So this weekend I was able to go home to St. Louis. Not only was I able to spend time with wonderful friends and family but I was also able to go to my other home...busch stadium. This weekend just happen to be the Cardinals home opening weekend. My mom and I had talked about getting tickets since about January. Since the tickets are not cheap ( and we are not rich) we had to chose which day we wanted to go. Since the cardinals where giving away a replica of the world series ring, we chose to go to saturday. However that did not keep me from downtown StL on friday. I went with my best friend Cara. It was great. Too bad it was raining most of the day. To say that opening day is StL's holiday is an understatement. I believe about 80% of people called into work on friday so they could watch their redbirds play at home. Rain does not keep StL from celebrating their Cardinals. Not only did I not have tickets, but hundreds of cards fans didn't either. We all just came downtown to be around each other to begin baseball in StL. To say I was in my element is right on. I loved every bit of it. I still get chills just by seeing Stan "the Man" riding out in busch. It is all just so moving.
My mom and I went downtown early on Saturday, so we can hit the bars then get into busch to get our rings. Well...the bars where empty and we saw everyone waiting and we where going to get our rings. So we mad our way to the stadium. I just get this wonderful, "I'm finally home" feeling every time I walk into busch. Am I bit crazy about my cardinals...yes. They are one of my passions. If you don't like it then oh well! Anyway we watched the cardinals get their rings...what a moving experience. Wow! It had tears in my eyes. Even fredbird got a ring...which was very funny, you know it was fredbird.
The cards ended up beating the cubs....what is better than that?!?!?! Going to the game made me realize just how much I miss StL. I barely get to watch then let alone go to a game. It made my heart full going to celebrate opening day, watching them beat the cubs at the stadium, and just being in StL. This has pretty much made my year,,,and its only April...it can only get better right?
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