We all knew the drill this year...we had done the same outing last year. Once again we borrowed a van...left home bright and early...waited in the border line-up for about 45 minutes...arrived in at Safeco Field in plenty of time.
We parked in the same spot as last year...had lunch at the same cafe inside Safeco stadium and sat at the same table.
From our vantage point on the third floor we had a wonderful view of Puget Sound...
...and the skyscape of the city centre, including the Space Needle.
The Safe is a retractable roof stadium located in the heart of Seattle, which seats 47,116 fans...and most of those seats were full yesterday! I'm sure the retractable roof is closed on many an occasion...but we enjoyed sitting out in the great wide open.
Our seats were way up in the nosebleed section this year...and we loved them. Brother-in-law Ron was a little disappointed that no balls found their way into his glove way up there, but he came prepared! You could see perfectly from high in the stands...the view of the city was incredible...
...and despite all the bad press the Mariners have had this season, they played a near perfect game and handily defeated the Yankees. How's that for a perfectly groomed lawn? I might even be inspired to get creative with my lawnmower this week!
Those nine innings flew by in no time...and soon we were on our way home.
We heard lots of stories on the trip home...had a lot of laughs...and since we had worked up such an appetite with all that sitting and cheering, we stopped for a wee bite to eat on the way home.
The bonus is that I won't need to cook dinner tonight...as there was plenty of 'spicy orange chicken bowl' to spare!
While Ron informed us of baseball stats, Terry cooled off his warm pate with a glass of ice water! The group photo we had taken by our server to commemorate the occasion was too fuzzy to save...she was better at serving tables than taking pictures.
Dad will be 86 years old this week...and still going strong. Who knows if we'll be going to ball games together next year...but we sure had a fine time yesterday!
Oh Judy what a fun post. I hope you have many more years of 'tradition' to celebrate. You certainly have made some good memories and your dad looks so sweet and loveable! Terrific time that you had I can tell. Hmmm you certainly are a 'sporty' lady...baseball. I think you have had seveal posts with the baseball theme. Cool... Have a great day Judy....
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you all had a great time! I would have loved to be there and am so glad you had a sunny afternoon AND the Mariners won. It's lunchtime and I'm inexplicably hungry for Chinese food. May you have fun figuring out how to cut your lawn like that!
ReplyDeletewhat a nice thing to do as families. i hope that you have more years of joy with your dad.
ReplyDeletehow do they get the grass do look like that?
Glad the Mariner's won. What a fun day you must of had. Great Birthday Celebration for dad. He still looks so good, carries his age well. What a blessing to still have him around and be able to take him to a game. Good picture of Terry sporting a 'water cooler'.
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Glad the Mariner's won. What a fun day you must of had. Great Birthday Celebration for dad. He still looks so good, carries his age well. What a blessing to still have him around and be able to take him to a game. Good picture of Terry sporting a 'water cooler'.
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Judy, I so enjoy going to a real baseball game too and maybe sat in the same nosebleed section as you did. Family times are the best .. .and your dad looks just terrific. Happy Birthday to your dad.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun tradition you have in your family! My son loves to see his beloved Mets play the Red Sox in NYC every year. It's getting pretty pricey so I don't know how much longer he'll keep that up. I, on the other hand, am happy to just watch a game from time to time on the boob tube.
ReplyDeleteYour dad sure is a handsome gentleman; he doesn't look his age that's for sure.
Is looks like you guys had a super fun time! Aren't you blessed to still have your daddy? I'll bet he loved the game. What a neat memory!
ReplyDeleteWow...looks like you had a grand old time at the ball game!!!
ReplyDeleteReally enjoyed seeing the photo's of the Seattle landscape. And there's the Space Needle, boy does that bring back memories. Pat proposed to me in the Space Needle back in 1982. Loved that rotating restaurant!!!
Your Dad looks amazing for his age Judy. You are so blessed to still have him with you.