Saturday, April 19th, we had the Wilson Easter picnic at the park at the mouth of Spanish Fork canyon. We had a pretty laid back morning, and Henlie even got a little nap in before heading over. As per family tradition, we didn't eat for hours (party started at 1pm, we maybe ate around 3pm?) My cousin Angie's family came down. Her kids are so big! They live far away, so we don't see them all that often. My cousin Traci didn't come as she had just had a new baby Friday morning! Buster (her firstborn) was there with Grandma Chris, though :) Eventually everyone made it, and Grandma Wilson asked the kids about why we celebrate Easter. After a short lesson, we said a blessing and had food. It was fun to talk to my cousins. Benjamin and Rebecca recently got a new puppy, so Mocha even had a new friend. Henlie loved Spot. He's a pretty cute, bouncy puppy.
After the picnic, we headed home to get ready for the RSL game. Jennifer was kind enough to come over earlier so we could stop at Lowe's to get some pots and spray paint for our patio :) We still ended up at the game very early. We found an awesome spot at the little park and ride area just down the hill from the stadium. No shuttle there, but it's close enough that the walk back after the game isn't too bad. Plus, after the game, it was downhill! We had so much time, that we even stood in line for the team store. Matt got himself a scarf, and I got a windbreaker. Also, I'm tiny. My new jacket is so big on me, and it's a small! It's okay, though :) This just means I can layer under it for cold games :) We still managed to get in our seats before kickoff.
The game was rather sad and boring for most of it. We were 0-0 at half, and our team wasn't looking too good. FINALLY, Ned Grabavoy scored in the 78th minute. The stadium was ecstatic. That really brought the life back into everyone. Granted, Portland pressed really hard after that. Good thing Nick was back in the game, saving our butts. I don't think our guys remember how to play defense. I was quite upset when Nick got hurt again, too. It was his first game back. Let's try not to break him again, k? However, we managed to keep Portland from scoring, securing a 1-0 win. Happy day.
After the game, we were able to get right down the stairs (our seats are in the southwest corner of the stadium) and down to our car. Because of the way the park and ride is set up, we were able to get on the road without much issue (ie. waiting) Then we followed everyone under the freeway, managed to take a frontage road that turned into a car dealership (that was weird), drove through and around and found the connecting road to 106th. Since we were on the west side of the freeway, there wasn't much traffic, so we got on the freeway with ease. Best ever. We stopped at Cafe Rio in Spanish Fork on the way home for food, then Matt took Jennifer home and we had some dinner while watching Big Bang Theory :) All in all, it was a pretty great day!
