It's true! For those of you who need visual proof in the power of Jesus, look closely at this photo. That tiny pitcher on the baseball mound? That is Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Jesus Luzardo. And when my friend Lisa and I went to see the Phillies play the Cubs this past Wednesday, Jesus saved us from losing another game! (And for those of you wondering, Jesus is regular-sized - I took that photo from our seats.)
It's been a rough few weeks for our Phils, but on Wednesday they beat the Chicago Cubs 7-2. And my fave player, Kyle Schwarber, hit a home run which I am sure he did because he heard I was there.
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Lisa and I try to go to one game together every year. We text a thousand times every day, but generally only see one another this one time. We've been friends now for about 25 years, since we were co-workers. She left to give birth to twin boys, and I moved to other jobs. But we always kept in touch. And she is the one that met my niece Amanda ONCE, and immediately added her to our text chain! The three of us are the ones keeping each other accountable in our exercise routines.
Lisa is hilarious just in general, but she is also one of those baseball fans, that knows *everything* about each player. I swear if you asked their shoe size, she could answer immediately. She's also really impatient with them. Whenever they win, she is on cloud nine, but when they lose and/or play poorly, she texts me: "Sell the team." So it was a really fun afternoon, and though it was warm it wasn't humid, and we were under an overhang, so it was especially nice to be out of the direct sun.
Apparently, the person that Lisa bought the tickets from is a regular, and part of a group that are always there for afternoon games. When we first got there, the two guys behind us asked "How do you know Brian?" And a bit later, when a young woman and her friends arrived, she said to me "Are you Brian's wife?" to which I responded that was "that bastard's ex-wife and he lets me have tickets for one game a year." She looked slightly surprised, but I doubt as much as Brian will be when she asks him about his ex-wife! They were all a fun group of people though, so it made the whole game even more enjoyable.
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A bit later this morning, I'm headed out to get my hair cut. I'm trying a different place in my neighborhood, so wish me luck. I like the person I usually go to, she is very nice, but the last few times I've gone, she has just been on autopilot, and not really tried anything I want to try. Plus, we are getting to the time of year when I want my hair short all over, and she doesn't want to do it that way so that I don't "look like a man."
So I'm trying out a different place, which is slightly more money, but if I can get a haircut even close to what I'd like, it will be worth it.
I just hope I don't go there hoping for a cut like this
And come out looking like this:
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This weekend, it is of course supposed to rain at least some of the time. Tomorrow we are headed to the No Kings protest here, but that is our only specific plan for the weekend. Since our weekends are generally pretty quiet and uneventful, we'll likely need Sunday to recover from doing something out of the house on Saturday! We always joke that, if we are like this at our current age, if we are lucky enough to live to be 80 years old, we'll only be able to do maximum two things a week, so that we have time to recover!
Whatever plans you may have, I hope you can enjoy your weekend. Even if you also get some rain, at least a lot of the plants and flowers are enjoying it, right?
6 comments:
Way to go, Jesus! I might have laughed out loud at your haircut images... it is always a crap shoot at the hairdresser, isn't it? (Last time I was there, there was a MASSIVE conversation about the evils of vaccinations... never was there ever a time that I was so happy to take out my hearing aids! I thought the gal cutting my hair was going to fall over from rolling her eyes so hard! She also did a masterful job of not responding to the insanity...ha!) Have a fantastic King Free weekend! (and may the weather gods foil the parade plans!)
I cut my own hair and cut it similar to the cut you are looking for. It's not too difficult as I use an electric clipper with attachments to get the short lengths I want. Hope you love your new haircut.
I should mention that I am a life long Cubs fan! But I grew up here in Chicago suburbs so that's why. I'm happy they are doing well this year but I cannot pay them too much attention because if I do, they start losing. :)
Lisa sounds like a riot. Just the type you wish sat next to you at a game. Dammit. Now I want a hot dog and a beer.
I had to laugh at your haircut worries. When I was a teen I went in with a picture of Jane Fonda in Klute and came out with Mia Farrow in Rosemary's Baby. I was NOT amused.
best of luck with the haircut!
I love that you have a Lisa -- I do too! We text each other constantly but don't manage to meet very often, as we live 2 hours apart. Best of luck with the haircut. I had the big chop at the end of April and am so glad I did!
I love the whole idea of your Baseball Friend. And your response the the query about Brian was priceless!
Bravo to you for going to a different stylist. I had to do the same thing years ago when my stylist kept ignoring my wishes and gave me the same haircuts over and over again. AND started taking phone calls and doing other things while I was in the chair. She mistook my kindness for weakness and took advantage, so I took my business elsewhere.
It's unfortunately pouring everywhere in NEO, so we'll all need our umbrellas for No Kings. (But it looks like it's going to rain on his parade!)
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