Back at it...

March the 5th. A litle over a month to go before Opening Day. So here we are, back at the ball yard, getting back in order for the new season. Tim and Knute have been at it for most of the last few weeks of February, getting things done as the weather allowed. So here we all are again, after a long layoff, doing what we can to get the field into tiptop shape for the 2011, 25th Anniversary season. 25 years. And I'll have been around for 16 of them. Doesn't seem possible. We'll be back on successive Saturdays for the whole month of March, weather permitting. The way the weather has been this winter, things are shaping up for a cold, wet, Spring. Not my idea of a good time. But it's great to get back out on the field, to play in the dirt and hang out with the gang. Didn't realize how much I've missed that gang until we got together and caught up on what was happening in their lives the past 6 months. Well, it's been several weeks since I've been able to get back to this entry, so I'll just leave things the way they are and move on to the next segment and try to catch up.

Wrap it up, and do it again...

It's been quite a while since I've been here. So much has transpired since my last post, I'm sure I'm going to miss something. So I'll try to hit the highlights. As I'm sure you know the Sens did not make it out of the first round of the playoffs, falling to Altoona, the eventual league champions. But as recent seasons go, I guess you can see the silver linings. Like making the playoffs, surviving Strasburg mania, and getting the new stadium up and running. But, as we all do that time of the year, it was good to finally get the 2010 season in the book and get to other things we neglected all spring and summer.
The most prominent were the weddings of 3 members of the crew, Izzy and Knute and Asheleigh. Izzy's wedding was the last Sat. In Sept., a gorgeous day. He looked very handsome and his wife Rebecca looked beautiful, as did their 2 children, Jacob and Isabella. The reception was held on the main concourse of the stadium and the weather couldn't have been more perfect. I'm happy to report, a good time was had by all.
The 2nd wedding was the 3rd weekend in October, of Knute and Asheleigh. It was a nice day, although not quite as warm. Their wedding was held outdoors at the Milton Hershey Alumni Garden. Another member of the crew, my son Alan, officiated and it was a very nice ceremony. We then moved to the ballpark, again, for the reception. (it has become 1 of my favorite reception spots...) The reception was held, due to the somewhat cooler weather, was held inside the stadium club. Again, as with Izzy's wedding, it was very nice with excellent food. And, again, I'm happy to report that a good time was had by all. And, apparently some had an even better time than others. I'm very happy to report that Izzy and Rebecca are expecting their 3rd child, sometime in July.
Not too much new to report from my end. I spent my off-season tinkering with my old cars and going to some shows. I was able to garner a 2nd place for my 82 VW Vanagon at a show in New Jersey, a major coup for me. My 2 sons were able to move out of their apartment and into places of their own, so I spent some time moving furniture and doing little fix-it jobs. And my wife and I enrolled in a weight loss program right after Thanksgiving, the logic of which we have yet to discover. Dieting through the Christmas season was not fun. Come to think of it, dieting the rest of the year isn't much fun either. But we're perseveringly and doing quite well, I'm happy to say. As I finish writing this, I've just returned from my 2nd annual (hopefully) trip to Spring Training in Florida. More about my trip in the next installment.