May 8, 2011

  • Losing A Winning Weekend

    Yesterday we had tickets to the Cubs game again. This was my second Cubs game this week; the first one of course being just a short 1,998 miles away at Dodger Stadium. Unfortunately, we had four people who were supposed to go with us but for various reasons had to back out and were unable to go. We were, however, able to find two people to use two of the tickets but still had two tickets go unused so if anybody has a time machine you are more than welcome to go back in time and go with us to the game.

    And what a game it was. First of all, it was Lou Gehrig Day at the ballpark so the first 5,000 fans were given Lou Gehrig's Disease! Our seats wound up being in the second section of the upper deck all the way down the right field line. I know this sounds like it might have been bad, but at Wrigley Field, even the furthest seats still don't seem all that far back. Plus, it wound up being good because it did rain off and on throughout the game but we remained dry thanks to the awning that was located above us. Sometimes, you gotta love crappy seats. The Cubs were up 1-0 for most of the game before falling behind in the top of the seventh. They went into the bottom of the ninth losing 2-1 but staged an exciting comeback to win 3-2. This made for the long, wet, walk back to the car much more pleasant, however we were still soaked by the time we got back to the car.

    Normally every year a couple of friend and I go to the OTB together to bet on and watch the Kentucky Derby. Unfortunately, both of them had to back out of the Cubs game and therefore it made it impossible for us to watch the Derby together. I was able to have my friend place some bets for me which I promptly lost.

    Later we went to the casino where at one point I was up $75 only to lose it all but another $50. Yay for gambling! As for today, Mother's Day, I'm not a mother so I didn't do much, but if you want you can still wish me a happy Mother's Day!