CC's Birthday

CC's birthday was Friday. I have been planning a birthday weekend for him since September. I had all the pieces and knew what I wanted to do, but with his job situation up in the air, not knowing when he will be required to move, I couldn't put it all together until the very end.

What does a person get for someone who can buy whatever it is they want? He is responsible for the care and upkeep of his dogs but that pales in comparison to the feeding, watering, and clothing of a 16 year old. His money is really his own. I decided that a trip or event of some sort would probably be the best.

I bought tickets to the Detroit/Nashville hockey game back in September. It was a rivalry, it was the day after his birthday and it was at the end of the season right before playoffs. No brainer there. The issue was we go to hockey frequently. It wasn't really anything new or special. Hmmmmm..... I finally realized sometime later that April is also the start of baseball season. After some searching, I saw where the Cardinals are at home the very same weekend. This is where it got tricky. I didn't know where CC was going to be living. Everything was up in the air. We had put in that bid in January on the first house. If he was in Florida for his birthday I was going to have to fly him to Nashville. I wouldn't have the cash to also fly to St. Louis. All of this really didn't work itself out until March. Then the rush was on. Tickets, hotels, etc. I got it all together and was able to present it to CC on one of the worst days he had at that crummy job. It was early but I think it brightened his day! :)

We left out of here Saturday morning, dropping the dogs at the kennel on the way. It was a mild afternoon and the sun was shining. We checked in at Indigo and went to the game. Unfortunately we were disappointed. We lost in overtime. :(

We had dinner at Rippy's BBQ and then off to Lonnie's Western Room for karaoke. OMG! I really need to not drink because I REALLY need to not sing. UGH! We had a good time though. (I think CC did, I know I did...) ;)

This little guy sat behind us at the hockey game. You could hear him cheering! It was awesome!

The next day we got ourselves together and headed to the airport. We flew into St. Louis for a Cardinals game. It was about a mile walk to Busch Stadium from the hotel, (not bad). I got me a Cardinals shirt (I'm a Reds fan) and off we went to find our seats. We were down the first base line and the view was spectacular! The day was suppose to have been overcast. But nope! It was in the 80's and sunny! Perfect day for a ball game.

This is the view of the city from our seats!

It was a beautiful day and a great time!

The Cardinals won 2-0. YAY! It was their first win of the season. This was my second ever professional baseball game. I had a blast!

After the game we headed out to Charlie Gitto's. This is the place CC has been talking abut since I told him about the trip. THEY WERE CLOSED ON SUNDAYS!!! :(

He was so bummed! This was something I definitely didn't count on.... We consulted the Oracle (Google) and found a restaurant called Stefano's. It was Italian but apparently not Charlie Gitto's.....

We had an early night. It stormed all night. I was very glad the weather missed the ball game. We got up, grabbed the train and headed for the airport in the morning. Our flight was delayed a couple of hours due to maintenance and weather. We were able to call the kennel and pay over the phone. I texted Morgan and had him pick up the girls as there was no way we were going to make it by 5:30.

By the time it was all said and done, we were home around 8pm last night. The trip was awesome and it is back to work for me. We leave on Friday for Florida and more house hunting. Cross your fingers!