2 day pass

this was a pretty darn good couple a days.

it started better than it finished, but all in all it was good stuff.

friday i motivated to workout despite the fact that the couch was calling my name convincingly.

soon after i showered, my friend called to invite miss bit and i over.

if you know me at all you know i am the queen of last minute.

the nicer, fancier way of saying that is impromptu.

we accepted, dressed and picked up some custard in route.

chocolate chip cookie dough kept the little girlies happy along with their always active imaginations when together.

the mamas shared a bottle of wine (or one and a half) and glib girl talk in equal measure.

turns out...it was just what i needed.

after another sweaty workout saturday morning, we joined the boys up at the ball field for the district championship semifinals.

we were the home team!

it was another slaughter.

we were a little happy, but especially the boys (all of them players, coaches, dads and grandpas included).

we headed to the in-laws to spend the rest of the day with family.

the whole fam was gathered for festivities including swimming, gaming, birthday celebrating and olympic viewing.

it was a good day and we collapsed at the end of it beyond exhausted.

sunday i woke with a case of the nerves, washed t. bone's uniform one more time and baked cookies for the after the game party to be held win or lose.

win and we would celebrate going to state.

lose and we would have closure for a phenomenal and long season.
a season we would surely not complain one iota about were it to go even longer.

well, i never knew closure would be so hard to come by.

in 7 innings, we lost 4-5.
it was a painfully close game.

t. bone pitched his best game ever...ev-a, but still it was not to be.

there will be no woulda coulda shoulda cuz' this here pragmatist doesn't see the point.

we lost, they won and life goes on.

so does baseball, but not for a few weeks.

the tears quickly turned to smiles at the party and all of the boys were acting the carefree way they should this season.

there's still a whole lotta summer to enjoy.
so go on.
go on.

*please note that above photos are from saturday's victory.  no photos were taken at sunday's defeat because this blogger photographer was a little stunned.