Is That The Sun?

This weekend, the sun made a brilliant appearance in the North Carolina sky.

On Saturday and Sunday, our weather warmed up (finally!) and helped us remember what decent temperatures feel like. In fact, I was tempted to wear open-toed shoes to church on Sunday, but decided not to after remembering the unwritten rules of what to wear and not to wear before Easter. Once I got there, however, I realized that most of the other women had thrown caution to the wind and pulled their open-toed shoes out of the closet. Oh well.

Rewinding things a bit, we got our Saturday off to a great start with a nice breakfast at Mad Hatter's, a great Durham cafe we've recently discovered. We left there and headed to the Durham Bulls Athletic Park to take part in the Bulls' Fan Fest, a pre-season event where the community is invited to food and fun. While there, Matt and I walked on the outfield grass and soaked in the sun. Matt even made a couple of "grass angels." His stunt must have caught the eye of the promotions staff, because shortly thereafter, they did an on-camera interview with us and asked us some Bulls-related questions. We've been told to look for ourselves on the Jumbotron this season. I've never been on a Jumbotron, so I'm pretty psyched about it. :)



















After leaving the DBAP, we headed to the YMCA to see the Eagles (Matt's 2nd and 3rd grade basketball team) take on the light blue team (unnamed as far as we know). It was possibly the most exciting non-college basketball game I've ever been to, as there was a near "buzzer beater" (with 7 seconds left) that broke the 28-28 tie. Unfortunately, it broke in a not-so-favorable direction for the Eagles. Even still, I'm so proud of Matt and the job he's done with his team. They are the most teamwork-oriented group in the league, as Matt's emphasis on passing the ball and getting everyone involved has really stuck with them.

This weekend, the Eagles have their last game of the season. Afterward, we'll all go to AMF Bowling Lanes for an end-of-season team party. I'm not sure if we know what we're getting into there (young boys and bowling balls seem like a scary mix), but nevertheless, it should be fun.