Who knew that 5:30am would be a great time to wake up. no, the 5 1/2 hour drive wasn't the most exciting but knowing we are in another city, especially Chicago, brings excitement at such an early time. And not only Carol's breakfast casserole and cinnamon rolls. stinkin good. Huge thanks to the Prossers who gave their time, house, themselves for us selflessly. Big props.
Two stadiums, 1 free parking spot. We have decided to clock our walking distance
from our free parking spots. Today - 7 blocks and got to meet Chicago's Korean and Italian neighborhoods. Not only is this trip going to be cheap, we are going to be in stinkin awesome shape. 50 pushups at every stop. Yes, even on the sidewalks of a Korean restaurant. And here's to our taco bell order taker person.
-A&W
Sunday, June 15, 2008
From a Taco Bell Outside of Chicago
I'm writing this as we ride in the car. The White Sox lost, though they made some noise in the bottom of the 9th inning. The score was 5-3, and they had the bases loaded with Joe Crede up. Unfortunatley for the South Side team, he flied out to short left field.
We woke up at 5:30 and left from Craig, Carol, and Ashley's house by 6:05, but not before they served us breakfast casserole and cinnamon rolls. They were TOO kind to us. However, that's not a complaint. :)
The Sox park was pretty nice. It was also pretty well attended with 30,004 fans. If we wouldn't have gone, the attendance would have been an even 30,000. Peter pointed that out.
Funny story. At the beginning of “God Bless America” during the 7th Inning stretch, I noticed that I had forgotten to take my hat off. Naturally, I was slightly embarrassed so I reached up and snatched it and held it to my heart. As I was ripping it off of my head, I vaguely remembered that I had put Weaver's sunglasses on top of my head. Everything seemed to go in slow motion as I watched the glasses sail 3 feet in front of me, over the railing, and undoubtedly down onto someone's head far below. Needless to say, it was hard to keep from laughing during the rest of the song, but I managed to keep it in by biting my mouth, though my shaking shoulders would have given me away to a casual observer. No, we did not get them back; I owe Weaver a pair of sunglasses.
Right now, we're driving next to a Chicago Bears ambulance, yes that's right, a Chicago Bears ambulance. I'm not sure—as a long-time Vikings fan—I could be carried in that emergency vehicle without feeling...well, a little animosity towards the medical staff that DEMANDED a Bears ambulance, of all things. I'm not saying that I'd refuse care, but the thought might cross my mind. :)
Anyway, we're on the way to Alex's house who lives a little outside of Chicago. He's going to let us stay with him tonight. What a blessing.
Two parks down, nine to go. We're off to Indiana tomorrow!
~Nolan (Posted from Taco Bell)
We woke up at 5:30 and left from Craig, Carol, and Ashley's house by 6:05, but not before they served us breakfast casserole and cinnamon rolls. They were TOO kind to us. However, that's not a complaint. :)
The Sox park was pretty nice. It was also pretty well attended with 30,004 fans. If we wouldn't have gone, the attendance would have been an even 30,000. Peter pointed that out.
Funny story. At the beginning of “God Bless America” during the 7th Inning stretch, I noticed that I had forgotten to take my hat off. Naturally, I was slightly embarrassed so I reached up and snatched it and held it to my heart. As I was ripping it off of my head, I vaguely remembered that I had put Weaver's sunglasses on top of my head. Everything seemed to go in slow motion as I watched the glasses sail 3 feet in front of me, over the railing, and undoubtedly down onto someone's head far below. Needless to say, it was hard to keep from laughing during the rest of the song, but I managed to keep it in by biting my mouth, though my shaking shoulders would have given me away to a casual observer. No, we did not get them back; I owe Weaver a pair of sunglasses.
Right now, we're driving next to a Chicago Bears ambulance, yes that's right, a Chicago Bears ambulance. I'm not sure—as a long-time Vikings fan—I could be carried in that emergency vehicle without feeling...well, a little animosity towards the medical staff that DEMANDED a Bears ambulance, of all things. I'm not saying that I'd refuse care, but the thought might cross my mind. :)
Anyway, we're on the way to Alex's house who lives a little outside of Chicago. He's going to let us stay with him tonight. What a blessing.
Two parks down, nine to go. We're off to Indiana tomorrow!
~Nolan (Posted from Taco Bell)
Saturday, June 14, 2008
The Royals win the royals win!!
I would like to take a slight detour from all of the cardinals talk and change the subject to my kansas city royals! We won today again.... for the 27th time this year! Luke H. got the win and we scored 13 runs, after going 4-5 Mike Aviles deserves serious consideration for the starting ss position.
After only one day I have already learned so so much.... for instance sporting goods stores sell sports stuff ( who knew), second that Jeff West bought his truck for ZERO down.... impressive, and lastly that that there is no cooking like home cooking ( Thank you very much Carol Prosser dinner was fantastic!)
Also a huge thank you to uncle Dave for the Stl tickets and Nolan's braut! It was very much appreciated!!
Peter
Tales from far away...
Well the day started awesome for me even though I stayed up till 1 am reading Sports Illustrated. The ride up was really fun, Weaver drove and I sat in the front while Peter and Nolan enjoyed the view from the back. On the way to the game we needed to buy a score book to keep score of all the games we see. Well we punched in the GPS "Sporting Goods" and got several matches. The first one I called was named "On Target Sporting Goods" So I called them up and asked the dude on the phone if they had baseball score books. He goes "Uh...No this is a gun store..." Then I called the next one, called Johnny Macs Sporting Goods and not wanting to repeat the same mistake again I asked the girl on the phone, and she says "Johnny Macs Sporting Goods, how can I help you?" I respond with "Hey, uh, do you guys sell, you know, uh, sports stuff?" And everyone in the car then laughs at me for the next 3 minutes. Mainly because I asked a sporting goods store if they sold sporting goods. Moral to the story...I am an idiot.
Luke
Luke
Cardinals Win!
This morning we left at 8:30 am. We packed the Honda to the brim, but it feels like there's still a lot of room.
We met up with Uncle Dave and Sean a little before game time. As you can see, the new Busch Stadium looks amazing!
Uncle Dave was so incredibly generous; he bought our tickets and even offered to buy us food! Thanks a ton Uncle Dave! You, my dear Cardinals fan, are the man.
The game was great! Lohse went 8 innings and only gave up 2 runs on 4 hits. The last play of the game was amazing; Ludwick had a walk-off diving catch. You will probably be able to catch it on SportsCenter tonight.
We are now at Becca Prosser's parent's house where we will spend the night. Craig, Carol, and Ashley rock. We are having a steak dinner tonight!
We leave for Chicago early tomorrow morning.
What a fantastic start to our road trip!
It's go Time!
Well a crazy night getting home from kamp, and now it is go time! I can't wait to go see all the games and live out of a car. Thanks to all who are letting use your homes as rest stops. We can't thank you guys enough!
Luke
Friday, June 13, 2008
The Anticipation Continues to Grow...
Here we are, only ONE more day until we leave on the trip of a lifetime.
First things first, we kick off the trip tomorrow by going to St. Louis to see our hometown heroes (the Cardinals) play. Well, heroes for Luke and I anyway. :)
I think I speak for all of us though--yes, even Peter and Weaver, those rabid Royals fans--when I say that we're all excited to get to see the new Busch Stadium.
I also have some important news to share. There is a chance that we will be able to go to the Red Sox game on Friday the 20th. Yes, yes, I know that's the day they are playing the Cardinals! The chance that we could go to Fenway and see the Green Monster is incredibly exciting news. What could be better than seeing my favorite team in one of the world's most historic baseball parks?
Hopefully Luke, Peter, and Weaver will post tomorrow, so be looking. I can't promise anything, but I heard rumors that there may also be some pictures.
Go Cardinals!
First things first, we kick off the trip tomorrow by going to St. Louis to see our hometown heroes (the Cardinals) play. Well, heroes for Luke and I anyway. :)
I think I speak for all of us though--yes, even Peter and Weaver, those rabid Royals fans--when I say that we're all excited to get to see the new Busch Stadium.
I also have some important news to share. There is a chance that we will be able to go to the Red Sox game on Friday the 20th. Yes, yes, I know that's the day they are playing the Cardinals! The chance that we could go to Fenway and see the Green Monster is incredibly exciting news. What could be better than seeing my favorite team in one of the world's most historic baseball parks?
Hopefully Luke, Peter, and Weaver will post tomorrow, so be looking. I can't promise anything, but I heard rumors that there may also be some pictures.
Go Cardinals!
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