There are too many stories to share so I have picked some of my favorites!
Friday night we landed in Arizona and were consumed by the warm air! This was a welcomed change from the cold weather that had rolled into the Bay Area as we were leaving! As the sweatshirts came off we learned that our rental car for the weekend was going to be a minivan!! Anyone who grew up in the 90s can understand our excitement! This brought back memories of the blue whale we grew up in! The silver bullet would be our limousine for the next 48 hours!
Kingsley found a sushi restaurant online that had great reviews and made reservations for Friday night! She was hoping the food would stand up to the critics but had no idea we were in for such an entertaining night. We arrived a little after 9pm and the place was packed! As we ordered way too much food and waited with what felt like empty stomachs we noticed that the table behind us was there to celebrate. What appeared to be a group of business men enjoying dinner turned into rounds of sake bombs. As the night went on one gentleman in particular had out partied himself and appeared to have fallen asleep. Leave it to my brother to capture the whole thing! Shortly after the photo below was taken he fell out of his chair and woke up! Thankfully we were close to leaving, it was hard to contain our laughter!
After finally sleeping in Saturday morning after what felt like months of early mornings we headed to the ballpark. Having never been to Spring Training I was eager to see what the hype was about. Giants fans all around! Black and Orange and a little green for St. Patrick's day, it was everything I imagined! I didn't know the games were played in a such a small stadium, maybe 10,000 people. Compared to AT&T park it felt like a college game! This could be my new favorite vacation, baseball games during the day (and some night games) and a great little downtown to explore! Old town Scottsdale is filled with boutique shops and fun restaurants. Don and Charlie's was my favorite, from the moment you walk in you are surrounded with sports paraphernalia.
Two baseball games, two sushi restaurants, an entertaining night at BLT Steakhouse at the JW Marriott and we were returning to the Bay Area. Thank you Mom and Dad for a wonderful weekend amidst all of our busy schedules. I am so lucky to have such amazing parents who never get tired of three (now four) kids with a non stop sense of humor! I am so excited for the season to start and hope the Giants have another great year!!
