Take Me Out to the Ballgame

Last night, Goose and I enjoyed the beautiful weather to the fullest by taking in a loooooong Cubs game. Amazingly enough, we arrived early! We were even in time for the free Cubs visors.

The game against the Pirates was close and exciting and frustrating! There were some great plays and amazing hits, but we also got to see lots of bad communication between outfielders, all sorts of men left on base, a bit of poor baserunning here and there... it definitely kept things interesting.

For it's 1...2...3 strikes you're out!

Not only did we sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" in the 7th inning stretch (along with the lead singer of REO Speedwagon), we sang it in the 14th inning stretch! Who knew? Of course, there were a lot fewer people singing in the 14th, but it was still fun. We definitely got our money's worth and cheered a total of 15 innings before the Pirates scored and then Aramis struck out to end things. By the time we left Wrigley Field, it was nearly midnight! Watching the game definitely made me miss playing softball. I'm going to research some leagues and see if Goose and I can't get ourselves on a team.

I've been walking around all week just amazed by all the beautiful springtime smells! It's so crazy that during a long winter, you can completely forget that smells like this exist--but that makes them that much more incredible when they return.