Monday, September 19, 2011

Take me out to the ball game!

Two years ago Dustin and I were lucky enough to get free tickets to a Mariner's game.  We had a great time with a couple good friends and couldn't wait until we could go back again.  We were lucky to still have contacts for tickets and planned another Mariner's trip!  This time a good friend, Kellen, and my sister went with us.

This was Sarah's first Mariner's game... and I hope it won't be the last.


I love this sign, and this place.  It's even better when there's a soccer game going on in the background and the fireworks go off!  It's also fun when it's 'Fan Appreciation Night' and they give out tons of prizes.  Too bad we didn't win any of them...



This was the beginning of the end.  I claim that Dustin jinxed the Mariner's because he posted that they were winning... then in a matter of minutes the Ranger's had three home runs to tie up the score.



Even though the Mariner's spent the rest of the game trying to catch up, it was still pretty eventful.



Ichiro, gotta love him. 



Our seats were amazing!  (Thanks, Kevin!!!)  We were sitting behind home plate twenty seats up, just to the right, towards the Mariner's dugout.



Rally Time!!!  ...but it didn't work.  (note: check out the kid behind Kellen and Dustin.  He's intense!)



Me and Sarah  : )  We'll have to go to more games together in the future.

All in all, it was a very fun night!  Although, make sure you're hydrated before going to the games!  A water bottle is $4.50, beer is between $8 and $12 dollars and food is as greasy as it is expensive!  But it's all party of the experience I hear...

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Table Talk

The following is a summarized version of the conversation that Dustin (and I) had while eating dinner last night.  It was a doozy!



Dustin wishes he knew what Porter was thinking, or that Porter could talk.

Problem: What if Porter could speak, but he only spoke chinese?

Dustin's solution: Hire a chinese kid to be our live-in translator.

Problem: Child labor laws.

Solution: Not tell anyone?  OR hire (cough *adopt* cough) a little chinese girl, whose parents sent her to the US because they can only have 1 kid and they want it to be a boy.

Problem: Little chinese girls are good at gymnastics???  (side note: the parents wouldn't have smuggled her into the US if she were a good gymnast, therefore there might not be many little chinese girls out there for hire)

Solution: A little girl who is bad at gymnastics can still be a good translator. 

Problem:  Porter doesn't really speak any language... not even chinese.

No Solution.  Darn.

I guess we'll never know what Porter is really thinking.