So even though she's not a baseball fan she is still a fan of going places and doing things. Usually before she's finished her first cup of coffee she'll ask Beth and I "what are we going to do today?". It can be as simple as sitting at the beach or on the bayside, getting ice cream at Two Scoops, going out to eat or taking in sunset (which she never misses). She's always up for an adventure and greeted the suggestion that we go to the Tampa Bay Rays game at Tropicana Field (aka "The Trop") with her usual enthusiasm. She had been to a few Texas Rangers games with us back when we lived in Texas but this would be her first Rays game. As much or more so than the game, her enthusiasm was for the adventure. She knew getting to the game would mean a trip across the Skyway Bridge which she calls "one of the prettiest drives anywhere" and that food would be involved.
The Skyway Bridge drive was great both ways. The food was ballpark food at it's best. Apparently she's quite the traditionalist and even opted for a hot dog as she proclaimed that's what you're supposed to have at a baseball game. She was even pleased with the outcome of the game which the Rays won 8-3. I'm not sure she's a bigger baseball fan now than she was this morning but if a drive across the Skyway and a hot dog is involved maybe so!
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| Chilling out at "The Trop" |
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| Baseball Buddies |
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| Rays Up! |
