Dad's Weekend with Connor

Connor's fraternity hosted a Dad's weekend and I drove out to hang out with Connor on Friday after I finished work. The frat brothers planned mostly around the FSU vs Notre Dame baseball games on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I arrived a little late on Friday night and we decided to stay in that evening. Connor's moving out in a couple of weeks, so we went through his room to do a bit of cleanup and organization before we relaxed and went to bed.

Saturday morning we joined his fraternity brothers and their parents at Brick Restaurant for brunch.

Connor's friend Ethan and his parents sat by us and we enjoyed chatting with them and meeting some of the other guys as well before heading over to the baseball game. 

It was a bright and sunny day, and although we found a shady spot initially, the sun moved on after a half hour and we were in the full sun. Eventually we couldn't bear it so we moved out of the general admission and student section and found some empty seats in the reserved section that were in the shade. Connor and I are not really baseball fans, but the game was exciting and Ethan's dad had played D1 baseball, knew a lot, and his commentary was entertaining. We stayed very hydrated in the heat, got some BBQ sunflower seeds, and a couple of hot dogs.

After the baseball game we got an Uber to take us to Chicken Salad Chick for a late lunch and Connor's friends gave us some nice generous portions.

We went back to Connor's dorm afterwards and had a really nice nap which eventually turned in to a full nights sleep since we needed to wake up early on Sunday so we could drive home to surprise Andrea for her birthday. 

The weekend with Connor was a fun time for the guys and I enjoyed seeing Connor with his fraternity buddies and hearing his anecdotes from his freshman year at school. He's had such a successful year away at college and we are so proud of him for doing well academically, while also making friends, balancing his fraternity responsibilities, working at his job, and making time to exercise and stay healthy.