A Picture Can Say A Thousand Words

Our day-trip to Seattle last Friday was a ton of fun. On the way up we stopped here:














I scored some cool new Nike running shoes and found lots of other great deals for my family. Then we were off for Seattle again and as we headed into all of the traffic I realized why I don't go there more often. But it was all worth it when we saw this:

After parking, we walked to the Will Call window to get our tickets Jeremy left for us and then made our way inside. If you've never been to a game there before it is pretty overwhelming. We ran into Jeremy's brother's and found our seats and then I just stared around in awe.
















It was just as cool as everyone described. It literally gave me shivers and brought tears to my eyes. I love baseball and softball and one of my favorite movies is "A League of Their Own". There is just something about the roar of the crowd, the smells, the people, that you have to experience in person. Before the game started they had a huge tribute to Ichiro with his highlights up on the big screen and then he came out and bowed to the crowd and that place went crazy! He had just renewed his contract with the Mariners and you can tell the fans love him. It was awesome. This was the best picture I could get of him, but he does a lot of funny things in the outfield.

We were sitting by a whole bunch of Tiger's fans, mostly Jeremy's family and friends.
It's got to be awesome to see your name on the back of a jersey.

It was great to be there with Riley and enjoy each other's company. I know it made him happy that I was having such a great time. It felt like a "real" date. Notice I'm wearing Mariners gear and Riley's sporting Detroit. I was neutral. I cheered for both teams much to the dismay of the Tiger's fans around us.

Jeremy pitched like a stud and recorded his 10th win of the season. He's has the highest win percentage in the American League. He struck out Ichiro more than once and I took this picture the second time he struck him out.

Here comes that wicked slider!

What a stud! Everyone in Pasco should be sporting some J. Bonderman Gear.

After the game we still had to drive home so we blasted any cheesy music we could find on Riley's XM radio to stay awake. A little Journey, some old school hip-hop, it was great. Tomorrow we leave for the coast, we will be staying in Lincoln City, OR for our family reunion until Sunday. Some cooler weather sounds great about now and Kendle can't wait to get her hands on some good beach sand and frolic around looking for shells and playing with the cousins. So until next time, here's where we'll be:

Off to the old ball game

This is where I will be at Friday night:

I have never been to a Mariner's game, but thanks to our good friend Jeremy Bonderman who pitches for the Detroit Tigers, we scored some awesome tickets to watch him pitch against the Mariners.

If you arn't famaliar with J.B., here are a few stats:



Proper Name: Jeremy Allen Bonderman
Born: October 28, 1982
Kennewick, WA
Height: 6-2
Weight: 220 lbs.
Age: 24
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Pos: SP
Experience: 4 years
2007 Salary: $4,500,000
College: Pasco (Wash.) HS

• Ranks 1st in AL in WPct (.900)

Jeremy is a hometown Pasco kid and even though I'm a Mariner's fan, you know who we'll be rooting for! But I'm also looking forward to seeing Ichiro who is one of my favorite players of all-time.

I'll be sure to post some pictures of the game. I'm so excited! Now, the important question is what should I wear?

Classical Barbie Girl

Anyone remember that horrible "Barbie Girl" song from the 90's that you could never get out of your head? Well, I found this hilarious (in my opinion anyways) rendition by these classical chellist boys. You guys probably won't think it's as funny as I do, but I have a twisted sense of humor.

Check out this video: Classical Barbie Girl



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Riley, he's the coolest

The story goes, that the day my husband met me, he told one of his best friends that I was the girl he wanted to marry. I often joke that it must have been his lucky day! But really it was mine, yesterday reminded me of this and let me tell you why.

I'm so glad I have a husband who can pick up the slack for me when I need it. Yesterday being about 1,000 degrees, I didn't want to take Morgan (3 wks. old) to the parade for over an hour and then to Kendle's swimming lessons, so of course Riley takes Kendle by himself and they have a great time. As they headed out of the driveway I wondered to myself - how did I get so lucky to be married to someone who doesn't mind doing all sorts of "mom" tasks for me? I know lots of guys who won't even watch their children so their wife can run to the store. A couple of nights ago he went grocery shopping for me at 10 o'clock at night without a single complaint (even though he knows this is how he can buy the stuff he really wants). At the beginning of my pregnancy when I was throwing up for 3 months straight, he took Kendle to school, took her trick-or-treating, did all the shopping, helped clean the house, would go buy me anything that remotely sounded good to eat no matter what time it was, and gave me a blessing when I didn't think I could throw up one more time and live to see the light of day. I know I can depend on him for anything. I'm confident in him that if anything happens to me or I'm away he can be a great caregiver for our family.

Riley is one of the hardest working people I know. He is great at his job, and works hard for every sale. He is awesome at developing relationships with people and knows more people than the president. I often joke that he will be the mayor someday. His life growing up was not very easy, and from a young age he has always had a job. When other kids were just being teenagers in high school he was going to school, playing three sports and working part-time. Sometimes I feel bad and wish he could go do more of the fun things he would like to do. People often ask me if I get annoyed that he goes golfing all of the time, but if they knew how hard he's worked for everything we have, and how hard he's worked his whole life, they would know that he deserves it. And just like with golfing, Riley is passionate about whatever he does and doesn't settle for being mediocre, he wants to be the best. I give him a hard time about that, but really I wish I was more that way myself.

He tells me I'm beautiful even when I'm at my worst, and that I still knock him off his feet. And the thing is, I know he's not just saying that to make me feel good, he really feels that way and that is the best thing! He's my best friend and one of the most fun people I've ever met. We can laugh and laugh when we're together. He fits in with my family like the missing link, and my family loves him. He lets me vent without interrupting, and we can disagree without bad feelings. I know he will always stand by me and honor our commitment to each other. He is a GREAT dad and sacrifices so much for his family. Kendle loves nothing more than to tag around with her dad all day.

Riley always knew what he wanted out of life and when the opportunity came knocking (literally) he seized it. He joined the church a few months after we were married and I'm so proud of the way he lives his life. He made me want to be a better person and to get re-activated in the church. I know there was some divine intervention there. Those missionaries were pretty persistent. He loves our family and loves being with his family.

Some other little facts about Riley:
-he's ultra competitive at everything

-he loves 711 slurpies

-he owns more hats than anyone I've ever met

-he can recall almost any sport statistic or fact

-he's loyal to his friends and is still friends with his kindergarten buddies

-he's a softy and has a big heart

-his eyes can change from green to blue

-he loves Johnny Cash (I can't figure this one out)

-would love to own his own golf-course someday

-he's the BBQ man

-he was a stud footballer back in the day ( I knew he'd love that I threw that one in)

Well, he will probably be embarrassed by this "tribute" post, especially because he makes fun of me and all of my blogging friends but I felt like I needed to share how I was feeling about my hubby today. Tomorrow, who knows.....