Take Me Out to the Ballgame!!!

Brandon has been a huge Cubs fan ever since I have known him - and much longer!!! So much, in fact, that when he found out Ryne Sandberg (his all-time favorite Cub) was coaching a Double A baseball team that was playing against the Chattanooga Lookouts, we had to go.

Brandon was SO EXCITED tonight to see Ryne Sandberg and get his autograph. He thought having a "hot blonde" with him might help; instead, he got me! We had it all planned out....we stopped at the store for a couple of baseballs, got to the game extra early, and decided it would be me who would yell for Sandberg's autograph. (I'm kinda loud if you don't know!)

Here we are getting ready to head out to the game. We couldn't wait!


And here is what it looked like when we got there! Black clouds....tarp covering the field!!! And to make matters worse, Sandberg had been out signing autographs....20 minutes before we got there! 20 minutes!!! Can you believe it????

Needless to say, we were quite bummed out.

Then we got a second wind.... We thought that maybe, just maybe, the clouds would clear and the game would still be played. At least we would see Sandberg on the 3rd base line, even if we couldn't get his autograph. Plus, we scored some pretty sweet "Lookouts" batting helmets!

And then THIS happened. Downpour. Talk about your all-time backfires!!!

So, we ended our night at the "Typhoon of Tokyo" - one of Brandon's favorite hometown restaurants. The food was excellent and we had a fun time with Shane and Michelle.

It was quite the bummer that the game got rained out tonight...but hopefully we'll get back while Sandberg is coaching in the minors!