Last week I was whining to Adrian that I feel like I don’t make the most of the time that I have and that I do little more than get done essentials (like making dinner and doing laundry) and waste whatever’s left (such as, say, writing blog entries)… and I want to figure out ways to really enjoy our life more. Later that day or the next day I noticed that the Tampa Bay Rays were playing in Seattle, so I said we should go. That night. We are not, as a rule, spontaneous people. Adrian, especially, is much more comfortable with plans. Well, we didn’t go that night mainly because Adrian was going to mow the lawn (we’d had a few dry days in a row and it was supposed to rain the next day, which makes it hard to mow it for a few days after). I know, exciting stuff. But we DID buy tickets for the Thursday afternoon game.
It turned out to be a really nice day and our seats were in the sun the whole game. We were in heaven. I actually really enjoy going to games. It’s kind of cheesy, like I told Adrian, but I just like the atmosphere and standing up and singing in the 7th inning stretch… it’s fun.
It was Morgan’s first baseball game. I’m sure Adrian will teach her about it as she gets older. We wanted to turn her around to watch the game but were worried about the sun in her eyes. 
Actually, I thought about stripping her down to her onesie because it was so hot (relatively speaking… we’re still just getting into what I would call spring), but then I was worried all that sun all of a sudden would burn her tender baby skin.
We were in the outfield in the “family section” which meant no alcohol was allowed in the section. I thought that was nice. Turns out the seats, although in the outfield, were pretty good. We were in the 3rd row just about squarly opposite home plate, so we had a good view of everything. Adrian had fun getting action shots with the zoom lens. He caught the swing on this one.
B.J. Upton, who happens to play center field for the Rays. So we were really close to him. He’s on my fantasy team, so I was excited. And I got to watch him go zero for three and strikeout twice. That’s okay, though. I guess I’ll forgive him.
Oh, sun, glorious sun. AHHH.
What a great day for a ballgame. And your pictures are fantastic. I’m enjoying your blog (and missing Seattle and wishing I were at a baseball game instead of working at my client site and….).
Fun! Gotta love going to baseball games. Looks like the seats were pretty good. For John’s birthday, I bought him tickets to a Red Sox-Rangers game. The game isn’t until July, but I’m excited!!