Monday, May 25, 2015

Memorial Day. Got up really early today as Joe's first game was at 8:00am. It was also a little chilly, about 48 at game time. The sun was starting to do its job at the end of this first game won by Joe's team 24 - 0! Their second game was at 10:00am against the team that was the number 1 seed in the whole tournament, which was comprised of 28 teams. Even though the weather warmed up the bats of Joe's team went cold and they lost 4 - 1. The team they lost to was very good and went on to win the whole tournament later in the day. After the loss it was time for the boys to head home. Rose and I and Jack and the boys had lunch before they left at the Deschutes Brewery in downtown Bend. It was delicious. Those boys can sure eat when they are hungry! After lunch Rose and I took a little trip to Sisters, OR., a little town about 20 miles outside of Bend at the base of the Three Sisters mountains. We had had coffee in our room that is brewed there and we liked it so. Ugh we wanted to buy some to bring home. It is a cute little town and we found the coffee. By the time we got back to our place it was almost 4:00 and time for a cocktail. We decided we weren't very hungry so we stopped at a Trader Joe's on the way back and got some cheese and crackers and a salad for Rose. I finished off the fruit and we had a nice light dinner. We were exhausted so we were in bed early, 9:00pm or so, and fell asleep right away. It was wonderful to be with the boys and watch Joe's team play. Joe did very well as for the five games here he had 10 hits in 16 at bats, scored 9 runs, and drove in 4 runs. I think all of the boys were pleased with how well the team played in this tournament. Tuesday we head for Crater Lake and from there to California. Weather is supposed to be fantastic! More later...