Grandma and Grandpops weekend visit

It was a beautiful weekend in DC and we were able to spend it with family. My father was ramping up for a work trip and was able to fly in for 2 days. Since my mother couldn’t stand the thought of missing all the fun…she decided to drive up! So on Friday night, Pops flew in around 4:00pm. We stopped by the Capitals practice rink and grabbed a new hat since we were going to the game. Pops and I braved DC rush hour traffic and finally found parking at about 6:15. We hurried to will call and I unloaded my 2 extra tickets (I scored box seats from Marco as a surprise for dad). Little did Pops know, I had another surprise for us but we needed to be at section 111 by 6:30pm. We entered through the gates at 6:25 and grabbed our Bruce Boudreau coach of the year bobble heads but nature called and we both ran to the water closet. We washed up and ran out the door toward 111. Once we got there I saw my old pal Marco in the penalty box with a group of boy scouts. He waved us down and Pops and I found ourselves sitting in the SIN BIN! After warm ups were over Marco walked us to the elevator and we headed up to the Caps box. As we walked through the door, the smell of hotdogs and fried chicken hit the air. We shook a few hands and we were told to treat the box like it was our own living room. So, we did. I opened the fridge and grabbed 2 Heineken lights. We filled our plates with veggies and hotdogs and went to our seats. The caps won the game and we had a blast. Mom made it home after a long day of driving but everyone was asleep when we got in. The next day, mom and pops got to play with Maya all day. We went to Lost Dog for lunch, we all took naps when Maya went down and of course, there was plenty of playing, reading and even bath time. It was a quick 48 hour trip but we made the best of it and we all had a blast!