7.05.2005
Baseball Geek
Over the 4th of July weekend, Ben and I traveled to the Detroit area for a visit with his Mom's family. She is one of seven kids, so there were quite a few of them. (2 brothers were unable to attend...imagine if....) We had such a good time, and it was nice for Ben (and Malia) to reconnect with their family. I greatly enjoyed meeting them all and their Grandmother, known as "Gram" or "Jams" depending on who you talk to. We of course did the "we lived there" and "we went to school there" tour, which Ben is subjected to all the time in Austin... We hung out and visited quite a bit, played some cards (with 5 boys in the family do ya think they are at all competitive?). We also snuck in a baseball game, MUCH to my liking! Ben, Paul, and Ben's Uncle Tim and I attended the game on Sunday between the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees. Unfortunately, the Tigers lost, but we still managed to enjoy ourselves. My photo link is up over to the left. I know it's been 4 years since Pudge Rodriguez was a Texas Ranger, but it's still funny to see him elsewhere. And EVERYONE had a Pudge jersey on! I purposely did not take any Longhorn shirts, since the Rose Bowl has always been owned by the Big 10, and Texas kind of burst that bubble last year...(Tim graciously, through gritted teeth, told me I had bragging rights until the next Rose Bowl) Here are a couple of my favorite photos....
The afore-mentioned baseball geek:
Aunt Lisa Simmons and Ryan
Uncle Mike and Aunt Donna Simmons with Joey and Jessie (the stinkpot)
Ben and his Godmother, Aunt Mary Lou Jantz
And the hamburger joint I have had to hear about for 8 years... (Nooner goes to Detroit)
The afore-mentioned baseball geek:
Aunt Lisa Simmons and Ryan
Uncle Mike and Aunt Donna Simmons with Joey and Jessie (the stinkpot)
Ben and his Godmother, Aunt Mary Lou Jantz
And the hamburger joint I have had to hear about for 8 years... (Nooner goes to Detroit)
# posted by Lisa @ 7:50 PM 
