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On Saturday night, Andy and I attended our first ever boxing match. It was amateur night at the LA Boxing in Herndon, and one of our golfing buddies was competing. We weren't really sure what to expect, but the proceeds went to charity, and we figured it would make for some good people watching!
Our friend, Matt, is almost 41 (the oldest competitor of the night) and fought under the name "Unbendable." At 6'1", he weighed in at 165 lbs! Guess that's what 5 hours of boxing a day will do for you! (Note to self, sign up for boxing classes after baby G is born.)
The venue wasn't too big, but the place was packed! I think Andy and I were the only one's there without tatoos! We'll have to get some fake ones before the next fight night!
They had an announcer all decked out in his tux, a bald referee (think that's a pre-requisite for being a boxing ref), and of course a skantily clad "ring girl." We were definitley getting the full boxing experience!
There were two fights to watch before Matt's, one was a heavy weight match where we did see some blood, and the other was a kick-boxing match. The kick boxing was crazy, and the loser will have welts on his sides and stomach for at least a few weeks! Ouch!
When it came time for "Unbendable's" match, I was feeling pretty warmed up (watching those first punches made me nervous for him, but I quickly got over that) and ready to cheer him on. Since these are amateur matches they wear 16 ounce gloves and wear head gear---smart!
"Unbendable" fought a great match, and although he was slowly recovering from a fever, he still came out the unanimous victor! Great job "Unbendable!" Now let's see how you do in Sunday's golf tournament!!
Well, it turns out that Pad Thai is the new breakfast of champions!! Andy played lights out on Saturday!! It was a great day (for him, not so great for me, but I'm still working around this belly of mine) and although it seems like an odd breakfast, it certainly did the trick for Andy! Guess we'll be cooking up Pad Thai around our house more often! :)
After another great doctor's appointment (baby's heartbeat is still nice and strong) Andy and I decided to go on a little date. We started by seeing "Angels and Demons." I was a little worried about it, as I didn't really care for the movie version of "The Davinci Code," however I knew that of the two books, "Angels and Demons" was my favorite. We were both pleasantly surprised by how much better this movie was! Tom Hanks looked great (well, I always think that...just one of my things) and the action and acting for that matter trumped "The Davinci Code." If you haven't read the book, I recommend doing so, and then go see the movie, you won't be disappointed. After the movie (yes, we caught the 4:50 to qualify for matinee pricing) we headed to Bone Fish for dinner. We hadn't been there in awhile, but our bartender Mike, was happy to see us and was excited to see the progress baby G was making. We enjoyed a very tasty appetizer of steamed mussels and then basically took our entrees home with us as we realized the mussels were more filling than we originally thought. Meanwhile, Andy just enjoyed the leftovers for breakfast! Shrimp Pad Thai=breakfast of champions? I guess we'll find out when we hit the links this afternoon!
It was so nice to finally see the clouds and rain disappear to make room for the sun who has been hiding for far too long, especially in time for the weekend!
Our plan for yesterday was to head out to Andy's parents' house to celebrate Mother's Day with the family. It seems every time we make these plans, the weather never seems to cooperate, so we were even more excited that the sun was shining!! Andy's folks have a terrific backyard which was central to yesterday's festivities.
I spent much of the time sitting in the sun watching the various activities that were taking place. Andy playing ladder golf with anyone brave enough to compete against him (ok, really just anyone willing to play with him, ha!), Drew and Nick were showing off some mad lacrosse skills, Sam and Davey were running around coming up with new ways to entertain themselves, and little Kurt found that cheering everyone on made him quite content. Liddy of course was in the middle of all of the action trying to figure out which ball to chase and will now be thoroughly zonked out for the next week!
Watching all the nephews running around and playing with each other got us even more excited about our little boy that will be joining their ranks soon enough! I'm not sure a little girl would stand a chance against all those boys!!
In addition to great backyard fun, we also got to enjoy a great dinner of grilled chicken, salad from the garden, Italian sausages, potato salad and really great corn on the cob! My father-in-law also made a great cake that my brother-in-law Mark helped to decorate. It was a great way to wrap up a wonderful Mother's Day meal. 
I hope all the moms (and moms to be) out there had a great day! You all deserve it!
I've been feeling little flutters from Baby Gribble for a few weeks now. However Friday night, I actually felt little kicks and yesterday, Andy was able to feel the little guy for the first time. It was pretty amazing! Now, let's just hope he doesn't kick me around too much!! :)
I celebrated Mother's Day a week early due to the gift I had gotten for my mom. Saturday morning she and I played in our WGA Spring Fling tournament--neither of us won or got holes in one, but then, how often does that really happen!? :) We did have fun though and only got rained on for about two holes--enough to scare some of the men of the course (like my Dad)--but then the sun came out and the joke was on them! ha!After golf my mom came home with me and we got all dolled up, watched the lead up to the Kentucky Derby, and then had to leave before they ran the race to head to the Kennedy Center. As my gift to my mom, I had bought us tickets to go see Ragtime. It is an excellent musical that came out back in the late 90's and we've been dying for it to grace the stage again ever since. The cast was phenomenal with excellent voices all around. It was a great way to thank my mom for being so wonderful!Happy (early) Mother's Day Mom!!! :)
