Happy Birthday on Sunday to Lindy! She's always been my late June birthday buddy :-) As a pre-birthday gift, Greg took me to Kansas City for the
Royals vs.
Cardinals game! It was so much fun. I took a couple of days off of work, and we left for KC on Friday. We stopped at a few antique stores on the way, and then we checked into our hotel. It soon became apparent that the hotels were overrun with Cardinals fans--not so good for Royals fans like Greg. When Greg and I went out to catch the shuttle to the game, everyone thought it was funny that he was in Royals gear and I was in Cardinals attire. People at the stadium were amused as well, so we had our picture taken by the field. Speaking of being by the field, our seats were AWESOME! We were three rows up on the third base side--the visitors side--the Cardinals side. I think that there may have been more Cardinals fans there than Royals fans, but either way the stadium was packed.
It was a
beautiful evening for baseball. As you can see from this picture, the moon was just fair! :-) The big full moon came up during the game, and it was really pretty. We got to see our favorite Royals player, Zack Greinke, pitch, so that was an extra treat. (Zack is the one who signed autographs for us last summer when we went to Kauffman Stadium.) He rocked all evening, which was good because we like him, but it was bad for my Cardinals :-(
The Cardinals ended up losing 4-2, but it was still a fun game. I had hoped that since Greg and I were wearing opposing team gear, we would be on Kiss Cam, but we were not. Two Cardinals players, however, were--it was hilarious! But they did not kiss. I really like Kauffman Stadium. As you can see, the jumbo tron is HUGE and shaped like a crown. And they have cool fountains in the outfield.
Since the game we went to was on a Friday, we got to see Fireworks Friday fireworks! It was a fabulous fireworks show--a great ending to a great game. On Saturday we went to the Crown Center mall which is a gigantic shopping center in downtown KC. There were a lot of cool stores there. Then we went and met our friend, Niki Ryan, for lunch. Niki's husband Mike (who had just flown to England for a history conference and currently works at Harry Truman's house) used to be the supervisory ranger at the Lincoln Home (back in the good old days). We became great friends with Mike and Niki, and it was so fun to meet up with her. We had a delicious KC BBQ lunch at a place called Winslow's Barbecue. It was truly divine food, but it caught up with Greg and me on our way back to Springfield that afternoon. Our tummies were feeling a little rumbly on the road, but it wasn't until we went to bed that night that the BBQ came back to haunt us :-) But we recovered by Sunday afternoon. Thank you Greg for such a
wonderful birthday trip!!!
On Monday evening Greg and I enjoyed more baseball with our good friends David and Teal. We went to a Springfield Slider's game and enjoyed watching the Sliders whoop up on the Hannibal Cavemen. Then yesterday on my actual birthday (it has kind of felt like a birth
week instead of a birth
day!), we got to hang out with David and Teal one last time before they left to move to Atlanta today :-( I am so sad that they are gone. They could have stayed here if the Lincoln Home people had been smart enough to keep David, but our good supervisor Barbara didn't get here soon enough to save him (though she wished she could have). Greg and I helped David and Teal finish cleaning their apartment, load the last boxes into their moving truck, and then we went out for a delicious birthday/farewell dinner. They even got me a Dairy Queen Blizzard cake! (Teal and I were Blizzard buddies.) We had a wonderful evening together, and we wish them the best as they embark on a new adventure in the South. Thank you to everyone for your kind birthday presents, phone calls, cards, and messages!! I have the most wonderful friends and family in the whole world. Being 26 seems good so far, except that my right knee literally started giving out yesterday. I think it is saying I have climbed the Lincolns' stairs a few too many times!
Happy Birthday on Sunday to Lindy! She's always been my late June birthday buddy :-) As a pre-birthday gift, Greg took me to Kansas City for the Royals vs. Cardinals game! It was so much fun. I took a couple of days off of work, and we left for KC on Friday. We stopped at a few antique stores on the way, and then we checked into our hotel. It soon became apparent that the hotels were overrun with Cardinals fans--not so good for Royals fans like Greg. When Greg and I went out to catch the shuttle to the game, everyone thought it was funny that he was in Royals gear and I was in Cardinals attire. People at the stadium were amused as well, so we had our picture taken by the field. Speaking of being by the field, our seats were AWESOME! We were three rows up on the third base side--the visitors side--the Cardinals side. I think that there may have been more Cardinals fans there than Royals fans, but either way the stadium was packed.
It was a beautiful evening for baseball. As you can see from this picture, the moon was just fair! :-) The big full moon came up during the game, and it was really pretty. We got to see our favorite Royals player, Zack Greinke, pitch, so that was an extra treat. (Zack is the one who signed autographs for us last summer when we went to Kauffman Stadium.) He rocked all evening, which was good because we like him, but it was bad for my Cardinals :-(
The Cardinals ended up losing 4-2, but it was still a fun game. I had hoped that since Greg and I were wearing opposing team gear, we would be on Kiss Cam, but we were not. Two Cardinals players, however, were--it was hilarious! But they did not kiss. I really like Kauffman Stadium. As you can see, the jumbo tron is HUGE and shaped like a crown. And they have cool fountains in the outfield.
Since the game we went to was on a Friday, we got to see Fireworks Friday fireworks! It was a fabulous fireworks show--a great ending to a great game. On Saturday we went to the Crown Center mall which is a gigantic shopping center in downtown KC. There were a lot of cool stores there. Then we went and met our friend, Niki Ryan, for lunch. Niki's husband Mike (who had just flown to England for a history conference and currently works at Harry Truman's house) used to be the supervisory ranger at the Lincoln Home (back in the good old days). We became great friends with Mike and Niki, and it was so fun to meet up with her. We had a delicious KC BBQ lunch at a place called Winslow's Barbecue. It was truly divine food, but it caught up with Greg and me on our way back to Springfield that afternoon. Our tummies were feeling a little rumbly on the road, but it wasn't until we went to bed that night that the BBQ came back to haunt us :-) But we recovered by Sunday afternoon. Thank you Greg for such a wonderful birthday trip!!!
On Monday evening Greg and I enjoyed more baseball with our good friends David and Teal. We went to a Springfield Slider's game and enjoyed watching the Sliders whoop up on the Hannibal Cavemen. Then yesterday on my actual birthday (it has kind of felt like a birthweek instead of a birthday!), we got to hang out with David and Teal one last time before they left to move to Atlanta today :-( I am so sad that they are gone. They could have stayed here if the Lincoln Home people had been smart enough to keep David, but our good supervisor Barbara didn't get here soon enough to save him (though she wished she could have). Greg and I helped David and Teal finish cleaning their apartment, load the last boxes into their moving truck, and then we went out for a delicious birthday/farewell dinner. They even got me a Dairy Queen Blizzard cake! (Teal and I were Blizzard buddies.) We had a wonderful evening together, and we wish them the best as they embark on a new adventure in the South. Thank you to everyone for your kind birthday presents, phone calls, cards, and messages!! I have the most wonderful friends and family in the whole world. Being 26 seems good so far, except that my right knee literally started giving out yesterday. I think it is saying I have climbed the Lincolns' stairs a few too many times!
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Happy Birthday, Tiff! We're glad you had such fun times for your birthday, or birthweek I should say! Love, Mom
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