Erin and I enjoyed a Wolfpack softball game on Saturday before the big basketball game, and Anna and Gracie hit the mall on Sunday to get away from the basketball madness. The Wolfpack women also made it to the Final Four but lost to South Carolina, who ended up winning the whole thing. We had a partial solar eclipse here on the 8th, and Anna watched the neighbor cats for a few days. The week of the 8th was the usual, plus Erin had a fun advisory service day on Wednesday where her 14-person advisory worked with kids at a local daycare, got lunch, visited the cathedral, and also toured Method Road historic site. Anna and I enjoyed seeing her school’s production of Beauty and the Beast on Saturday evening, and she had a fun friend sleepover at Lyla’s after the show. Bob headed out on Sunday afternoon for a week in Seattle, and Erin and I celebrated the last night of youth group for the year. We made it!
Anna helped at the NJHS induction, where she faced her fears and read the closing prayer, and did a great job.
Erin had an early release from school on Friday, and Anna had a great time at the annual spring festival at her school! The weather was good for a couple of hours before it started raining, but we were good to go by that point anyway. Anna and I enjoyed her soccer team’s time at the Miracle League on Saturday morning followed by a quick shopping trip. Erin and I then had a night on the town with her friends getting dinner and then seeing “Rock of Ages” that her friend Luciano helped with at his school. It was great!
Erin had two dress rehearsals during the week of the 22nd to prepare for their dance concerts on Saturday the 27th. Anna had two more soccer games (most weeks in March and April, she had 2 games and 2 practices). It was a busy season and they didn’t win a lot, but they sure had fun, and the girls were all so nice and supportive of each other. Friday night Bob and I went to another Wolfpack softball game where they had an amazing comeback but could not quite defeat #5 Duke. Saturday, Grandma came up for Erin’s dance show, so we had fun visiting with her and then attending the afternoon show. Anna then went to an NC Courage game with her soccer team while Bob and I went to the evening dance show. Between all of that, Bob helped with a shrimp boil event that the Knights put on at church. That was a busy day! Anna also watched neighbor dog friends over the weekend.
Monday and Tuesday the 29th and 30th were very busy, including me helping with the StMM annual golf tournament, then cafeteria duty. I tried to volunteer about one day per week this year. Tuesday was Anna’s 8th grade diocesan mass, where all of the 8th grade classes across the diocese attended a mass at the cathedral with the bishop. Following the mass, they went back to school for a picnic. Anna also had her last-ever soccer game after school. Her team played really well and ended in a tie! It was a good way to end the season. They also honored the 8th graders after the game. Bob stayed until the end of the game, while I went over to see Erin’s dance choreography showcase where the dancers performed their small-group choreography projects. Erin’s small group was also chosen to perform in the weekend show, so she got to have a little extra stage time in the concerts! After all of that, Bob headed to DC for a quick 2-day trip.
So, whew. April was wild, but we knocked out a lot of things that *should* make May a little more bearable. Soccer will be over, as will the dance performances. We are looking forward to Erin’s piano recital, and then Anna’s graduation! It will be a month full of celebrations, including Bob’s and Anna’s birthdays, too. Bring it on!
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