Retirement! Here We Come. (Well, Don is back to work)
by Vicky Showalter

Thursday, April 9, 2015

A Week of Fun in Indy/Easter Weekend

The Final Four is in Indy this year so I decided to go.  I planned a visit to Brownsburg to stay with Brent, April and the boys for six days - Thursday through Wednesday.  Cade was still on spring break on Thursday and Friday.  Don, Cade and Brent attended a Pacers game.  Brent and I joined Don for the Final Four games on Saturday and the Monday night finals.  We all attended church to celebrate Easter and Brent grilled steaks to go with a delicious meal.  The days were filled with outside play - basketball games (Duke vs Iowa, Michigan St. vs. KU, etc), blowing bubbles, t-ball hitting, throwing rocks, playing in the mud AND inside play - games of UNO and Sorry, playing Peter Pan, reading books, dyeing eggs, playing hide and seek, etc.  FUN, fun times together!

April and the boys picked me up at the airport and we
had a late lunch at Jimmy John's.

An afternoon of basketball

Brent and Cade at the Pacers game.


Good morning everyone!




Fan Fest at the Final Four





Final Four!
Brent and I enjoyed our view!
Wisconsin beat Kentucky and Duke beat Michigan State.
Final Game DUKE beat Wisconsin.
Easter Sunday











Monday and Tuesday fun!







Monday, March 30, 2015

March Madness at Jacksonville, Florida

Task - Find the warmest location for round 2 and 3 of the NCAA tourney and this year it was Jacksonville, Florida.

Awww....a warm and sunny day at the beach!

The Spa pool and hot tub at our Marriott.

The Marriott resort

Seafood at Lulu's

Thursday and Saturday games in Jacksonville


Two cloudy afternoons we visited St. Augustine, the oldest town in America.  This summer they will celebrate 450 years.









Samples at the Distillery

And wine tasting!


Crab legs to conclude Florida.
Such a fun vacation!

Monday, March 9, 2015

And Then to the Big Ten Tourney

March 10 - 15 The Big Ten Tournament in Chicago

To celebrate my birthday we went to the theater to see
The Book of Mormon  in Chicago


Big Ten tourney games

Tourney at the United Center in Chicago
Watching other games in our hotel room at
the Marriott.  Great place to stay for the tourney.

Sunday morning Gospel Brunch at
The House of Blues


Off to Duke and UNC Games!

Tuesday - Sunday after the City High season we flew to North Carolina to see the Duke vs Wake Forest game at Duke and then UNC vs Duke at UNC.

Cameron Indoor Stadium
Duke University




After the Duke-Wakeforest game we were invited back in the locker room area to see our four USA U16/17 players.
Don with Quinn Cook

Justise Winslow

Jahlil Okafor

and Tyus Jones
 Saturday night at the University of North Carolina where we saw the UNC vs Duke game.  What a game!  Duke won
Three USA U16/17 players on the UNC team-
Justin Jackson, Joel Berry and Theo Pinson

Sunday, March 1, 2015

A Day of Basketball (And Arena Football)

Saturday morning we traveled to Cedar Rapids to see Landon and then Owen play in their basketball games.  They play in a league called "Upward" and held at area churches.

Landon - #14






Owen - #13





Landon invited two friends for pizza, Titans arena football game and sleepover to celebrate his birthday.

Landon with his friends

At the Titans game

The Basketball Season 2014-15