Opening Day

Opening Day in Red Sox Nation meant training started here in the Smith household. Time to gear up my boy for the season. I have a feeling it won't take long! We started with the outfit...a "Little Papi" shirt and Red Sox colors. Then we watched the game and taught Devin all the proper cheers. At one point Devin was so into it he told me that he was going to TEACH ME how to play baseball!!! (LOL) Okay, Dev, whatever you say! He was trying to play with a piece of fake wood and screw from his tool bench. I think we've got a little sportsman on our hands.

See You Next Year

My beloved Red Sox lost the last and final game in the ALCS series with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays last night. Their season is over. It is the Devil Rays who will match the Phillies in the World Series in the coming days.

The Red Sox are now forced to surrender their World Championship Title.

So long Sox, see you next year!

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Miracle

The Red Sox performed a miracle last night!

What an intense game. So many times Erick and I almost threw in the towel and went to bed. Like most others in Red Sox Nation, we kept saying, "They are down 7-0. We are done. We should turn it off." But then, maybe because we like the torture, or maybe because we are eternal optimists, we kept flipping back to the game. I am so glad that, unlike many others, we did not abandon the game! We stayed awake until nearly 1 am, despite needing to get up early for work this morning, to see this miraculous victory.

Read the entire story here. GO RED SOX!!!!

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Good friends, Good times

This week-end was filled with lots of laughter and fun with my best friend in the whole wide world, Erin. Erin and I have been friends since I was 2 and she was 1. We think this is quite an accomplishment and we are pretty proud of ourselves for being there through it all! Sure, there have been times when we were not as close as other times, but the reality is that we are friends forver- long lost sisters if you will!!

Saturday Erin called and said that she and her boyfriend Shaun had gotten a hold of some Red Sox tickets and asked if we would like to join them that night in Boston. Of course Erick and I, being HUGE Red Sox fans, jumped at this opportunity and after confirming that my parents would take care of Devin we were off for a very long night of fun! The game was at 8:35. It did not get over until midnight and then we proceeded to continue our evening at a local bar. There was lots of fun and adventure, and we did not manage to arrive home until 4:00am!!!! Needless to say, I can not remember the last time I was out until 4 am!!! Actually, I don't even know if I have ever been out that late at all!!! LOL

Here are a couple of pictures of our night.

For some unknown reason Fenway chooses to sell some (a lot) of their tickets three in one row and one behind them. Erick was a great sport and took the lonesome seat, while Erin, Shaun, and I sat if front of him.



Sunday we celebrated Erin's birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY AIYAH!!! (Aiyah is the name Devin gave to Erin, his Godmother). We had a nice relaxing time hanginging out, eat, and enjoying eachother's company. Here is Erin opening up some of her gifts.