We decided to kick off the 4th of July weekend by going to a Naturals Game on the 3rd. They were to play San Antonio, and then there was to be a 40 minute symphony concert and fireworks. Tom's company has season pass tickets behind home plate - great seats in a beautiful new stadium. We went with Courtney and Todd - hopes high of enjoying a fabulous night together.
Love was definitely in the air....along with a few storm clouds. Once the downpour began, I was given the opportunity to grab a piece of my "men" while we waited for the storm to pass. I had to tell "Strike", the mascot, that it just wasn't going to work out. He had major hygiene issues and was in desperate need of an esthetician. Tom SO had him beat.
The game was resumed long enough for us to eat every bit of junk food we could find in the stadium. Between all of us, the list included: burgers, nachos, Italian sausages with peppers, ice cream, pretzel, cotton candy, drinks. Courtney and I had worked out the night before and vowed to get "a" treat. Well, not so much.
"Strike" wasn't going to take no for an answer, so he was sure to try to dissuade me from my decision to stick with Tommy T. He even threatened me with a gun, but I would not be his Ozark Mountie. NEVAH!
The clouds rolled in again and I told the others that I felt we should get out of there. Of course Tom wanted to watch the end of one more inning - when I forced the issue by running out of the stadium. He was such a gentleman - he followed me. Just then, there was a HUGE bolt of lightning and we looked back to see the stadium in the dark. All of the field lights and everything had lost power. Even the parking lot lights were out. The lightning kept coming as I ran to the car - much to the amusement of the others. We ended up going to a movie afterwards and saw Hancock, which we really enjoyed.
There may not have been a symphony or fireworks - but it was a fantastic and memorable double date and a GREAT way to ring in the 4th of July!
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