two day pass

hubby and i kicked off our weekend late friday afternoon with our favorite five miler.
we were on the homeward stretch when jess called, and it was decided she would come over to play.
then my brother dropped in just long enough to say 'hi' and to mix some margaritas.
we enjoyed the patio until our teeth started chattering and our stomachs began grumbling.
miss bit came home from fun with grandma and grandpa.
t. bone came home from a long day at the waterpark with friends.
we made some pizzas and jess spent the night.

she and i were up early and back on the tree-lined road for a walk first thing.
my boys left as soon as we returned home for a day of baseball: first tournament team tryouts and then a game.
i made breakfasts for my two best girls: jess and bit.
after a trip to not one, but two grocery stores, bit played the afternoon away with a friend.
i chopped and baked, marinated and assembled.
my mil and fil came home with my boys after the sox lost to celebrate dad's day a few hours early.
we enjoyed a refreshingly bright melon salsa, bbq chicken, rosemary potatoes and one another's company.
we left just enough room for slivers of so so good s'mores pie.

the kiddos woke eager to bestow their #1 dad with carefully selected gifts and yet it's always the cards that tug at the heart strings.
they know as well as i know just how lucky they are that he is their's.
i had visions of breaking out the new croquet set and breaking in his new i pod arm band before breakfast, but the skies unleashed on us instead.
miss bit highjacked father's day with her unbridled excitement at receiving the much coveted scooter a month early.
i mean the bright pink, electric razor scooter that goes 10 mph and is just like G.'s.
it was an early birthday present.
now t. bone wants one too although he doesn't prefer pink.
miss bit told her brother that she loved it so much she wouldn't part with it for a thousand or even a million dollars.
her dad put it together and got it charging while i started breakfast.
for him: his favorite veggie omelette, and for them: pancakes almost as good as grandpa's.
only because he came in to help, we were able to sit down all together.
then before we knew it more dads arrived for a pre-sox party/father's day celebration.
my brother's best hot wings stole the show, but uncle b. bone's vacation hat deserves an honorable mention.
the sox went on to win the game and we were all in attendance for the final victory of the season.

some of us headed home for more ball games and bbq.
this time: soccer and steak.
we lingered around the dining room table playing games after dinner because once again the chill was back in the air, and before we knew it...it was 10 o'clock and time to say good bye.
good bye to loved ones and our most favorite time of all the week: the weekend.