't want to go back to class..."), I took my mom and Mike on a tour of Cal's school. I might finally be learning my way around. Nearly three years in.
It's finally warming up here, so lots of catch was played in the yard this weekend. In between the two baseball games. Our Saturday game was on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, about an hour's beautiful drive from us. Thank God we won because A) I had a migraine and B) it was (as previously mentioned) 40º so otherwise I'm not sure it would have been worth it otherwise.
On Sunday, Ama got Callum new shoes (that's the thing she does when she comes, and he actually love the first pair he tried on), Neel gave a tour of his garden. His lab and office are all wrapped up for HVAC upgrades, so not open for tours, and afer hours more of pitching and catching in the yard (thank God Mike actually likes to throw the ball!), we had Neel's famous Beer Butt Chicken for dinner and Ama's now-famous Chess Pie for dessert. Guess what? More throwing of baseballs might have happened after that.
How was your weekend peeps? I'm worn out! Back to back company, no matter how lovely, can do that to a gal. I have a busy and fun week coming up and I'd better get cracking on it. What's going on?
Reader Comments (6)
i can't believe it's still so cold there, aren't you in the south? Is that considered the south, I mean is has to be right? Well, it should be warmer there already. When I would go visit family there we always went at this time and we were swimming in the ocean and the pools. I am sorry about you migraines :( you know i have suffered from migraines since i was a kid but since i went gluten free i hardly ever get them now. it feel kind of like a miracle (now i need to go knock on wood).
what a weekend! i feel like i need to rest for you. hope you have a nice + mellow week ahead. xo
Not a bad weekend all around, I'd say! Full of baseball and good food and family. The sweetness of those shots of Neel and Violet, basking in her belly rubs in the sun...amazing. Can't even handle the wonderfulness. You should get those printed on those Instagram magnet things everyone has these days. Especially #9. And get me a copy when you do! xoxo
hey friend, we had family in from milwaukee and nc. busy here too. i made potato salad from scratch for the first time. i know, how hard can it be? but still, a first. everyone left sunday and it was time for soccer and prep for the week.
baseball, baseball - i'm with you about winning if you're watching in the cold and damp! what is chess pie? your mom is so sweet to buy your little (big) guy shoes, too.
happy new week!
Oh, wow you guys had sleet this weekend? Brrrr, cold! As I mentioned on my blog I have no idea how warm it was yesterday but today was sunny and warm. Finally spring has arrived and is hopefully here to stay. In my lunch break I could walk around without wearing a jacket. Oouch, the wire popping out of Cal's braces sounds painful. With mine it also always happened on the weekend. The flowers in your front yard look amazing, very spring like! Have a great week Lauren! Hope you are able to get some rest...
Of course. I'm chuckling to myself because I use that phrase when things simultaneously go sideways on me. Of course that would happen. And ouch to the loose wire!
You've got 40 degree weather and we have wind storms. I took the bike out to pick up T. from school today and I swear the bike was going sideways. Sideways. See what I did there? ;)
Anyway, happy you all (one day I'm just going to start writing y'all) had a wonderful weekend and spent some quality family time together. Butt chicken, baseball, V. getting some love - All good things. Friday we saw OZ, Saturday we had soccer and family dinner, and Sunday we saw the Stanley Kubrick exhibit, sans kids. ;) Now, spring break is over and the kids are back in school. Happy Monday!
Nom nom chess pie! What are the fun and exciting things you have planned this week??
Thanks for commenting on my blog too. A House in Fez was interesting but I thought it could be so much better! Have you read Peter Mayle's Provence series? I thought it was going to be more like that and was a teeny tiny bit bummed when it wasn't.