At around 12:30 last night, while J & N were eating waffles and uncrustables instead of being fast asleep in preparation for their baseball game, I started to think I might've made a poor parenting choice...but then the three of us justified it by saying they were loading up on carbs in preparation for their game, which prompted me to make them more waffles.
They made a valid argument. They were asleep shortly thereafter, and I mentally prepared myself for a super-early morning, since J's dad claims he never sleeps past 6:30. Imagine how much fun I had texting him at 8:15, letting him know his sweet boy was still snoozin' away...and again at 8:30, and 8:45. Finally, around 9:00, I went in there, and both boys were up with Xbox controllers firmly in hand. I suggested Chick-Fil-A for breakfast, and well...I've never seen two boys move so quickly.
They put on their uniforms, and I have to say, they were probably two of the most adorable boys in the world, in the bathroom together, brushing their teeth in full uniform. It was totally precious. We went to grab breakfast, then some ice for drinks, and then we headed to Wagon Wheel. Thanks to a soccer tournament on the fields opposite of the parking lot, we had to park in the next county...possibly. It was far. Luckily, J's dad met us out there and helped with all of our assorted stuff. He took on N's catcher's gear bag, J's gear bag, N's catcher's helmet, and the cooler full of drinks. I carried my purse and my iced latte that I made in my Keurig before we left the house. I wasn't sure what to do with all my free hands. It was bizarre...but nice.
When we finally got back to the field at the very front of the complex, we got settled, and after a coin toss, we were the home team, so N geared up to warm up behind the plate. My mom showed up right after the game started with a HUGE surprise! My sister & brother-in-law came into town this weekend for a wedding, and while Seester was doing bridal party stuff all day, David was free, so he, JD, and Dan were planning to come watch N's game. David's been trying to come watch a game for two seasons now, and it never works out. N thinks his uncle is one of the coolest people in the world, so I knew he'd love it. When the guys got to the ball field, I ran down to the dugout to N and said, "You will NEVER believe who's here, dude...Uncle David, JD, and Dan!"
Y'all. My heart almost stopped at least three times as I watched a smile unlike anything I've ever seen stretch across his face. He was so thrilled, I just can't even put it into words. He was up to bat pretty quickly after that, and reached first on interference by the catcher. He stole second and third and slid into home in the prettiest slide I've ever seen anyone on the team do...and there have been some great ones. David was stomping his foot, and yelling "Yeah!" through clinched teeth, like only he can do, and then ran down to the dugout to talk to N.
When N said, "Mom! This makes my life!" he wasn't kidding. He was on cloud 9 for the rest of the game, and his teammates joined right in. Literally every single person did something fantastic during the game...and, to top it all off, we held the Reds to 4 runs in the 1st inning. And that was it. Final score? 13-4. It should've been 14, but we scored 5 runs and they wouldn't let us count it.
My "other" boy, J? He started us off with a full count that turned into a walk, and I practically blinked and he'd stolen 2nd and 3rd. He's so fast! He made some awesome plays, scored three of our runs, and man. I'm just so proud of him...proud of all of them! After the game, the four of us walked back out to my car to get J's stuff, and he begged to come back over. N was going to his dad's and J had a soccer game, so it didn't work out, but I hope we'll see a lot more of him in the future.
After N left to go to his dad's, I went to the pool to work on my tan. The water was perfect, and some residents were setting up for a graduation party, so there was music that drowned out the kids who really needed naps. It was a relaxing afternoon of just bumming around.
And although I'm ready for bed, I can't sleep. Because I know how to party when I'm by myself for an unexpected weekend night.
Aubs
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