A Day Off

Yesterday, I had the first full day off since before Marissa was born. As I pumped breast milk in preparation of my day off, I got more and more excited for what was in store. Hooray for days off!
And what a great day off it was!!
Landon and I took Landon's dad, Gary, down to Berkeley for The Big Game. Landon's dad didn't have the opportunity to go to college, and he gets such a kick out of being able to participate in events related to being a college student or alumni. Landon took him to a game a few weeks ago, which he loved even though it was raining and generally pretty miserable to be outside.
The day was beautiful. Perfect day to be outside, really. My kids were with Landon's mom (who, as I have pointed out more than once, is super awesome), having their own sort of special day. We walked all the way up to the stadium from the BART station, which was invigorating and wonderful. There was a lot of excitement all around, with entire families of generations of Cal Alums gathered to watch Cal take the Axe back from Stanford.
The game was great. The first half was sort of flat and not all that exciting, but we went into halftime with a lead (always good). Coach made some great adjustments at the half and we came out looking like a different team. There were some awesome trick plays, some regular plays pulled off with great athleticism and finesse, and some super awesome defensive stops. We got the Axe back handily. Pretty awesome.
During the game, the announcer was pushing attendance at the Cal Women's Volleyball game V. USC later in the day. Anyone who came from the football game could get in free with their football ticket stub. I really wanted to go, but wasn't sure about how my mil and fil would feel about staying for a few extra hours. Landon talked to his parents and got the okay for us to go to the volleyball game. It was also super awesome! We started out great in the first set, but then after a few unforced errors, we were sort of digging ourselves into a hole. We dropped the first set and then went down 24-16 in the second. No sooner than Landon had commented on the futility of that set, we rallied back and won the second set 30-28. The last two sets were won pretty easily by us... The final was 25-6.
While in Berkeley, I got to enjoy a La Burrita burrito, although they messed up my order and gave me a carne asada instead of the pollo asado I ordered, but it was yummy nonetheless. I really enjoyed walking through the campus along Strawberry Creek. I enjoyed being back in the bay with it's beautiful (perfect?) weather and like-minded people everywhere. I had fun at the football game and a BLAST getting to watch our women's volleyball team come back with some awesome playing. Just a really fun day!
Oh! And on the way home, I got some Krispy Kreme doughnuts and an ice cold rootbeer. What a great day off! I am so lucky!