JUCO

Tim has really enjoyed working at Kaskaskia College these last two years.  It has been a great fit for our family and has allowed him some stepping stones in his career.  This year, several teams had very successful years.  The baseball team was one of those teams.  For the first time in school history, they made it to the JUCO World Series in Grand Junction, Colorado.  Of course, Tim planned to go as soon as they won the final game.  It didn't take me too long to realize I too wanted to go.  Tim and I met through baseball at WIU and had taken many baseball trips together so we were very excited to go on another one.  Tim left this past Wednesday for the two day bus trip with the team.  As soon as school was done Friday, I caught a flight with the coach's wife and a few others.  We flew into Denver and made the four hour drive to Grand Junction.

The next day was KC's first game of the tournament.  The stadium was beautiful and the whole atmosphere was fun.  This town really gets behind this tournament.

Unfortunately, the team lost the first game.  I think the nerves kicked in a little.  However, this was a double elimination tournament so we got another chance.  We headed back to the feel for game two on Sunday.  I didn't get many pictures, but did get a few of Trainer Tim in action before and during the game.

Although KC played better than the day before, the team still lost game two and was officially out of the tournament.  It was still a great year with so many wonderful accomplishments.

The coach decided to spend another day in Grand Junction before making the two day trip home.  On Monday morning, we headed out with a few of our friends and fans to the Colorado National Monument Park.  We found an easy trail, one accessible for a jogging stroller, and took a little hike.  It was so beautiful and not at all what we thought Colorado looked like.  We got some really good pictures on our hike.

After our hike, we went downtown to walk around a bit.  It was a cute town and we had a late lunch at local brewery.

The next day, it was time to head back.  Tim decided to fly home with me and the others instead of riding home on the bus.  We didn't fly out until late that night, so we took our time getting to Denver.  On the way, we stopped and put our feet in the Colorado River.

Once we got to Denver, we checked out the downtown area then found an outlet mall and shopped before we went to the airport.  It was such a fun last-minute trip.  We got to watch baseball, hang out with some of our KC friends, see a part of the country we've never been too, and spend time without the kids.