All-Star Festivities

Hey friends and family! I'm sitting here watching the All-Star game in St. Louis, and I'm having an awesome time thinking back on the first 2 months of my time here in Boston. So many of the players on the AL roster I've been around in the short time I've been here. And when I say I've been around them I mean I have practically stood within a few feet of them, nodded and said hello to some, and also dragged on the infield as they were leaving following the bottom of an inning. I'm really hoping the American League can pull out a victory tonight, as the winner of the game will have home field advantage in the World Series, and there's always the opportunity of the Sox being able to utilize that advantage come October. However, at the same time I tend to be more of a fan of National League baseball, where the pitchers actually hit and play baseball instead of taking a seat and letting someone else hit in their spot. Anyways, that's another discussion for another day.

There were 6 Red Sox players selected for the game, with 5 of them reporting as Pedroia decided to turn down the game because of some family issues. It'd be nice to see all 5 guys make a positive impact on the game in St. Louis.

I've had the last 2 days off, and yesterday I hung out around Boston with 2 of my friends from LSU, Matt and JP, and also Matt's little sister Lindsey. It was fun hanging out with some old friends again, and definitely nice to see JP as I hadn't seen him since I left Baton Rouge in December. The rest of the night was pretty low-key. Today I hung out around Fenway area before meeting up with 3 guys from the grounds crew at a beach north of Boston. The beach we went to, Revere Beach, was nice enough, but it's also the first public beach in America. So along with relaxing a little bit, I guess you can say I took in some history. Came back to the dorm and have been in this part of town, ate dinner and am now enjoying the game.

The big news for this blog post though, is tomorrow, my roommate and I will be going to New York City for the day, staying with 2 of my friends from Carolina overnight in Manhattan, and then enjoying the city a little bit more on Thursday before returning to Boston. I'm really excited, as this will be my first trip to the city, and I'll get to enjoy it with my roommate and 2 really cool girls from Carolina. And it's so cheap and easy to get out there. We're riding through a company called BoltBus, they're a really legit busline that offers transportation to NYC from Boston for only 14 bucks each way. We leave from South Station, Boston, at 7:30 AM tomorrow, looking to arrive in the city at 11:45 AM. I'm pretty pumped about these next 2 days, and I'm about to finish folding some laundry to make sure I have everything I need for the night away. I doubt I'll update tomorrow night, but I'll give a full recap of the trip once I return on Thursday.

Pray for a safe and fun trip for us! I'll be back soon, New York here I come!

GO AMERICAN LEAGUE!

Oh, and by the way, I absolutely love the Holiday Inn grounds crew commercial they've been showing all night. It's perfect, and completely ties in a lot of the jobs that are done by a baseball grounds crew. Here, check it out if you haven't seen it!