The Fifth, Baseball and More Travelogue...

So yes, it's been a really really long time since I've posted... and I apologize, but what with my traveling every weekend for September Sports-a-rama, actually working again after a lazy few weeks during interim recess, and, of course, Kumquats being undefeated, I haven't had a lot of time...

So here's making up for that - a picture essay of my most recent travels to the Land of the Desert, the Fifth, or as we like to call it in California, La Quinta... where I got to see my awesome Aunt and Uncle and their super cool kids... oh, and we crossed Angel Stadium off my list, too...

So I took a flight down Friday, then hopped the OC Corridor train (whatever they call it) and met up with Jamus and Blake and Madison right as they were pulling into the parking lot... perfect timing but unfortunately we didn't make much of batting practice, so no ball on day one... But it was black military hat night (notice Maddy's said headware...) so that was awesome...

This is a better shot of Maddy and the hat... and yes, she's eating popcorn with chopsticks...

Blake is tearing into his cotton candy... and yes, he finished it in record-setting 2 minutes 43 seconds...

The Friday game wasn't that great... in fact it stunk... the Angels lost 3-0 after 13 (yes, 13) strikeouts and a ton of walks given up... we were pretty bummed because had they won both Friday and Saturday they had a chance at clinching the division, which would have been pretty cool...

So I have a video that I'm working on that I took of Jamie and me on a hike Saturday morning that I'll be posting when I'm done with it (along with NY and Cornhole...) but here's the obligatory stadium shot... our Saturday seats were first row right center... perfect... there was even a home run hit in our section during Saturday's game... it was about ten feet to the left and about ten rows up from us, but still our section, which is pretty cool...

And yes, that IS an unlicensed $5 t-shirt I'm wearing...

But the awesome thing came during BP, when I finally got my Angel Stadium ball, and we were only there for 20 minutes! Had we been there a little earlier I think we might have been able to get a few more, but no complaints on my end!

And yes, that IS a footlong Brat... thanks for noticing... I was looking through my pictures from Saturday's game (btw - Angels lost again, 15-10... really guys? REALLY??) and I couldn't believe that I didn't have a picture of the second coolest thing I got to take home (after the ball) - Saturday was... wait for it... here we go...

DEL TACO FIESTA PLATTER NIGHT!!

WOOT WOOT!

So on Sunday we got to hang out - we went to church and came back and had a delicious Cafe Rio-like dinner and played games... This is my adorable cousin Brooke - she's a blonde princess and loves talking... no unlike most of the other blondes I know...

And this is my cousin Blake... with his best friend, Pencil...

And just to leave you with a little bit of fiesta celebration I present you with...

FIREWORKS!

And just like that, summer is over...