Mile 4: baseball, burritos and the Hair Club For Men

Before leaving the hospital for good, Jason and I got to escape again for a night and go watch Hamp play baseball! It was an awesome night - the Beavers played well, Hamp pitched the last 2 innings and did great (first time seeing him pitch... a little nerve-wracking, but SO exciting!) and they won the game. Of course, my favorite part was seeing Hamp love on his dad in between innings...

I managed to catch Hamp pitch the last out of the game:

Later that same evening I was able to redeem myself... see, the story goes:

The last time we were in Rifle to watch Hamp's ball game, I denied Jason a stop at one of our favorite joints (turns out I was a little nervous about getting back to the hospital... 

also turns out that a couple more weeks can mellow out an in-patent therapy hostess!)

So this time he got the Green Chile Smothered Burrito (and the Dirty Hippie) that he'd been craving for weeks!

Our homecoming back to Meeker could NOT have been any more memorable!

It just happened to be the day of an all-school assembly - so Jason was able to see everyone and tell them thank you for all their support. Jason was also able to high-five all the kids and got a fair share of germy, elementary school hugs!

The evening was even better - Jason finally got the Holliday's prime rib (and Dirty Hippie) he'd been craving for weeks! But best of all, Jason was able to high-five all his adult friends and got his fair share of germy, bald-headed hugs!

all in the name of solidarity!

So... the next mile includes staying in Grand Junction Mon-Fri for radiation treatments, and coming home again on the weekend.

Is it Friday yet?!!?!