Ball Game Bent

Not to sound like a married couple or anything, but with both of us having demanding work schedules, it's hard to find time to chill together. One occasion was going to an Angels baseball game. We both drove from our internships and met up in Anaheim to watch -- or not watch-- the game.

Michelle:
I'm embarrassed to say this, but Gail and I left the game at the sixth inning because I had to wake up early for work the next morning.We were later to find out the Angels had an epic rally in the sixth, and Vladimir Guerrero hit his 400th home run -- a distinction only held by five other players in the history of Major League Baseball.
Gail didn't grow up around baseball, so I explained the basic rules and terminology -- RBI, ERA, etc.
Gail: To be honest, I think watching a baseball game is as fun as the person you're with. In this case, the game was great, and so was my lemon slushie, even though it was kinda cold outside. No really, it was fun dressing in the team colors and I learned a lot of lingo from Michelle. After flagging down the Angels fan site guy to take our picture numerous times, chances are we'll show up on some marketing material sooner or later.

OC Fair 2009

It's our first post-graduate summer and we HAD to finish it off with a bang. So we did, along with few other things like rollercoasters, pig races (where Gail led our cheering section in the wave), and a staggering sports performance by Nellie the pig (see Michelle congratulating her below), and don't forget the acrobats and Al's Brain 3-D show.

Gail pulled a few strings at the OC Fair and got Michelle and a few other friends in for free. The theme was "Think Big" and the mascot animal was, of course, the pig.

Perhaps the theme animal was what induced us to buy this massive Mexican funnel cake. At 5 lbs., 2,000 calories, the stack of churro-like coils was more for the wow effect-- eight of us couldn't finish it. Here's to free ride tickets and the end of an incredible summer together.