Take Me Out to the Ballgame

Brent called me this morning to ask if I could meet him for the Cubs-Giants game at 1:30pm. There's really only one answer to a question like that: Cubbie-Diem. Losely translated it means "figure out a way to get yourself to the game!" A friend agreed to watch Liesel so I packed up Ireland and headed to Wrigley Field. It couldn't have been a more beautiful day for a baseball game. By the time I got there with Ireland our seats were covered in shade. The tickets were free (and 8 rows above the Cubs dugout!), parking was a mere $4.50 (and only 5 blocks away!), so all we paid for was a bit of ballpark food. Some highlights:

Maybe this will be their year?

Ireland charmed everyone around us with this smile. I love it when she smiles so big her little nose wrinkles up and I hope she never loses that quirk. The burly guy in front of us couldn't get enough of her. I almost felt bad about how much of the game he missed by chatting to her.

Because it was Ireland's first Wrigley game, she got a sticker and a certificate with a picture of the park. They got her first name right for the sticker, but the certificate is for an Ireland Wuelfler.

I really love the scoreboard. It looks vintage but is actually electronic. I could easily imagine Robert Redford knocking a ball right into that clock!

Brent noted Wrigley is a "cozy" ballpark. The surrounding buildings have additional seating on their rooftops. I looked up one of the websites and some of these places are really nice with multiple lounges that can be booked for large parties. Near the end of the game a swarm of seagulls came in and parked themselves around the outfield. Apparently that's a regular occurrence, they seem to know when the game is winding down and they position themselves for dinner.

I can't wait to take Liesel to her first Wrigley game!