Musings of a Punk Rock Father

Happy Fathers Day to all the dads out there!

I had a fantastic father's day. My son (at the age of 20 months) picked out for me a pretty sweet Johnny Cash "Man in Black" t-shirt. To make the gift more awesome, he also got a Cash shirt of his own. When we can coordinate wearing them on the same day, we'll pose together so I can get a photo up.

We celebrated Father's Day today at a Chicago Cubs game. If you saw the game or heard the score, then hopefully you have pity for the poor display we witnessed. Even so, we had an awesome time because my mother-in-law's boyfriend got skybox tickets through work. Mel and I were able to take Aidan, and Mel's sister and her husband came also. Aidan had a great time with his grandma, since she is incredible patient with him.

Originally, we were told the tickets were only for the seats, and did not include the food package. But when we arrived, there were hot gods, nachos, beer and soda available, as well as some other snacks like a veggie tray. The only thing we had to spring for was a slice of pizza that Mel was craving. We even got free parking across the street from Wrigley! So, two skybox tickets (plus a toddler), 5 hot dogs, 1 beer, 2 sodas, 1 water, more than one order of nachos, and that slice of pizza later, and we only shelled out $4. Not too shabby!!

Mel and I are currently in in Portland, Oregon! Expect an update at some point!