Today Eli and Jack are at the Bruins victory parade with Robb and Suzanne. They are perched on a ledge at Robb's office building in Boston, right above the parade route. After the parade they are heading to the Sox game. A fun father's day celebration for them. Years ago I had a hard time knowing that they were creating memories without me. I've come to love watching from a distance and hearing their tales when they return. They are lucky to have such a fun day today!
I think it is amazing how successful Boston’s professional sports franchises in the four major sports leagues have been over the past seven years. The city must be used to having parades honoring their teams on a regular basis. The New England Patriots won back-to-back Super Bowls in 2004 and 2005, the Red Sox were World Series champions in 2004 and again in 2007, the Celtics won an NBA title in 2008, and now the Bruins just won the Stanley Cup! The New York Metropolitan area is the only other region I can think of that has had that kind of success in such a short period of time. The Jets, Mets, Knicks, and Islanders all won championships between 1969 and 1983, with the Islanders winning four consecutive Stanley Cups from 1980 to 1983.
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