Big Weekend -- So Far
LeAnn and Nate arrived at BWI hungry on Friday evening so trick-or treating was done in Little Italy. We came away with a large bag of left-over goodies in additiion to full tummies. Nate impressed everyone by ordering, and eating, desert after appetizers, lasagna and most of a basket of bread.
Saturday began with LeAnn and Roy shopping while Nate slept late. Dad is pretending to hold a grudge that Nate wouldn't get up at 5am to play basketball in York. The real events of the day didn't begin until evening, however. Nate caught a ride to the Jimmy Lange championship fight with Miguel while Leann and Roy attended a pre-fight party at the Tyson's Corner Ritz Carlton. From the Ritz the party traveled to the Patriot Center, on the campus of George Mason University, by custom party bus for the fight.
Sitting ringside, Roy dismayed that the early bouts on the fight card were very poor (compared the the bludgeoning he and Stewart witnessed last year) while LeAnn marveled that none of her daughers had aspired to be the scantily clad girls who carried the number cards between rounds. Jimmy Lange managed to defend his title by points, going the distance to beat some stiff from Nebraska.
Before the championship bout the crowd was treated to the shortest version of the national anthem ever as a lady with a great voice but obvious poor memory forgot the words. During introductions of local celebraties it was announced that writers from Hollywood were in the stand researching their next movies, about a boxer, to be titled "Five Good Years", starring non other than Jimmy Lange.
After the fight R&L endured another ride on the party bus to a restaurant somewhere in VA where a post-fight party was held. Entertainment for the evening consisted of Jimmy signing autographs (I'm sure the poster will be displayed in the Turner sports memorabilia room) and the evictions of the number card carrying girls from the private party. Most entertaining.
Roy became a hero by arranging alternate transportation back to the hotel, avoiding another mind numbing ride on the party bus. Arriving home about 2:45am R&L found Nate sound asleep -- something that hasn't happened for a long time.
Now time to recover before Monday Night Football at Fed-Ex Field as the Redskins host the dreaded and despised Pittsburg Steelers.
3 comments:
Is it wrong for me to be jealous of my mother-in-law taking my place in these sort of activities? Hopefully Carolyn doesn't wonder if I married her just to get closer to her dad. :)
Interestingly, your description of the party bus reminds me of the bus ride to KD, and sometimes there was even a fight, with card girls and all.
Sounds like a great trip, and nice job painting vivid pictures of Nathan's gluttony, the late nights, and the gore of boxing. I too am a bit surprised that all my sisters turned out so well, given the example of their older borther. Maybe there's hope for your granddaughter to be a card girl, but I fear she's too smart for that. But Isaac may decide to be a boxer.
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