For the Love of One Team

You labor all year…revolving your schedule around the game calendar, getting angry when the dvr/ti-vo failed to record the tail end of the game, spending ridiculous amounts of your hard-earned money to pay for tickets to sit so high up Staples Center you could almost touch the ceiling. In the end though, when the reward is this exciting, you can’t remember anything but the elation at the glorious, golden trophy waiting for you at the finish line…well, we didn’t get to hold the Larry O’Brien, but the guys we cheer on for 8 months sure did and watching it was enough.

DSC00061Last season was a truly memorable one and, as fans, you don’t pass up a chance to celebrate your favorite team’s accomplishments, even if it means waking up before the sun rises, standing in line or sitting under the hot sun for hours. If you’re a Lakers fanatic, this championship parade is something you wish you could attend every year.

It was a great season…and it was a great day for a parade.

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Welcome, Kaeden!

A few weeks after the baby shower, who should decide to come out and play but our (though hidden) baby shower celebrant: Kaeden Marie Palos! This happy family was made even happier by the addition of this beautiful new little person in their lives.

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Holding On to Holden

Last month, my cousin, her husband, and my nephew came to visit us from Boston. This was the first time that we all met Holden and I can’t say enough about how quickly we just fell in love with this little boy. The grandson of my dad’s younger brother (Tito Dannie lives in New Jersey), Holden is truly one of my uncle’s most precious treasures. It’s funny because when they all got to my house, Holden rushed to my dad and yelled, “Papa!” because he thought it was his grandfather – hahaha! My grandparents were especially fond of him. It must be so wonderful for them to have been able to see great-grandchildren such as Holden and our little boy in Chicago, Kelsoe. Nanay and Tatay really couldn’t help but smile each time Holden ran by them that afternoon.

He’s only 3 years old but is as smart as they come and, being the product of two such nice people in Ate Cheryl and Eric, he’s also as sweet. He attends a pre-school in Boston where lessons are bi-lingual, so he knows how so speak some Spanish!

Another reason to visit Boston…

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