Days With My Father

My friend Sherry posted this from her blog yesterday and I loved it so much I wanted to share it with you. As Sherry said, "It's a fabulous photo essay about a son's love for his aging father."

I.E. 66ers

As has become the tradition, we rounded up our friends and headed to San Bernardino to celebrate Kevin's birthday with the IE 66ers. Twenty-five of us overtook section 205 of Arrowhead Credit Union Park last Tuesday, April 21. The guys yell at the players and the girls chat to get caught up. A fun time by all.

Kevin always seems to be eating.

Birthday in LA

For Kevin's birthday we went out to Sherman Oaks to have dinner with our friends Colin and Ashley. Kevin's birthday is the eighteenth and Colin's is the twenty-second, so we try to get together around that time.

Colin and Ashley took us to this amazing Greek restaurant down the street from their apartment. The food was amazing and the atmosphere was even more amazing. I felt like I was in the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Our server (who we called Nic), was the son of the owner, a round man with dark eyes that almost disappeared when he smiled. Dad, the owner, came by our table after we sat down to welcome us. He teased us to let him know if our server was doing a good job. He joked that he would be let go if we were satisfied. Kevin joked back making a slashing motion at his neck. Dad corrected Kevin by twisting his hands together and told us he would wring his neck "like a chicken". I laughed as I remembered one of my favorite lines from the movie, "Toula, eat something. I could break you like a chicken." There was live Greek music, and the servers danced in a line waiving their napkins around.

After dinner we walked down the block to a little comedy club. It was quite the hole in the wall. each hour an company of about 6 players did their improv skits. It's like an amateur version of "Who's Line is it Anyway." We announced it was Kevin's birthday and he was pulled up on stage. Here are some pictures from my phone of the group mimicking Kevin's every move.

The comedy was fun, and a good change up for about the price of a movie. The food was great, the entertainment was hilarious, and the company was most enjoyable.

Keith Urban Concert

A couple of weeks ago my friend Megan offered me her extra ticket to see Keith Urban at the House of Blues on Sunset. She and her boyfriend each received two free tickets when the upgraded their phones with Verizon. They also got to do a meet-and-greet with Keith and get their picture taken. Because of the picture op, they were the first ones to enter the venue and save their place. So when Brittany and I (with the extra tickets) made it inside, Meagan and Tim had saved places right next to the stage for us. Needless to say, they small venue was one the best concerts I had ever been to. There wasn't a person in front of me! We had a great time. I seriously could have touched Keith Urban (I didn't because I think those girls are ridiculous). What an amazing gift -thanks Megan!

Puppy Love

It's been a while since I have shown you pictures of our little tiny puppies so I thought I would pass along the joy.

This last picture is of the boys with their friend Phantom. They crashed like little kids after playing rough!