A friend from my Boise church, Deacon Mapp, grew up in Chicago. He's "assigned" me a long list of must-dos in the city, which I am slowly accomplishing. The other day we took the PID kids to a White Sox game. I can't remember if he told me to go to a Cubs game or a White Sox game.... but it's all baseball, right? :-) Truthfully, I was just real happy to be with my friends so I had someone to talk to. Which is why I'm not the girl you want to take on a hunting trip... At the end of the game the guy behind me said "What a great game - the Sox had 2 homeruns." Oh. Really? Good to know.
This was my first time at a professional baseball game. Look how big the outfield is!? Baseball is a lot of work!
David Brown is the Chairman of the Board of Directors for Beechpoint, and he mentors Gordon and Elijah each week. He organized us to go to the game. The kids and their parents or mentors came to the game. Gordon's already got plans for us to do a Bulls game next year. :-)
This is my friend Nakeisha. I love her smile and her sense of humor and the way she's welcomed me into her family. I mentor her daughter, Tamyra - so Keisha and I get to see each other every week. We were walking in the park most mornings for a while there ... until I lost interest.
Boys will be boys. Jakarri, Tavaris, and Tavontay. I wanted to eat ballpark food since it was my first game and they were closer to the isle so they kept asking the people how much for cotton candy and hotdogs and such. Then they shouted down the row "$4 for a beer and $5 for margaritas Miss Megan!" Lol, I did not ask for that. :-)
Javier with his girls - Rachel, Abi, and Ivelisse. They've been doing Partners in Discipleship for 2 years now.
My friend Demetrius. We were having too much fun sitting next to each other and bein loud. Well, as loud as I can be. I feel like I have this big voice but the kids are forever teasing me "That's you
yelling!!?" I have to ask some other mother at the park to call my kids cuz they'll never hear me calling them. Or I make some kid at camp call the other kids, cuz they have LOUD voices!
I could never attend a ball game by myself... it'd be like going to the DMV where you're just enduring the wait until you can go. But with the kids and some friends it was a lot of fun!
Oh Miss Megan, you have soooo missed out, not getting to be part of America's pasttime, growing up so far from any pro baseball here in the interior northwest, but you had so many other wonderful experiences that others miss out on to compensate for it. But I could go to a pro game, and never think I was at the DMV! Ha! I miss baseball, and am so glad to get to go with Aaron and Rachel to Nats games when in DC. And I want to get a chance to go see the Twins sometime this year.
ReplyDeleteAlas, now you are at summer camp, and getting rid of your 'glow--in--the--dark' look! : ) We pray God's incredible work in and through you and the staff and many changed hearts in the kids who He draws to Himself this summer. Your work with Partners in Discipleship is so incredible and He is being faithful to answer our prayers for fruitful harvest. Love you girl!
PJ and Linda