Home Sweet Home

WICKED was over, cheesecake eaten, and packing was nearly finished.  The time was 12:45am and our flight left at 6:10am.  Only a few hours of sleep for Thursday night, but all events were well worth it.  I left on a jet plane for home!!  I am now in Seattle. 


Friday was a relaxing, stress-free day which involved a manicure & pedicure, a quick trip to Target for white tennies, and a drive to Seattle.  The end result...moose and garlic fries.  We were at opening day!  Friday was the first time in 41 days the sunshine had been seen.   I think Lisa and I brought it with us.  Smile. 
                                   
Opening Day is an adventure I have come to love.  The game is packed, this game was sold-out, with bustling baseball fans of the great Northwest.  Ichiro was given his Golden Glove and Felix received the Cy Young plaque.  This game was especially special because of the Dave Niehaus (1935-2010) remembrance.  He has been the voice of the Mariners since they began in 1977.  I have so many memories of listening to the games in the garage with Dad while working in the yard on rainy and sunny summer days.  Thank you Dave for the memories.  Great job to whoever planned the events order, it was very well done!  His wife threw out the opening pitch and grandkids yelled the opening "Play Ball!"

Here is the tribute that was performed at the staduim, if you are from the Northwest or have any pride for it...you will have goosebumps.  Click Here: Official Tribute Video

We will not discuss the score, as that was not the reason we were there.  We went for the family moments of the day with the reminder of all the other games we have been to in the past.  Thank you mom and dad for the game being the excuse for us to come home and to Charlies Produce for the great tickets in the 23rd row directly up from the pitchers' mound on the first base side.  Great seats! 

The only complaint, which I do not usually complain about cold weather, is how cold it was!  The roof was open, which was beautiful, but the breeze was not helping me stay warm.  It was even too cold for dip-in-dots...we were bundled in as many blue and green layers as we could find, plus our Mariner's blanket and still freezing. 

In the words of Dave Niehaus, "My Oh My" (said in the sportscaster way; that only Dave can say) it was a great day!