Taking a Night Off With the Kid. This is His Wish and I Must Admit, I'm Into It, Too.

When I asked Chitunga what he wanted to do to end the summer his first reaction was highly attractive. I want to go to Washington, DC. I really wish I could make that happen, but my schedule wouldn't quite allow for a trip to the capitol (I really want to make this happen).

Next on the list: well, the New England Patriots are playing last year's Super Bowl Champions, the Philadelphia Eagles and tonight they are playing in pre-season.

It took me a while, but I figured out a way to get us tickets, knowing that our time together is short-lived because he returns back to school in Syracuse. Next week, he's heading north to Maine to go fishing for a week with friends from Connecticut. So, this is our last hoorah - a father/son football trip in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Game time, 7:30 p.m..

I actually love this trip. Launching the football season with a trip to the Patriots will make me a little more interested in what the season has to hold. I'm much more of a college football guy (definitely more of a basketball guy), but I'm all about the hoopla and bonanza of an NFL game. We are going and we'll likely leave sometime early this morning.

Because we can.

I'm thankful that we can.

In the meantime, insurance covered my new windshield. That was wonderful to see. And my crown was replaced (that is unlikely to be covered). It's been a week.

I'm looking for father and son time. Period.

We'll make it what we will. The smile on his face will be worth everything.