Thursday, April 30, 2009
Local Vacation
Wow, has it really been since August 2008 since we've gone anywhere?! Well, we're not going far this time, but it's a vacation, darn it, and I'm going to blog about it. We kicked things off with a Twins game last night and what a lucky night it turned out to be! First, I got 'recognized' at work and received a lovely $10 gift card from Target which put me in a very good mood. Then we got to the Twins game and it turns out our staff ID's got us discounted tickets (only $4 a piece!), once inside we got our dollar dogs and took our normal nosebleed seats with a bunch of frat-boy hosers since it was student night, and the game was going great. In the third inning, John actually won the Twingo (I was convinced no one ever wins, they just hype it and make you think they've got some great prize but really we're all just suckers), and while he was off to claim his $10 Applebee's gift certificate, a well-dressed gentleman came up and sat next to me. Of course, I was immediately suspicious when he asked if I was alone, but then noticed he was wearing a Twins ID badge, and after his elusive questioning, it turns out he gave us two owner's box seat tickets to sit in the SECOND ROW behind 3rd Base!! As much as I loathe to sit in such tight quarters with a bunch of germy, obnoxious strangers, there really is nothing like being right down there, and it was most awesome! I forgot all those around me and just enjoyed the game, seeing the players up close, and hearing the Ump's calls. And honestly? The people really weren't that bad down there. In fact, they were better down there than they were up in the cheap seats since we'd already witnessed one major fight and subsequent police escorted removal of a fan.
After the Twins kicked the Rays' butts, we strolled happily to fetch the car when lo and behold, we get flashed by some enthusiastic birthday girl in a limo! I couldn't help but yell out, "Put 'em on the glass!" and then she flashed her bosoms again. I got a way with the ladies, what can I say? Once home, we hung out on the balcony marveling at our unbelievable luck until we were too tired to stay up anymore :)
This morning, we headed off for the Arboretum and had the most perfect day. The weather was beautifully overcast, not too warm or cold, and the sky filled with the clouds I favor the most: blue-gray with streaky white, undulating oceanic-esque sky-fluff with breaks of warm sun every now and again. We packed a picnic so we could just wander the trails all day in romantic silence. The paths were so lovely, crispy with leaves, wet with mud, deer tracks (and droppings) all over the place, and hawks, crows and cranes populated overhead. We even saw a little fuzzy caterpillar that we moved out of the path lest a gaggle of field-tripping kids squash it. Other than their obnoxious behavior at the pond with a little family of geese with chicks, we were able to move along faster than their group and weren't bothered by the noise. I shot 115 photos during our walk, and plan on submitting some of them to the photo contest the Arboretum is having!! Yippee!
Our day trip was absolutely wonderful, and we came home for a snuggly nap with the kitties. John went off to tuba practice and I fooled around with my crafts watching Dead Like Me all night. Now he's home, and though we talked about going out for a drink, we decided to just hang out here on the balcony and enjoy our little place in the sky :)
After the Twins kicked the Rays' butts, we strolled happily to fetch the car when lo and behold, we get flashed by some enthusiastic birthday girl in a limo! I couldn't help but yell out, "Put 'em on the glass!" and then she flashed her bosoms again. I got a way with the ladies, what can I say? Once home, we hung out on the balcony marveling at our unbelievable luck until we were too tired to stay up anymore :)
This morning, we headed off for the Arboretum and had the most perfect day. The weather was beautifully overcast, not too warm or cold, and the sky filled with the clouds I favor the most: blue-gray with streaky white, undulating oceanic-esque sky-fluff with breaks of warm sun every now and again. We packed a picnic so we could just wander the trails all day in romantic silence. The paths were so lovely, crispy with leaves, wet with mud, deer tracks (and droppings) all over the place, and hawks, crows and cranes populated overhead. We even saw a little fuzzy caterpillar that we moved out of the path lest a gaggle of field-tripping kids squash it. Other than their obnoxious behavior at the pond with a little family of geese with chicks, we were able to move along faster than their group and weren't bothered by the noise. I shot 115 photos during our walk, and plan on submitting some of them to the photo contest the Arboretum is having!! Yippee!
Our day trip was absolutely wonderful, and we came home for a snuggly nap with the kitties. John went off to tuba practice and I fooled around with my crafts watching Dead Like Me all night. Now he's home, and though we talked about going out for a drink, we decided to just hang out here on the balcony and enjoy our little place in the sky :)
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