Happy Easter

If your anything like me, whenever a holiday comes along I always take a minute to think about what I was doing last year at that time.  And when reflecting on Easter’s passed, it occurred to me that I’ve had some pretty random Easters over the past few years:

-2009  La Jolla shores, where I participated in and helped to coordinate an underwater Easter egg hunt and a pancake breakfast on the beach.  Not many eggs were found that day and but I’m sure by now, they’ve all been found and accounted for.  And if not at least the fishies can enjoy them. 

-2010 Tower 2, OB, Susie and I were having brunch on the patio and who happens to sit down at the table next to us?  Sammy Sosa and his wife.  Not only did we share our Easter w/one of the best MLB hitters of all time, but we also shared very uncomforting minute which we now refer to as the “Easter quake”. 

-2011 La Paz, where I went to my first Mexican mass.  I didn’t know much Spanish at the time so I had no idea what was going on.  But the up downs, up downs were the same so was able to fake my way through it.

-2012 Barra de Navidad, Mexico where I happened to witness a real live/fake crucifixion of Jesus and a parade of the Stations of the Cross… it was really bazar and kinda creepy.

Which brings us to present day and back to my roots. Holiday traditions have always been a big thing w/our family and it’s comforting to know that some things never change.  The Easter bunny paid me a visit, which he hasn’t done in 18yrs… I had thought the poor thing was a goner.  Thought maybe he got hit by a car, or Glen Close went psycho again and had her way w/him.  But apparently the Easter bunny is alive and well, he just doesn’t visit the West coast, or go South of the boarder.  And in true Brooks form he filled our baskets w/scratch tickets and paddle-balls. (Chocolate bunnies were never part of our Easter celebration).

After scratching away and hoping for a big win, it was off to Mass and followed by brunch w/the Boz’s.  Patty makes one of the best blueberry muffins you’ll ever taste, and we started a new tradition this year.  Instead of coloring Easter eggs, we colored our glasses of champagne J

So even though it wasn’t as wild and random as Easters past, it was still a beautiful day, w/beautiful people.  It makes me wonder where/what I’ll be up to next year at this time.  Happy Easter!