Meet me in St. Louis
We are back from our 2009 Twins Roadtrip. St. Louis was awesome, full of thousands of Twins fans and well-meaning Missourians who inquired whether our (apparently to them) year-round ice-dwelling bodies could handle the 105 heat index.
It was hot (Weatherman: Looks like today will be the hottest day of the year so far!), but we coped well. We drank plenty of beverages.
We brought ice water-soaked washcloths to the games. Ahhhhhh…
And we found shade whenever we could. (This was on the stadium tour, and during a visit to the Cards’ announcer’s booth, Jason read a note left there for Bert Blyleven. I cannot take him anywhere.)
The Thing tagged along. He claims he’s been to St. Louis before, but he’s lying. I think.
He made sure we wore our hats and covered ourselves in sunscreen. (Although, even though I did this last year in Colorado, I once again managed to burn my kneecaps, and only my kneecaps. How does this happen?)
We saw the Arch.
And the view from the Arch.
The stadium was awesome and hopefully, Target Field will be just as beautiful. Plus, it was a block from our hotel.
Our hotel had a fantastic view of the Arch. Jason took this picture because it was early and I was sleeping. Too bad the window washers hadn’t made the rounds to our side yet.
Trip-related ailments:
My knees. They got sunburned, even though I put on sunscreen, the same sunscreen that effectively protected me for nearly four hours everywhere else on my body. Ridiculous.
Jason’s nose. We were wrestling on the hotel bed (yes, wrestling vs. “wrestling”) and we started to do this slow slide off the bed that neither one of us could stop. Seriously, it was in super slow motion and gravity was winning. So we slid (slowly) off the bed onto the floor and Jason’s face met the hotel carpet. And then the full weight of my body landed on his head. At first he thought he broke his nose. It bled a lot, puffed up, bruised and has a bump on one side, but he can breathe through it and the swelling is already better. Although it made taking off in the plane (with its cabin pressure) pure hell on the way home.
Do we know how to have a good time or what?
Next year, I’m bringing an extra tube of sunscreen solely for my knees, a bunch of gauze and bandages for Jason, and the address of the nearest medical facility.
Despite the maladies, it sounds like a great trip! And the photos are excellent.
Comment by Jess — June 30, 2009 @ 10:50 am
I always love your drawings. The one of Jason’s nose is priceless! SO glad that you had such a great time.
Comment by Emily — June 30, 2009 @ 10:50 am
That sunrise picture is AWESOME! Looks like you guys had a great trip! Yay!
Comment by Shelly — June 30, 2009 @ 11:02 am
LOVE IT. I cannot wait for the new stadium, although I certainly hope the Dome Dog will be replicated appropriately. I’m not fussy about the name, although clearly it will always be called a Dome Dog. I mean, DUH.
Comment by Tessie — June 30, 2009 @ 11:13 am
You’ll need some of that zinc stuff lifeguards put on their noses for your knees. It comes in neon colours too.
Comment by LoriD — June 30, 2009 @ 11:28 am
You and your KNEECAPS. What gives, woman? I am so glad you had fun. Poor Jason and his nose!
A. and I may have to start our own Rockies annual tour. It will be in honor of you guys, of course!
Comment by Artemisia — June 30, 2009 @ 11:34 am
i (or my office mates) may need to kill you for getting that song stuck in my head, because i will so be singing it for the rest of the day. possibly week.
i’ve sunburned a lot of weird spots in my life, but kneecaps – with sunscreen on! – is fairly unique
Comment by Alice — June 30, 2009 @ 12:29 pm
Sunburned Knees + Almost Broken Nose = Awesome Vacation!
Comment by Shelly — June 30, 2009 @ 3:58 pm
OK you’re not the only one with super sensitive (to the sun) knees. I once thought I was having an allergic reaction to something because my knees (but ONLY my knees) were turning BRIGHT red and felt all swollen and itchy and I was convinced it was killing me. (I’m not a hypochondriac or anything I swear). Then I realized it was sunburn. I felt like a moron.
Also…the trip…looked awesome! Even if you did try to beat up Jason while wrestling rather than “wrestling”.
Comment by Sarah — June 30, 2009 @ 7:51 pm
Queen of Paint, you are.
Comment by slynnro — June 30, 2009 @ 8:55 pm