Matt and I both had a 4 day weekend over Labor Day. I'm getting ready for a huge project deployment in mid-September, and he's headed into another busy fall semester. We knew we better make the most of our 4 days off --- and basically packed as much family time into 4 days as was possible.
Sunday afternoon, we took Katie to the Salem Red Sox game. Sadly, we had not been to a game there all year. Memories, Memories, and more memories for us at that ball park. Matt worked there for 4 years, and if it weren't for that job --- he and I never would have met. My girlfriend interned there --- and introduced Matt and I. Its crazy to look back on those days, 10 --- almost 11 years later. One interesting little fact --- the last time Salem's baseball team won a championship was the evening of September 10th, 2001. Matt woke up the next morning, turned on the news --- and was shocked. He said both the championship, and what he woke up to the next morning, is something he will never forget. He called it the ultimate high and the ultimate low --- within a 12 hour swing.
On a lighter note ---- Katie had a great time at the game. She enjoyed the clapping cheers, the between inning games, the bouncy castle, a snow cone --- and of course a ball park dog. The best part for her though came at the end of game. The Salem Sox have a "Kids run the bases" event at most games. Essentially, they invite all children 12 and under to come down onto the field after the game is over. Each child gets to announce their name into the microphone, and then run the bases. One baseball player stays on the field to give the kids a high-5 just before they reach home plate. Oh boy, did that trip around the bases make Katie's day. I just wish I had gotten a picture of her face when she came off the field.
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