Hello, my friends, and happy weekend!
My, how the summer days are flying by. . .do you feel the same way?
Today is the last day of July and I'm still wondering how that happened
What happened to May and June???
You may have noticed that it has been somewhat quiet here at The Enchanting Rose
and I have not been by to visit several of you because of busy days.
Just last night someone mentioned that she has not seen me
around the blogging community and I am very sorry about that, dear friends.
I have missed each and every one of you
and hopefully things will slow down here in the mountains in the next couple of weeks.
I truly hope you have been enjoying the summer.
Though the days have been busy they have also been filled with family fun.
My sweet husband, son, and I enjoyed a Rockies baseball game a week ago
and I thought I would share it with you.
The Rockies were up against the Texas Rangers that day
and the Rangers won 10 - 8.
It was a great game with plenty of home runs and excitement.
As always they began the game with the National Anthem.
I hope they never stop doing that.
And our Veterans held the flags.
I love baseball and I think that love was first cultivated by my dear Grandpa Don.
He used to take me to games when I was a young girl
and several times I had the joy of watching the Rockies train in Arizona.
{ Jorge De La Rosa - Pitcher}
{ Nick Hundley - Catcher }
My son has also fallen in love with baseball
and the night before my Grandpa Don went into surgery he told me on the phone
that he wanted to take my son to a game. . .
Sadly, Grandpa Don was not able to do that since he passed away
so in honor of him my husband and I took our little one to a Rockies game.
It was a bittersweet time. . .
Being there in the stadium brought back so many memories
of the times I went with Grandpa.
The smells, the sounds, the sights, the atmosphere was of Grandpa. . .
I felt and saw him all around {if that makes sense}.
It's amazing how emotions can be triggered.
{ DJ LeMahieu - 2nd baseman. . .and my favorite player :) }
{ DJ LeMahieu }
{ Troy Tulowitzki - shortstop. . .he is now playing for the Toronto Blue Jays.
We were sad to see him traded }
{ Troy Tulowitzki }
When my Grandpa Don took me to games it was back in the 90's
and at the time Eric Young was playing for the Rockies.
E.Y. was my favorite player back then
and he is now the first base coach for the Rockies.
I have a baseball with Eric Young's signature on it
along with many of the other players from the 90's.
My Grandpa had taken my sister and me to one of their spring training games
and afterwards we got to meet the players and get their autographs.
{ Eric Young }
My son really likes Nolan Arenado and he is the Rockies third baseman.
He also loves DJ LeMahieu, Carlos Gonzalez, Nick Hundley, and Charlie Blackmon.
It was an incredibly special day
and I am thankful for the memories I made with me Grandpa in the past
and for the memories my husband, son, and I are making right now.
And speaking of memories. . .
at one game when I was a young girl my Grandpa gave me some money
and told me to go buy myself a Rockies baseball hat.
I chose a hat with Dinger on it which is the Rockies Mascot.
{ Dinger }
And to end the day the Lord gave us a beautiful gift. . .
this incredible sunset.
Look closely and you will see the gorgeous rocky mountains in the background.
I hope all is well with you, sweet friends.
Forgive me for being a little absent from blogging -
I think of you often and look forward to when the days slow down
so that I can catch up with each one of you :)
Thank you for your faithfulness in visiting. . .
you bless my heart!
Have a beautiful weekend.
Much love!