What a weekend! It was very eventful, but also a little bit stressful. I went home on Friday and ultimately decided not to go to the CRJ football game. It was thundering and lighting, pouring rain, and I didn't want to hit traffic getting back to school. We came to the conclusion that we wouldn't be going to the game, but then Megan and I realized....
That we could go to the Phillies!! We were there for the 12-6 win on Friday night, and we had seats in the way high up nosebleeds of right field, but we didn't care. We got to the ballpark early, met Kevin Frandsen (3rd base for the Phils!), got his autograph, and had so much fun with our various signs that we made. It was a great game for Phils phans and was definitely the highlight of the weekend.
The next night we had really amazing seats thanks to my Aunt Patti and Uncle PJ, which I got for my graduation. We were right behind home plate- so cool! We went early again, but didn't meet any players this time. It was still cool to be so close to the players and to Charlie Manuel, the Phils manager, and we know that Carlos Ruiz (Chooooooooch!) saw our sign for him! Charlie waved to us too... but that was the end of the good night. The Phils were embarrassingly shut out by the Astros, and the fans around us were not as nice as those who sit in the 400 level.
As we were leaving the park and got to my car after a really disappointing night, I realized that I didn't have my cell phone with me. We went back to the stadium to try to look or have someone look for us, but no one was very helpful, and after a long string of events and "Find My iPhone," we determined that my phone was stolen. It was a disappointing day to say the least, and I'm pretty upset still, but thankfully I had insurance on the phone and my new phone is on the way, it should be delivered to school tomorrow!
The game today was equally upsetting- 7-6 loss, and the boys did not play to their best ability. They're not playing like they deserve the wildcard... very upsetting. Compile that with the fact that today was my last interaction with Phillies baseball until August 2013, and you have a very unhappy phan. The Astros are switching leagues next year, and they won't be playing the Phils at all.
I was also so upset that I couldn't be home today for my Nana's surprise 80th birthday party! She's so important to me, and even though my cousin Jenn and I did try to do some plotting to get me home this weekend, it just wasn't plausible. I miss my whole family, and I would have loved to have been with them to join in this celebration. I missed my Dad's 60th birthday last week, but I want to thank all of you who helped me with his gift! I collected 60 letters from family and friends filled with memories and birthday wishes, and with the help of US Mail and Aunt Phyllis, they got to my mom in time to give to my Dad on his birthday.
This weekend I missed the East Coast a lot. Eva's boyfriend came to visit, and I was so happy to meet him, but it also made me miss Tom a lot too. I miss my family, going to see the Phils at home, and fall weather! It hit 75 tonight... sweater weather in Texas! PC is back in full swing, and I got my yearbook on Saturday. I'm feeling nostalgic and a little homesick, but I know that I'm in Texas for a reason, and I'm trying to focus on my work. My parents will be here to visit around Thanksgiving (67 days!), I LOVE Halloween, and Megan and I had a really great night on Friday. I'm looking for this week to turn around in a drastic way, and I have faith that it will.
As I've heard before, the best way to cure anything is a good laugh and a long sleep. Luckily, I've inherited the Tully family ability to sleep, and I'm looking for a good laugh from my community members. I'm doing ok, and I'll be back to being ecstatic soon :).
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