A Dream, and a pretty good day

Well, yesterday was a pretty good day.

Not only did Ryan's youngest sister, Randee, complete the Detroit Marathon in UNDER 4 hours (INCREDIBLE!), and his brother, Rick, just 3 minutes behind her (again, INCREDIBLE)... but his beloved RAYS are on their way to the World Series. Personal Bests all around.

Ryan's birthday was on Thursday. If you are a baseball fan at all, and CERTAINLY if you are a RedSox fan, you are WELL AWARE that Thursday (again, Ryan's birthday) was NOT a good day for the RAYS. What was looking to be the perfect birthday present (a 7-0 lead with the RAYS up in a game that would end the ACLS series and seal the deal for the RAYS) ended very badly, and the RedSox pulled off an amazing win 8-7. But, I digress. This is the card I made for Ryan for his birthday. A couple of years ago, he made me aware of the fact that I made bday cards for everyone else, but not him. Huh. He was right. So now, I try really hard to include him in the fun:) Who knew he cared that much, right?! I found this little boy baseball stamp in a FISKARS clear set at JoAnn's... and the "Take me out to the Ballgame" in the shape of a baseball is from the MIRKWOOD vintage baseball set, and the "dream" stamp is from theangelcompany. You might notice the number "34" on the little boy. Kind of glad that is on that stamp... a subtle reminder of Big Papi's number, who I might add, I am completely terrified of. (That was for all my RedSox family members). A little fear, and a healthy dose of respect... nothing wrong with that. He just might have given me an ulcer, however!

OK! So, CONGRATULATIONS Randee and Rick! You have no idea how proud your brother is of you! Seriously, he talked about it for hours. He is so impressed with your hard work.

GO RAYS!!! Did I mention we have tickets to the World Series??!?!? Oh yeah:)