Take Me Out to the Ballgame....

Seattle

When we finally reached Seattle I was exhausted. After two weeks of constant on the go traveling, I was spent and I also wasn't feeling 100%. So after taking a ferry boat across the Puget Sound (it was awesome!), dad and I opted to rest before the game. 

We took the light rail from the airport to the stadium, which was pretty great, it dropped us off right outside. Keeping with tradition, we arrived as soon as the gates open (2 hours before the game)! Safeco field was pretty cool. Even with the roof closed the sides are still open so that it has an open air effect. When we got there the roof was closed, but because it was a beautiful sunny day (that doesn't happen very often in Seattle), they opened the roof up for us so we could enjoy an evening of baseball under blue skies! 

As always I headed down to the field to try my luck with autographs and getting a ball. But I left my wonderful faithful glove (the one my wonderful Softball coaches had to piece together in HS because my hand was so small and has been with me to every game for almost 10 years) back in Va. So when I was standing down next to the field before the game and a liner came flying towards me, I had a slight heart attack. Turns out it bounced way over my head anyways and I had no chance. And this would be my first game in years I would leave without a ball or an autograph! 

Seattle was hosting the Twins, and the game was pretty much a blow-out to the Twins. The nachos were alright

(this is how I judge ballparks, Cincinnati has the best I've had), and it was too cold outside to get my ice-cream in a mini-helmet (my favorite souvenir). ! It was cool to see Tori Hunter back with the Twins, and I always love seeing Robbie Cano out of a Yankees uniform, but the best part was that I got to be at a game with dad (and they gave away free bear hats...see picture)! And for those of you who know me well...you know that is one of my favorite things in the world! 

So the game was a blow out, and we ended up leaving early (something we never ever do!)...but I got to spend my last night in the lower 48 at a baseball game with my daddy! And I can't think of anything that could have been better than that!