Spring Training Day 2

Yet another great day for baseball. The weather's been perfect—just hot enough in the day time to make you feel like getting lemonade, but not too hot to be outside. And then just cool enough at night to cool you off. This morning I got up a little earlier and Lori's great aunt and uncle made us an awesome omelet with homemade salsa and grapefruit fresh off the tree in their backyard. Then we drove out to Surprise to see the Rangers again. They were playing the White Sox. It was a great game. Chan Ho Park was on the mound and despite a rough start did pretty well. The Rangers held on for a 4-3 win. I think Surprise was our favorite stadium—not too crowded, and intimate enough that we felt like we were down on the field. But we were tired of sun by the end. Lori and Joralys hid under an umbrella, while Amber had to go buy a hat to shelter her from the sun. I was alright, but feeling a little dehydrated myself. After the game, we drove back into Phoenix to visit the Dillard's Clearance Outlet that Lori's great-aunt told us about. Apparently I won big points for being willing to go shopping with three women. I ended up getting a few things myself, actually—some shorts, swimming trunks, and two summer shirts. Amber got a pink dress, while Lori bought a whole new wardrobe again (well, most of them were Easter dresses). I think she ended up with about 8 dresses for $75 or something like that. She thought it was a steal. After that, we headed back to Peoria to see the Padres and Cubs. Despite both teams having a full lineup, that game wasn't nearly as fun. The Padres rocked the Cubs, and Sammy Sosa couldn't hit a thing. Plus it was super crowded. We got there late, so it was pretty hard to find a seat. Luckily Joralys is a pretty bold person, and she dropped our blanket right in the middle of the crowd and despite a few grumbling, we had a place to sit. We decided to leave the game early, since it was going so bad. Jake called us, having finished with the wedding, and we met him outside the stadium. Then we went to have dinner at In'n'out, which has franchises in Phoenix now (seems kind of lame to me—takes away the novelty of it). They were good burgers, though. And then we rented "The Rookie" and watched it over at Lori's great-aunt and uncle's house, before Jake had to go home and we all went to bed. It was a pretty fun day. On a side note, I actually saw something in the Magic Eye book. So maybe it isn't a conspiracy.

Posted March 27, 2004 (01:10 PM) | Comments (1)