I know, I know. Corny. I'm turning more and more into my Dad everyday : )I got my hair cut! I needed a change and decided to get more layers and bangs. I like it, but I'm still not used to the bangs. They drive me crazy sometimes. Hopefully, it won't take much longer for them to stop bugging me.
Well, the past week and a half has been pretty much of a blur. Chase was gone from the 9th to the 16th to Staten Island, NY and Lowell, MA. For those of you who don't know, last year I created the Matrix Board and Website graphics for Buford High School for the football teams, cheerleaders, band, and coaches. I was so happy to get to do it again this year! It's something that I enjoy doing and it's always nice to have some extra money in the bank. So while Chase was gone, I was busy at work on the computer: about 50 hours worth of work crammed into about 5 days. But, the timing couldn't have been better. I was able to get everything done while Chase was gone and was happy to have something to keep me busy.
After Chase got back from his trip, he had two whole days off for the New York-Penn League All-Star Break. The first day, Monday, he didn't get in until about 5 am, so the majority of the day was spent sleeping and laying around watching 24--one of our favorite shows. Tuesday, we spent part of the day in Cleveland. I took Chase to a charming book store that I had been to with Jeanne called Mac's Backs. We also checked out some other shops nearby-a toy shop entitled 'Big Fun' with everything a collector of old toys, a magician, or a practical joker could ever want, and an antique store. After that, we drove around and looked at the pretty homes and went up to Lake Erie and took a little walk along it. For dinner, Connie and Niki had seen a restaurant in Cleveland on a show and told us about it-it's called Melt Bar and Grilled and they pretty much serve variations on grilled cheese. Chase got the 'Wake and Bacon' and I got the 'Parma, Italy'. His was a glorified fried egg sandwich and mine was like chicken parm on a sandwich. It was delicious but the portions are HUGE! Chase only ate half of his sandwich while I could barely open my mouth wide enough to get it in! It seems really popular as we had to wait an hour to be seated and an hour to get our food after that on a Tuesday! But it was worth it.
Jeanne and David got a boxer puppy on the 9th and she is adorable! Her name is Gabby. She loves to chew...everything. Needless to say, this is not helping Chase's desire to get a dog. He wants one soooo badly. So far, I've managed to stay strong, but I might be calling for back-up soon.
Also, my cousin, Hannah, and her husband, Sean, just had their first baby on the 16th: a baby girl, Bailey Mae O'Brien. Chase and I are so excited for them and can't wait to meet the new addition to our family!
Yesterday, Chase received a packet informing him that he has been invited to the Indian's Instructional League beginning on September 15th at their Spring Training complex in Goodyear, AZ. This is really an honor for Chase to be invited to because they choose people that they see potential in and really want to see play. I'm so proud of him! The group Chase is with finishes up on October 5th. So, he will be there for about 3 weeks. The letter says that if I go with him, we will be responsible for our own living situation, so we are still trying to figure out if I will get to go with him or not. I would love to, but we will have to see. He's going to ask some more questions before we decide.
Now that we know that, there are approximately 10 days from when this season ends to when he has to be in Goodyear. That includes a day to travel back to Georgia and possibly 2-3 days to travel to Arizona if we drive. If he is going by himself, he will most likely fly. We are hoping to get in a day or two of sight-seeing before we head back to Georgia. Both of us really want to see Niagara Falls which I think is about a 4 hour drive from us. But we will see. Although all of this unknown is hard for me, I'm handling it quite a bit better than I anticipated. I think Chase is rubbing off on me.
Love to everyone! Until next time,
Cait
