Boys and Baseball

So what is it with boys and baseball. Look at the smile on that boy's face. Startling resemblance to the photo taken below don't you think... after the birth of our first born son Alex!!




I knew that this was something that was going to be a huge deal to Cyril on our trip. He hasn't ever seen a MLB game and from the moment we purchased our tickets online from StubHub.com he was thrilled with excitement. The tickets posted up on our cork board for the weeks leading up to the trip were a daily reminder for him of all that he would see at the ball park in Seattle. Cyril is in love with baseball. He follows players and knows ridiculous statistics about home run heroes and pitching no-hitters. It all seems like wasted knowledge to me and I am lucky if I can remember all of the Mariners players names after just seeing them(twice) last weekend.
For Cyril, baseball is more than just a game to sit back and watch. It is about ERA statistics, strikeouts, RBI's and player history and who is going to rise to the occasion. It is about who deserves to start pitching and who will follow when the shoulder girdle can't bring the heat. It is about the potential of witnessing a cycle by Ichiro Suzuki only to watch him take a walk on his 4th time up to the plate. There was so much to see at the game but I think seeing my husband in his glory was the ultimate.



The first game we saw was an evening game on the Saturday we were there and there was a tribute to all the American military. It was cool and rainy so the retractable roof was closed, though the stadium still seemed huge! It was amazing to see such pride for all of the men and women there and at one point they asked everyone in the crowd to stand if they are serving or have served in the military/ navel force/ army, etc. and I was floored how many people stood up. And the support that they received that night must have felt so good to them. I think that patriotism is something that we Canadians take for granted or it is something that gets forgotten about(unless of course we are presently hosting the Olympics). Sadly they don't really sing their anthem aloud... I really wanted to belt it out but Cyril recommended I just don't. I sang quietly instead.... I like the tune, what can I say.



Someone said that we should try garlic fries at the game so of course we did.... so good and why didn't I ever think of sprinkling fried minced garlic on my fries? We shelled peanuts and stayed alert, we sat in prime foul ball territory, 12th row behind first base line. Cyril had a permanent grin the entire time and just couldn't believe it was happening before his eyes. We drank a ton and took pictures galore. Mariners won!!! It was so much fun that before we left we bought tickets to the next days afternoon game... just hours prior to our romantic dinner and Norah Jones concert!!

*** I have to mention here that Jason Verlander said 'Good Morning' to me in our hotel elevator on Sunday morning. He is the pitcher for Detroit that we had seen start pitching at the evening game the day prior. Let's just say he was fine. (This is where Cyril would spit out how much he makes each year and this would justify the tailored suit with his initials embroidered into the cuffs of shirt!). Like I said...he was fine. ***



The Sunday matinee was a completely different experience. It was sunny and hot so the roof was open and we had identical seats but behind the 3rd base line instead of the first. It was 'KIDS DAY' at the park and the atmosphere was a lot more relaxed. We took a far less amount of pictures and drank equal amounts of beer. The sun was so hot I burned that tops of my knees and forearms and my face was glowing pink. The Mariners ended up losing that game but we had so much fun cheering along with the tens of thousands of fans. It was awesome and Cyril loved every minute of it!!

Seattle 2010- City Highlights

Enjoy our pictures. We had so much fun checking out Seattle together.



This was the Link that we used to get from the airport to our hotel downtown and to and from the baseball games that we saw. It was quick and cheap!!



Best fresh organic fruit smoothie that I have ever had!!



Fresh cut flowers filled the market. The thing we will remember the most about Seattle were the smells. Each step through Pike Place Market took you into another scent, whether it was fresh fish and seafood vendors, flowers, spices, Russian pastries incense, or used books.... it all was wonderful.



Heading down into one part of the market... it seemed to go on forever.



Lowell's for breakfast down at the market. Great views of the shipping yard to the south. Yummy cinnamon buns too.



One of my favorite pictures.... totally sums up the feeling we got while being down at the market.














This was an instrument that one of the street performers used and I found it perched on a foot... cute hey.



















Making cheese.... yum.



















The sign says it all. The green ones to the left are big for our standards. They were delicious too.


















This Gum Wall is in Post Alley behind the market. Gum of every color and size lines the brick wall outside the market theater. So gross and so awesome!!
Can you spot the Canada flag?

My hair is coming out!!!

What do you do with people in your life that take and take and take and have little to no potential of really giving you anything at all in return? The 9th and 10th commandments are really being put to the test these days!! I need patience and rum... almost daily. Okay I don't drink rum daily but I do think about it when I am at the end of my rope these days.

So wish I could get into details about this one!!!!
Come on celebrity talk show host... score me some tickets cause I have a baboon on my back!!

People are crazy.

Jeep Goodness

Okay, Cyril came home and made me sit down and read this ad he found posted on Kijiji. Let's hope he was searching Kijiji for a vehicle and not MC Hammer pants.

Enjoy!!



Date Listed 13-Apr-10
Price $9,950.00
Address Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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For Sale By Owner
Make Jeep
Model Liberty
Trim limited
Year 2005
Kilometers 142000
Colour Teal
Transmission Automatic
Fuel Type Gasoline
Drivetrain 4 x 4


OK, let me start off by saying this jeep is only available for purchase by the manliest of men (or women). My friend, if it was possible for a vehicle to sprout chest hair and a five o'clock shadow, this jeep would look like Tom Selleck. It is just that manly.

It was never intended to drive to the mall so you can pick up that adorable shirt at Abercrombie & Fitch that you had your eye on. It wasn't meant to transport you to yoga class or Linens & Things. No, that's what your Prius is for. If that's the kind of car you're looking for, then just do us all a favor and stop reading right now. I mean it. Just stop.

This car was engineered by 3rd degree ninja super-warriors in the highest mountains of Japan to serve the needs of the man that cheats death on a daily basis. They didn't even consider superfluous nancy boy amenities like navigation systems (real men don't get lost), heated leather seats (a real man doesn't let anything warm his butt), or On Star (real men don't even know what the hell On Star is).

No, this brute comes with the things us testosterone-fueled super action junkies need. It's got special blood/gore resistant upholstery. It even has a first-aid kit in the back. You know what the first aid kit has in it? A pint of whiskey, a stitch-your-own-wound kit and a hunk of leather to bite down on when you're operating on yourself. The jeep also has an automatic transmission so if you're being chased by Libyan terrorists, you'll still be able to shoot your machine gun out the window and drive at the same time. It's saved my bacon more than once.

It has room for you and the four hotties you picked up on the way to the gym to blast your pecs and hammer your glutes. There's a tow hitch to pull your 50 caliber anti-Taliban, self cooling machine gun. I also just put in a new windshield to replace the one that got shot out by The Man.

My price on this bad boy is an incredibly low $9950, but I'll entertain reasonable offers. And by reasonable, I mean don't walk up and tell me you'll give me $5,000 for it. That's liable to earn you a Burmese-roundhouse-sphincter-kick with a follow up three fingered eye-jab. Would it hurt? Hell yeah. Let's just say you won't be the prettiest guy at the Coldplay concert anymore.

There's only 142000 on this four-wheeled hellcat from Planet Kickass. Trust me, it will outlive you and the offspring that will carry your name. It will live on as a monument to your machismo.

Now, go look in the mirror and tell me what you see. If it's a rugged, no holds barred, super brute he-man macho Chuck Norris stunt double, then contact me. I might be out hang-gliding or BASE jumping or just chilling with my ladies, but I'll get back to you. And when I do, we'll talk about a price over a nice glass of Schmidt while we listen to Johnny Cash.

To sweeten the deal a little, I'm throwing in this pair of MC Hammer pants for the man with rippling quads that can't fit into regular pants. Yeah, you heard me. FREE MC Hammer pants.

Rock on.