i am very blessed. lee and i just returned from the 2011 world series in chicago, and we had a marvelous time. i am blessed because i was lucky enough this year to play with the best group of guys. a group that was not only very talented, but also so supportive of each other, fighting for each other until there were no more innings left. i am blessed to have a partner that has supported my desperate need to abuse my body so terribly over the last 10 years. as a team we were blessed with all of the people who supported us and made this dream season possible.
because writing a full recap would almost be impossible, here are the bullets (beware there are a few inside jokes here):
- chicago is stunning (fr0m architecture, and pro baseball, to chicago deep dish, the city never fails to impress)
- waterfalls
- the hyatt at the airport was a very strange host hotel (no pool...$12 drinks...the feeling that their should be slot machines everywhere)
- driving (holy crap there was driving)
- portland teams really pulling for each other (community means more than rivalry...good to see)
- splash some pickle juice on their face!
- tra snow really bringing the D
- a shade tent that only proved shade if you didn't sit under it
- new friends
- two of the three complexes didn't serve beer (wonder how coors light feels about that)
- rain delays for both white sox and cubs game
- the cubs are bad
- so many friends, from so many years (lee and i look forward to world series every year for the simple reason that it put so many of the people we love in one place)
- the chicago art institute (what an amazing museum)
- slap 'em in the face with your pickle!
- disappointment (with understanding)
- relief that it is over for another year
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