A trip to remember!

What can I say...to all my friends who are reading...eat your hearts out! It was awesome with all the adventures and all!  It all started last Saturday. Phil dropped Katerina off at Cuffy's right before we left. We all climbed into Judy's Escape and off we went. We stopped for a not so quick meal at Friendly's in CT and then drove to our hotel in Stamford, CT for the night. We stayed at a Hilton so you would think it would be ok...right? NO!!! We got there and there were no rooms with double beds (which is what we had requested) so they promised us a cot. We waited, and a half hour later no cot (DID I mention it was 11:30 pm?) So, I called down to the front desk where they proceed to tell me there aren't any left and that they were going to move us to another room. Now it is 12 am and I have a very sleepy 12 year old, and crazy red head and me the hot headed Cuban with steam coming out of her ears....We are told that they are moving us to the 8th floor (but we were on the club floor :(  now we weren't), because we were now getting a room with a queen bed and a queen sleeper sofa. We walk in and it is the same room we had upstairs, there was NO SOFA!!! I adjust my glasses, but no still not there, so I go down to the front desk. Steam coming out of my ears...red eyes and flaring nose...Never cross a tired, grumpy, Cuban! I get down there and I ask the girl why I was given the same room I just had, and now I don't even have club privileges? It is now after 12:30am and I am ranting and raving when miraculously a double room appears! WOW, just what we had asked for over and hour ago! We are now on the 2nd floor...steerage here we come! We did get a free breakfast, free valet parking and a free $4 bottle of water (because at 1 am there was no soda in the vending machines). Judy and I had fun and exciting ways of waking up Katerina in the morning when she was sleeping to late for us....this particular morning it was having two grown woman jumping on her bed :) Yes, we are cruel! We got our free breakfast, even if we did have to track poor Antonio to get it...We checked out of the Hilton and we were off to Fanfest in NYC!!! We won't even talk about "FRED" the good for nothing male navigational system in cahoots with the NYC toll authorities! We proved "Fred" is male...he never gets the right directions or the most direct route. I had a few choice words for him. He kept making sure we paid the maximum amount of tolls...lol. All an adventure though!

Fanfest was fun. We made a contribution to a children's organization and got fast passes to one...yes one activity. We got two passes we could use to cut to the front of a line. Judy and Katerina used it to do the virtual batting cages! Katerina went up against Schilling and Judy broke the cage! Ok, she didn't...it malfunctioned. First she kept getting the wrong pitcher. Then she got Randy Johnson for one pitch and hit the ball! Finally she got Wakefield and hit him too! She did better than most of the guys we watched!! Then we walked around, had our pictures taken catching balls over the wall...or in a baseball card! Then we went to the baseball marketplace...lots of fun!

After a while off we went to Yankee Stadium! To all you Yankee fans, I have to say it was something being at the park, knowing it was coming down. It isn't a Fenway Park but it was cool! You guys definitely have the best popcorn containers! Loved the atmosphere....I have tons of pictures I will add to this as soon as my DH brings me the cord to download them off my camera! We watched most of the the Futures game and the Celebs vs. the oldtimers game. We had a good time! We had some great seats and we never encountered anyone bugging us about being in head to toe Red Sox stuff! Anything Mets or Red Sox was booed by fans but they were very nice to us for the most part (I say that cuz the last day my middle finger and a yankees fan had an incident). Got back to the hotel around 9pm our only early night of the trip and had room service! More to come later tonight!!! Best things we brought on the trip Sprintzer bottles Judy bought us at BJ's so good when it is hot as hell up in the nose bleed seats!

Randall my friend if you are reading this you ROCK!!!!!! Katerina and Judy you guys are fun companions!

COming up....A fire alarm at 6 am....more crazy Cuban front desk antics (my name is on the Hilton hit list)...."Fred the GPS" gets the boot, and the Stealth bomber and snipers!!!! Keep on reading for more ALL STAR WEEKEND FUN!!!!

We're out of here!!!

OK, so for the next few days Judy (my boss from Cuffy's)), Katerina (oldest twin daughter) and myself are off to NYC! Yes, we now have procession or almost procession of all the tickets we need for our All STAR weekend! Yes, I will be blogging. No way can you be in NYC and not have something to take a picture of. We have tickets to fanfest, All Star Sunday, Workout Monday and Homerun Derby and yes The All Star Game on Tuesday night!!! We are going to do some sight seeing and on Tuesday going to the red carpet parade down 6th ave!! So, see you guys next Wednesday night...Tomorrow we leave in the evening....so excited!! I got a new Mikey Lowell shirt to wear!!! Yankee Stadium here we come!!!

No more empty space...

Ok, so this was an empty post and since Judy was obnoxious I decided to write something here! I have decided that this would be an update post! In exactly 4 days the girls and I will be down the Cape! Falmouth here we come! This year promises to be a great summer. We are there from June 25th to Aug 16th! We are having a big 4th of July party, so if you are in the vacinity please let me know and stop by!

For the first time in 22 years, I will be working this summer. If you can call this work...lol. (I know that comment will cause me grief!) I will be working at Cuffy's of Falmouth. I am doing it because I do not pay into social security as a teacher and am trying to get in my hours. The thing is I hang out with friends, it is a fun place to work. I only work 18 hours a week, and I actually look forward to working. I have been working some Saturdays and a few days here and there for the last month or so. So if you are in Falmouth stop buy and visit us! Kassie works there too!

We have so much planned this summer. Friday is girls day! We have Off roading planned that day and beach time! Vanessa is going to teach me how to quilt. Katerina, Judy and I have the All Star game in July and my family cruise in August. We'll visit Martha's Vineyard at least once.Not to mention many nights watching the future of baseball play at the Cape Cod leagues especially the Falmouth Comodores! Nothing like baseball and friends on a warm summer night!

How bout them Red Sox....

Yes, my obsession with the Red Sox continues. My boys continue to do well even with so many of our starters on the DL. Ortiz will be out for at least three weeks with a partially torn ECU tendon sheath in his left wrist. We also have Dice-K and Buchholz on the DL. I would love to see everyone healthy for a change! Even with all that we are in a solid 2nd place in the AL East. A mere .5 game behind TB. Not a bad place to be right now! The Yankees 6.5 games behind us and we hope it stays that way!

I have been to two games already. Katerina and I were at the first Yankees/Red Sox game of the season in April. Then May 3rd Judy and I went. Then we are going again this Sunday and we have box seats!!!!! Can't wait to get there! We are taking the tour of Fenway first., then watching batting practice. I have tickets to three more games in Sept. One where Kassie, her boyfriend Joe, Katerina myself and Judy are going!


We already have our tickets for All Star Sunday, fanfest and Homerun Derby this year. Just have our fingers crossed for the All Star Game! We have our hotel and everything set! Looks like I will be going with Judy to Spring training at Fort Myers next Spring...a dream come true for me!

Mickey Lowell 2007 WS MVP and Hottie!