Brendan has his Ben, and I have mine. My Ben was the theme for my birthday presents this year: a jersey and an offical autographed card. Now we just have to start going to matches again. Although, once Bridget gets older we'll have to move from the "fun side" of the stadium (near the fan clubs) to the family side. If Bridget ever decides that she wants to play soccer, I don't want her chanting "F$%# YOU REF!" When she's upset over a call.
We're heading up to the cottage for a long weekend this afternoon. We had talked about maybe flying into Cleveland, but given this morning's events, I'm glad we decided to drive.
So I've been back to work for a few weeks now and it's not so bad. I think it's easier on me because I'm only in the office two days a week (I am so lucky and I love how flexible everyone is able to be with my schedule) and Brendan is home with Bridget when I'm not until September. It might be a little harder to leave her then.
Especially when she's starting to be a lot of fun. [More]
We're taking her up to the cottage this weekend. Hopefully everything will go smoothly.