We were lucky enough to go to Dreams Playa Mujeres resort for a week for spring break. Our direct flight went well and we arrived by 11AM on Saturday the 21st. There were 4 other families from our school that were also at the resort, that that gave the girls plenty of options of kids to hang out with and they also enjoyed taking part in all of the daily activities. Each day was similar, with time by the pool during the day, cocktails before dinner and we would eat together and then the kids would go find the evening show. The weather was fantastic, the food was good and everyone had a great time. We did run into a few issues with the normal stomach issues that can happen in Mexico, but we didn’t let that dampen our experience as we brought several options to help us with that. Within a few minutes of arriving, both girls decided that they didn’t want to ever go on a hike or see a national park; and all of our vacations should be to all-inclusive resorts.
Earlier in the month, both girls had tournaments out of town. Sarah and I went to Columbus, IN for a few nights. Her team played 4 games over the weekend and went 2-2. Pretty sure Sarah’s favorite part of the weekend was socializing with her teammates at the restaurants and hotel. With several families being catholic, we found a small church to go to mass on Saturday evening and even got a picture with the priest. Debbie and Allison were in Cincinnati and while Allison’s team struggled, they had fun spending time together. Her team didn’t all stay at the same hotel, so it wasn’t as chaotic.
Sarah’s basketball team made it to the championship game and unfortunately, lost by 2. She had a fun season and improved her shooting. She found herself guarding girls bigger than her, so she had to learn about just being tougher and getting lower to hold her ground.
Sarah’s Things of the Month
As her basketball season ended, her school softball team started practicing after spring break. She is playing softball 5-6 days a week as March ended. The biggest thing I’ve noticed this year is that she is swinging at good pitches and avoiding bad ones. That is a big improvement, because last fall she wouldn’t swing much and wait for a walk or strike out. She has also attended a few basketball practices at Chatard for the incoming freshmen, as they also invited the 7th graders.
Allison’s Thing of the Month
Allison continued her volleyball season and done some weight-lifting at Chatard. Her “limited contact” basketball starts back up in April. She seems to have social plans most Fridays after school, where they will walk to Glendale and eat at Culvers, have coffee at Starbucks or walk around Target. She and Debbie also went to an Indy Ignite volleyball game with her team.
A few more items from this month:
- I met my 6th grade basketball coach, Ken Manuel, for coffee. It has been a few years since we caught up, but we fall back into conversation very easily. He is a big part of what I am at this point in my life…which I thank him for.
- I organized a long over-due evening with beers for several guys who had been to the Davis ski house and invited Randy. Randy, Ben, Tom, Brandon, Ferrand and Jeremy all met out at The District Tap and everyone had fun catching up.
- We had Randy and Anna over for dinner on his birthday in March. We grilled out, had a few beers and had some cake.
- I met up with John Oblazney for breakfast. He has been a key leader for me over my career and also a sounding board for the last few years as I was working at Dealers Wholesale. It was great to catch up with him.
