I’m just here for a hot dog
OMG, ballpark dogs, yassssssssssssssssssssssssss
I enjoy baseball, but let’s not lie, a huge joy of going to the game is the overpriced junky ballpark food. What a fun treat!
I’d been looking forward to yesterday’s interleague Royals/Brewers game for a while! Miller Park (Milwaukee) is much easier to get to to see the Royals play, than “Guaranteed Rate Field” (ha, aka, The Cell, in Chicago), where they regularly play the White Sox each season. North we go!
Steven is from KC, so, we’re Royals fans
Thankfully, Miller Park has a roof – Tuesday’s forecast called for heavy thunderstorms all day and that’s what we got – we drove to Milwaukee in pouring rain, walked to the ballpark in the rain, then got to sit in dry seats. Ahh. I kept saying how nice it was to be at a game and not have it be a million degrees, or have a rain delay.
Miller Park is such a nice stadium – I’d like to go back for another random game this summer! And the Brewers fans are so nice too! When we were walking on the concourse, wearing our Royals gear, a Brewers fan randomly said to us (non-sarcastically) “Welcome to Milwaukee!” and during the game, the Brewers fan sitting next to Steven was telling him how much he likes Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, where the Royals play.
Now, it probably helps that the Royals were playing like sh*t! And I did hear the usual smack talking, but baseball wouldn’t be fun without that.
We went with Bobbi and John and had a good time catching up and joking around. Hopefully we can go to another game together this summer! (After we practice whatever group dance move is going to get us on the Jumbotron.)
But I’m not sure how much more I want to venture in to this area of Wisconsin this summer*, at least by highway. The highway to get there from our house is under construction, and probably twenty-five miles of it is down from three to two lanes for an indefinite amount of time (probably years, based on past experience). It’s not a big deal in the long run, but we’ve been driving through it a lot lately, and the congestion paired with idiotic driving is making us bonkers. B-O-N-K-E-R-S. We’ll be staying home this weekend!
Oh, and all that rain? We ended up getting over three inches of rain last night in our area, which made getting home after dropping off Bobbi and John interesting – one of the routes home was under water! Eek! Thankfully, that road was dry today. We’ve had 9.46 inches of rain at our house in the last month, and most of that was in the last week. Upcoming house project – new draining system for water off our driveway. So exciting. Stay tuned!
*Ha, I’d have to go this way if I do the October marathon there
And gawd, I’m exhausted from getting so little sleep last night. I planned to sleep on the train this morning but a coworker from my detail position happened to be riding my train and talked at me for most of the ride. Sigh. I feel raw. I need some down time. I need naps back in my weekends. I need to find a way to be a supportive person without feeling the stress of that person’s issues myself. I need Data to quit pooping on the floor in the foyer. I need my legs to quit feeling so dead so I can run my stress off.
Themocracy
The ball game sounds fun and I am all for a climate-controlled stadium!
That is a lot of rain; sounds more like Texas gullywashers than what is normal for you guys.
Ack for your stress, it’s rough when so many things are factoring into it. And having a pet not act normal is just the cherry on top. I’m sorry, I know that raw feeling.
Yes! The Astros have a roof, right?! Do you ever go to games?
It has been! Although, we’ve had periods like this before, and other flash floods. They always scare me! Even when I know to be aware of them.
I keep trying to laugh at all the clean-up I have to do for Data, cause I love him, and I feel bad he’s unwell, but I just want it to stop. Which it won’t. How’s your crew?!
I have never been to an Astros game. I know, shameful.
Paco is finally getting better with his infected, bloody paw, but someone either peed or barfed yellow water on our bed this morning. Siiiggghhh.
Nah, you’ll get there someday! 🙂
Aww, I am glad he is better! Ugh, NOT glad about the yellow substance! Did it come out?! UGH
It came out, but that was not particularly what I wanted to do this morning, strip the entire bed and wash everything.
What?! Don’t you do that EVERY morning?
Blah.
I firmly believe that hot dogs are one of the best parts about baseball games. I’ve been a little scared away from them recently, because I got sick after going to game where I had a hot dog last year, but I think I’m going to make a point of getting over that aversion the next time I go to a game. I will not let one bout of illness keep me from the joy of hot dogs at baseball games any longer! Haha.
Thank goodness the game was at Miller Park! Yesterday was not a good day to have a baseball game around here. I cannot believe how much it’s rained this June! I was just thinking about it this morning, and I’ve only watered my garden one or two times since planting on Mother’s Day. I’ve thought maybe I should a couple other times, but inevitably it ends up raining within the following 24 hours. I don’t know that I’ve ever gotten away with this little watering in the first six weeks of the gardening season!
Oh man! I’m sorry you got sick! 🙁 Maybe you’d have better luck with the veggie dog. Unless you have a soy issue! Then avoid! But yes, get a dog!
Right? It’s good for plants and gardens (as long as the storms don’t destroy them). I can’t believe how much rain we’ve got too. I wonder what the rest of summer will be like!
So much fun!!! I’d even suffer WI stupid traffic to go again! 😘😘
And that is saying A LOT!!!! HA! I am glad we got to go together!!!