Anniversary trip to St. Louis

Many of you may not know this, but I LOVE THE CARDINALS! So, when planning our 10th anniversary trip, I wanted to go to a Cardinal game. It had been 2 years since we went last and I hadn't been in the new stadium. We went to Pocahontas to take the boys to Aunt Sissy and Uncle Joe on Friday. Saturday morning we headed up to St. Louis. We stayed in the Millennium Hotel, 1/2 block from the stadium. We walked around downtown, ate at the Spaghetti Factory (another favorite), and went to the game. We had good seats on the first row of the upper deck. It was nice not having people sitting in front of us and we could stretch our legs out. As the game progressed, the clouds began gathering. We knew there was a chance for rain so we packed the ponchos. It started raining, but we were in the 9th inning so we thought they'd play it out. NO! The umpire called for the game to stop with a runner on 1st and 2 outs! We couldn't believe it. We hung around and then decided to see how close we could get to the field. The masses were quickly leaving, so no one cared where the remaining fans went. After a 1 hr. and 41 min. rain delay, the game restarted. Two pitches later and the game was over. I ended up on the first row behind the dugout. Staying during the delay was so worth it! After the game Tony LaRussa pitched two balls to the preteen girls on my right! NOT ME! Then Isringhausen comes in with the game ball and tosses it to the preteen girl on my left! NOT ME! I guess I don't look as young as I feel. My wonderful husband, who was standing in the row behind me, said I should have flashed them to get a ball! I love this man! He didn't ask to leave or whine one time while I had the time of my life watching the ground crew throw tons of dirt to dry up the mud! Sunday, we went to church and then to St. Louis Mills. We spent too much time and too much money but we had a great time! I started feeling weird when we were leaving the mall. I bought a new jean jacket, so I fished it out of the bag and put it on. I was freezing. I thought I was going to pass out on the way back to downtown. I just thought I needed food. We ate at TGIFridays a few blocks from the hotel. I felt like I had Parkinsons. I couldn't quit shaking, I was so cold. We went back to the hotel and I got in bed and fell asleep (sorry Kent!) I woke up at 5:15 this morning and felt horrible. I woke Kent up and told him I was ready to go home. We left St. Louis at 6:30 a.m. I slept most of the way. We got to Pokey around 10 a.m. Kent went and got the boys from my sister, while I rested. We got on the road again for another 5 hrs. to arrive back home at 7:30 p.m. What a day! I'm feeling a lot better now. Another memorable anniversary trip for Kent and Cara. Our 1st anniversary was spent on Pensacola beach. Kent got sun poisoning the first day and we didn't touch for 3 days! Enjoy the pictures and notice how close I was to my man Albert!