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Eva’s 1st Pawsox Game

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Eva's 1st Pawsox Game
Photo-A-Day #1602

Tonight we took Eva to her first Pawtucket Red Sox, PawSox, game. Mu cousin Carissa has been home from California for the week and she asked us if we wanted to go. We went with Carissa, her boyfriend Sam, my cousins Shaun and his wife Morgan and my Uncle Rich. The game started at 7:05pm so yes, we were those parents bringing a 2 year old (essentially, she’s got less than two months to go and I can’t stand that weeks/months stuff), yikes, to a night game. She was so excited on the way to the game too. She kept saying “going to a baseball game” and she was wearing her Aunt Shelby’s pink Red Sox hat, she looked adorable.

I must tell you off the bat that I am no sports fan. If you couldn’t tell by the very small amount of sports talk on this blog but I’m not a fan. I think professional athletes are overpaid crybabies for the majority. There are some guys who love what they do and play for the love of the game, but not many. I do however enjoy the minor league games because these guys are working on making their way up so they hustle, the parks hustle and the fans get a good show for the money. We paid $10 a ticket for box seats and $2.00 to park. We were handed a sheet of baseball cards because it was a promo night and we had a great view of the field. I like that, I like feeling like I got something for my money.

The thing that I really liked about this was that we could take Eva and she could enjoy the show. McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket has a real family feel to it. They have a mascot and there is a picture place where kids can have their pictures taken with the mascot. Games are played up on the big screens and there are many fun things that go on that you won’t see in a major league park. Eva was up on her chair dancing, clapping and yelling. She was having a great time. It was really fun to watch. Despite my not being thrilled overall with sports (it does nothing for me) I did enjoy seeing Eva in her little hat enjoying a hot pretzel and watching the players. She sat with me and I pointed out what everyone on the team did. There was something really special about that. Allison can go and correct my mistakes later as she has years of experience watching baseball games.

We left the game early because it was getting late for Eva. She must have been wired because she didn’t fall asleep in the car. I think she was in that too tired stupor that we all end up in from being up too late.

I’ve posted the photos from the PawSox ballgame.

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Look Ahead, Look Behind

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Look Ahead, Look Behind
Photo-A-Day #1598

We went swimming again today. This time at our friend Andy’s parent’s house. They have a really nice in ground pool and Allison, Eva and I had a great time swimming with Andy and Rondi and Stephen The Dog. It is fun to hang out with friends and fellow bloggers, even the canine ones. Stephen is a great big loveable dog with varied opinions, he kind of scared Eva but she was also exhausted.

I could say that is was a great day and in the end it really was. It was all that middle part of dealing with a kid who was totally exhausted that knocked both Allison and I for a loop. Eva was whiny in church and that caused a few walks to the back to calm her down. In all she’s only nearly two so sitting through church at that age is a tough thing for a kid.

After church Eva and I went to BJs to return some sesame hamburger buns because they had little flies in them. Allison noticed it last night and we tucked it into a plastic bag and I brought them back today for a refund. The refund went very smoothly and then the guy there tried to sell me on BJs rewards membership which is an additional cost. I thought to myself, this guy has some brass ones trying to upsell me after I’ve returned fly infested hamburger rolls. I walked out to the car completely stunned by this move. Also, the whole time I am there Eva is totally passed out on my shoulder. As a Dad that is one of my favorite feelings, having a half asleep kid zonked out on your shoulder, it just feels good to be that support for someone.

After BJs we went to Stop & Shop. I wasn’t buying more rolls at BJs even though it was a free thing. I just couldn’t stomach it. So I got to Stop and Shop and Eva was wide awake again. We buzzed through there, got home, ate lunch and headed out for our afternoon swimming excursion.

Here is another photo of Eva enjoying the pool.

The Noodle

Today I got a surprise in my inbox. I can’t share much about it at all but I can say that I am so amazed at what is coming for BenSpark.com. The logo yesterday is just the tip of the iceberg. Some truly amazing stuff is on the way.

The new stuff makes me think back on all the old stuff that has made this blog what it is today. My constant writing of all things travel (when I used to travel) writing about family, friends and fun. Taking Photos everywhere that I went and starting Photo-A-Day. I cannot believe that in two days I will have 1600 consecutive days of Photo-A-Day. It is incredible to me that I’ve been doing it this long. I always tell people who want to be better bloggers to blog daily. People who look at my photos and wonder where I got them I tell them that I shoot every day. If you are constantly thinking of what to write next or what to shoot next then your mind is harp for whatever comes along. It could be the look in a child’s eyes, it could be a package of fly invested sandwich buns, you never know what will inspire you.