Barb's Burblings

I'm sorta tan now

I spent a completely lovely weekend in Ft. Lauderdale with my cousin and his family. I caught two O's games (they won one, they lost one). My boy did fairly well, even with his insanely long hair and scruffiness:

(And notice that he's tagging out David Newhan, formerly of the O's. Apparently when the Mets came to Ft. Lauderdale, the Baltimore press swarmed around Newhan, totally confusing the New York media folk.)

And yay about him signing a multi-year contract with Baltimore! And it included those magical words "no-trade clause," so I have until the end of the 2009 season to snag him.

ANYWAY, I managed to totally burn my legs (because I was wearing shorts, yay!), and yet the sunburn has faded and I'm already back to practically pasty white legs. At least my arms look fairly tan. What's the point of going to Florida if not to get a little sun?

So now I'm back and have already thrown myself into the swing of things. I've been proofing this book for my old job and it's taking up all my spare time. It's been a busy month, between the trip to Ohio, the trip to Florida, and the upcoming Gettysburg weekend. Sure, this freelance work is financing all that, but I'm looking forward to having a little time to sit around the apartment. Even on these trips, I had deadlines looming over my head.

Ah well. Still a great time. And my cousin's son is adorable.