A "Royally" Good Time

You guys. Picture it. The 4th inning is about to begin. The stadium is full, the home team has just scored 3 runs, the crowd is amped, and suddenly… there, on the gigantic, crystal clear jumbotron… Dustin and Skye. That’s right. It may not have been our most flattering angle, but there we were, projected in all our glory, beaming and waving goofily while staring slightly sideways. We are awesome. Alas, there is no photographic evidence of this monumental achievement, so you'll just have to envision it for yourselves. Go ahead, take a moment. :-)

To backtrack somewhat, we once again spent all day Friday in the car (we are so good at this by now that we are able to make sandwiches while at the gas station, thereby wasting no time whatsoever. Rest stops, schmest stops). We nearly finished the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows audiobook that someone I work with had generously loaned us (thanks, Linda Burnett!) – of course, we finally arrived at our hotel during an especially gripping moment. Alas, we had to set off for the game (Royals vs. Cardinals), so Harry had to wait.

The crowd was about 50% Royals/50% Cardinals, and the stadium was packed. We were sitting in the first row of the top level above home plate, which was a perfect view. On this stadium, Dustin and I were a bit divergent – Dustin settled on a B/B+ for the stadium (“It kind of looked like half of a spaceship”). He was not really a fan of the large fountains that dominated much of the outfield. I really liked the stadium – I’m not as into the “grading,” but I would probably give it more like an A-, actually. This may be biased because the crowd was great, the game was excellent, we had good seats, etc. I enjoyed the fountains, I liked the overall set-up, and I thought they had an excellent variety of food options (a bit pricey, but not outrageous).

As I mentioned, the game itself was very entertaining, and the overall experience was probably our best so far. After building a 4-0 lead, the Royals gave up 2 runs in the top of the 9th, and the Cardinals’ fans smelled blood in the water, but their lusty cheering was in vain and they lost 4-2. Ha. Naturally, Dustin was sporting a Cubs shirt and was pleased to see his archrivals defeated – we are clearly good luck for home teams, as they are undefeated in our first 4 games.

Game 4: A success on many levels