Whew, what a weekend! We originally planned to go to California to celebrate Art's birthday with a Dodger game, but it turned into oh so much more. And, it was wonderful!
It started off with the funeral service for my godfather, Frank Lazaran. I was so overwhelmed at the joy and happiness I saw as his children talked about their father. He was married to Marianne for 56 years, retired from Ford after 27 years and from what I heard, was there 24/7 for his family, grandchildren and friends. I left with such a feeling of peace after the service and hope the family will be comforted by the memories of their father and husband!
First stop, Olvera Street to catch up with everyone before the game - as you can see, the guys had to get Art on the donkey for a picture! We walked over to Union Station and took the shuttle up to Dodger Stadium to see LA face the Chicago Cubs. (The Cubs won)
Art, Lisa and their family, Paul and Julie and their kids, Paul's brother and family, Jamie and De, the Van Dieren's, Danny, Kelly and their kids, the Stucks and Dad and Sharon -
After the Dodger game, Otto and I headed to Chino to meet J and Corynn for the Demolition Derby, a first for us. There was such excitement in the air and the crowd reacted to the constant crashing and beating the drivers gave each other with enthusiasm. We met up with Troy and Kelly, Kirby, Callee, John and David, Jenn and Chad, it was nice to catch up with them all! What a great way to spend the weekend.
After all the excitement we headed back to J and Corynn's but took a detour through Jack In the Box for some tacos! Haven't done that in years and it sure was good!
After breakfast with the kids (thanks Corynn) it was off to Centro Basco (mostly Spain fans) for the World Cup - we watched the first half there then headed to the Van Dieren's (all Nederlands fans) and Gina Marie's for meatball sandwiches and watched the 2nd half before heading home to AZ!
We also got to meet our new granddoggy, Bocephus! Bo decides to meet the cows!
It was a fast and furious weekend, but it was spent with some great friends, and of course some of our awesome family - it's times like this I sit back and really thank God for all the blessings in my life. Our days are not always filled with joy, but if we can find joy in whatever obstacle or struggle we are dealing with we can be happy. Thanks friends and family for sharing a bit of joy with the Stucks from AZ!
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