For the Love of the Game, and the Hubs

Summer trip number three.  Cincinnati, Ohio.  Reds Baseball.

So of course the minivan did not take me to San Diego, but it did take us to Cincinnati for a three day weekend.  The best part of this trip was the spontaneity.  This three game series against the Brewers was supposed to be a guy thing.  Specifically James and Lowell.  The tickets were a gift to James for his birthday. 

 The past couple of years, our vacations have involved Cincinnati Reds baseball.  Except we have been watching them play on unfriendly turf.  We saw them play the Braves in Atlanta, the Cardinals in St. Louis, the Phillies in Philadelphia, and the Mets in NYC.  We invited our friends, and none of them are for the REDS.  See....



I'm pretty sure James made Eli wear the hat.







BFF's in  spite of Ed's loyalties.









Greg's kids were wearing Cards shirts :-).

So why did Hannah, Scott, and I crash James' party?  Simply because we like to hang out together.  It was much better than staying home for three days without the hubs.  The three of us did not attend any games, so James still had that time with his dad.  We watched the fireworks from our hotel, swam in the hotel pool, ate some good food at Tom + Chee, and went to the zoo.  Do I love the REDS?  Only by default. It is something my hubby loves, so I want to share that with him. Naturally.    Lowell gets his love for  this team from his dad Frank Urban.  Frank, a native of Ohio,  took Lowell to a few games.  Lowell wanted to share the memories with his own sons.  He has accomplished that in so many ways.  What a great DAD!!!



 Thanks, James for letting us tag along.  You and your dad are truly the REDS FANS EXTRAORDINAIRE!!!!  If you follow a team long enough, they have a good season.  The REDS are currently in first place!!!  WooHoo!!!

This is the picture that was featured on the

Better Off Red blog.