Tuesday, May 5, 2009
The Entertaining Game
It took us two months to update the blog and now everyone gets two posts in two days. Anyways, yesterday I posted about the free Bees tickets my dad won. We went to the game tonight and it was awesome. We got to see former allstar John Lackey make his rehab start. He went 4.2 innings with 3 strikeouts, 1 hit, and 1 walk. Besides getting to see him pitch, the game was incredible for two other reasons. In the fourth inning, the Bees hit not one, but two grand slams. This was the first time in Bees history and only the third time in the history of the Pacific Coast League that it has happened. The other record was the first time in Bees history that the team has had a 9 inning 1 hitter. Good offense and good defense, combined with great weather and you've got a great game. The Bees won 13-0, scoring 13 runs on only 12 hits.
Monday, May 4, 2009
The Big Update
It has been quite a while since we last updated the blog. I'm sure we'll leave something out, but here are some of the things that have happened since moving into the house:
1. We've started to work on the basement. My dad, grandpa, and I spent a Saturday framing the storage room and moving a light fixture into it. Then we spent this past Saturday along with Aaron putting up the drywall in the room. Over the next few days I will finish mudding, taping, and painting it to make sure it is ready to install the shelves. Pictures will follow at some point.
2. We attended the wedding of Jorden's friend Chantel to Juan a couple Saturdays ago, then this past Saturday we went to Juan's baptism.
3. Softball season started. So far we won the first game (19-16) and lost the second game (12-19).
4. Golf season also started. I've only played 36 holes so far. 18 holes with Aaron and 2 rounds of 9 holes with Sam. This season has started off well and I've already shaved almost a half a stroke off of my handicap.
5. Tonight was the beginning of the second annual "Summer Monday Night Movie Night." Each Monday for FHE we go to a movie with Shoshanah, schedules permitting. We kicked things off with X-Men Origins: Wolverine which was pretty entertaining.
6. This past Saturday we watched an incredible Kentucky Derby. I hope everyone saw the amazing come from behind victory of Mine That Bird at 50-1 odds. To put this in perspective, I read that Mine That Bird was bought for $9,500 while one of the favorites, Dunkirk, was bought for $3.7 million. If you didn't see it check out the Kentucky Derby website and watch it.
7. Easter Sunday we went up to my parent's house for dinner.
8. We found our lost Cheesecake Factory giftcard that Jorden's parents gave me for graduation last year and went up to Salt Lake to celebrate with some delicious cheesecake.
9. Jorden has been hosting parties left and right at our house, including, but not limited to: Chantel's bridal shower, her bookclub, and a team activity with her coworkers.
10. We are still unpacking boxes, slowly but surely we'll get this house like we want it.
11. Jorden got a church calling as a visiting teaching supervisor. I still don't have a calling, but I am definitely not complaining.
12. My dad won a radio contest on 1280 The Zone. The contest was to suggest a name for a Kentucky Derby racehorse that had to do with the Utah Jazz. His winning horse's name was "My Girl Boozer," earning him two tickets to tomorrow night's Bees game. We'll be seeing John Lackey make a rehab start. Hopefully it will be an entertaining game.
Hopefully now that summer is rolling around we'll have some interesting events to post about.
1. We've started to work on the basement. My dad, grandpa, and I spent a Saturday framing the storage room and moving a light fixture into it. Then we spent this past Saturday along with Aaron putting up the drywall in the room. Over the next few days I will finish mudding, taping, and painting it to make sure it is ready to install the shelves. Pictures will follow at some point.
2. We attended the wedding of Jorden's friend Chantel to Juan a couple Saturdays ago, then this past Saturday we went to Juan's baptism.
3. Softball season started. So far we won the first game (19-16) and lost the second game (12-19).
4. Golf season also started. I've only played 36 holes so far. 18 holes with Aaron and 2 rounds of 9 holes with Sam. This season has started off well and I've already shaved almost a half a stroke off of my handicap.
5. Tonight was the beginning of the second annual "Summer Monday Night Movie Night." Each Monday for FHE we go to a movie with Shoshanah, schedules permitting. We kicked things off with X-Men Origins: Wolverine which was pretty entertaining.
6. This past Saturday we watched an incredible Kentucky Derby. I hope everyone saw the amazing come from behind victory of Mine That Bird at 50-1 odds. To put this in perspective, I read that Mine That Bird was bought for $9,500 while one of the favorites, Dunkirk, was bought for $3.7 million. If you didn't see it check out the Kentucky Derby website and watch it.
7. Easter Sunday we went up to my parent's house for dinner.
8. We found our lost Cheesecake Factory giftcard that Jorden's parents gave me for graduation last year and went up to Salt Lake to celebrate with some delicious cheesecake.
9. Jorden has been hosting parties left and right at our house, including, but not limited to: Chantel's bridal shower, her bookclub, and a team activity with her coworkers.
10. We are still unpacking boxes, slowly but surely we'll get this house like we want it.
11. Jorden got a church calling as a visiting teaching supervisor. I still don't have a calling, but I am definitely not complaining.
12. My dad won a radio contest on 1280 The Zone. The contest was to suggest a name for a Kentucky Derby racehorse that had to do with the Utah Jazz. His winning horse's name was "My Girl Boozer," earning him two tickets to tomorrow night's Bees game. We'll be seeing John Lackey make a rehab start. Hopefully it will be an entertaining game.
Hopefully now that summer is rolling around we'll have some interesting events to post about.
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