1 More Week

Hello!

So, I went into work this morning at 7 AM, and today was the day that crews disassembled the stage and flooring that was installed for the Paul McCartney concerts this week. By the way, I don't think I emphasized enough in the last blog post how much of a treat it was to see Paul McCartney perform live, the dude has it going on. However, the end of his concert features more confetti than is used at the Super Bowl celebration, and it seems like most of it made it's way from the flooring to the grass during the breakdown of the floor. We had a long day today, spending much of the day trying to get the grass to stand back up that had been under the Terraplas and under the stage, using backpack blowers and fan rakes to bring it back up. We also tried to consolidate the confetti pieces, which was near impossible, along with other trash and debris on the field, along with removing it. I spent some of the afternoon filling in a washout on the warning track where beer had been sold for the past 2 nights, which wasn't too bad, just tried to make it as level as possible.

I ended up not leaving work until about 7:30 PM, so I had a nice, long day at the ballpark, but it didn't leave much time for me to hang out with my friend Elizabeth. Oh well, hopefully something can work out before I leave town.

Speaking of leaving town, at this time next week (11 PM, Friday) I'll be back home in Cary. It's been an awesome summer, but with every day that passes I get more and more excited about being home and I'm definitely looking forward to my fall semester at NCSU.

I'm off to bed for the night, we're hosting a doubleheader tomorrow at the ballpark called "Futures at Fenway", featuring the AAA and AA affiliates of the Red Sox playing the same level affiliates of the Baltimore Orioles. Should be a pretty interesting showcase, and I love minor league baseball, so I'm excited about the games. I'm actually pretty familiar with both Pawtucket and Norfolk (AAA-Boston and AAA-Baltimore) as they play in the International League with the Durham Bulls (AAA-Tampa Bay), so that just adds to my interest in the game. I'm sure the AA teams, Portland and Bowie, will also be fun to watch.

So, that's it, goodnight everyone! Oh, and the Sox are tied with the Yankees in the bottom of the 11th at the moment, hopefully Papelbon can hold off the Yanks and the Sox can manufacture a run here soon, need to win this one Boston!