Last night we went to a special ball game at the AAA stadium. It was called the All American game; supposedly the best high school players from around the country. We got the tickets free and there was a fire works show afterwards so we thought we'd take the kiddos. It's the only game we'll get to go to as a family this year. As an aside I have to tell you that whenever Bob goes to a ball game he somehow works it so that he gets free parking and a fabulous seat. He just talks people into letting him sit wherever he wants and it almost always works. Well this game was no exception. He walked right up to the section directly behind home plate and started talking to the guy. I saw the guy shaking his head no but Bob is a persistent one and kept talking to him. Then he got out his wallet and flashed his military ID. Then the guy waved us all in. I didn't ask what he told the man but I'm guessing he mentioned that he's about to deploy and wanted a special experience with the family. That's my guy, always workin' it! The seats were great and we had fun. At one point a kid came up to bat and his name was Bobby Buckner. I leaned over and told Joshua that it was a good thing his name wasn't Billy Buckner. The man sitting behind us who just so happened to work for one of the biggest agents in baseball told me not to say that too loud because the kid was Billy Buckner's son and Billy was sitting just two rows up on the other side of the aisle. CRAZY.
The fireworks show was worth the wait and none of the kids cried. The only downer was that the concession lines were crazy long so we didn't get cotton candy or dippin' dots but overall it was great night of family fun!
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Chad had to explain to me who Billy Buckner was and why he's (in)famous.
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