Root, root, root for the home team

Almost as much as I love summers by the lake, I love an evening baseball game (I said almost). They've become somewhat of a tradition in the last few years and they make me so excited.

I recently learned that in 1935, the first MLB night game was played between the Reds and the Phillies at Crosley Field in Cincinnati.

It'd be perfect if I was going to a Braves game tonight to commemorate the anniversary, but I didn't really have much of a warning, here, seeing as when I say I learned about it recently, I mean yesterday...

Instead I'm going to a cookout, but I'll be certain to hum Take Me Out to the Ball Game every chance I get.

I might also watch the Sandlot. It feels right.


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summertime in the city

I may have jinxed my beach weekend with over-eager posting last week. It ended up raining while we were there and I believe I actually returned from the trip with a lower Vitamin D count than I left with.

However, we still had a great time celebrating Reese and Maria's wedding, and at the end of the weekend, they accomplished what they set out to do: start an amazing marriage together. And, rain or shine, we still had a fabulous time.

I'm hoping to post pictures soon - but since I didn't take any, and will have to wait for friends to upload them, I can't really provide a timeline. :)

However, I did walk away from the weekend with an insatiable desire to eat summery food, which I blame on the beach. Well, and the rain. It was a double threat.

Check out my post on Freshly Rooted tomorrow for the super summery salad I made Sunday, and in the meantime, try wrap your mind around how amazing and fresh this popsicle would taste. Anyone up for a little summertime snack?

blogger ate my homework

Well, I am sad to say all the lovely posts I had lined up this week have disappeared into the abyss that is blogger. And even more sadly, they took a lot of the comments from previous posts with them.

I'm not sure if they'll return, but in the meantime, I'm leaving blogger behind for the weekend and heading to St. Simons Island. I'm beyond excited to go to the beach and to have a relaxing weekend in the sun and sand.

Do you have anything on tap for the weekend? I hope it's splendid!
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