Mariners vs. Twins
A couple months ago Meredee got really excited and started planning a birthday surprise for me. She made a secret eBay purchase and also used her dad’s credit card to keep a larger purchase from me. She held out for a while but it became more and more difficult. While researching online or telling me about great deals she had found, she’d mention facts that made it apparent we would be visiting a larger city. The biggest tipoff was talking about the great restaurant.com gift certificates she’d bought. I’d looked at these myself and knew this meant we’d have to be eating in a metropolitan area. San Francisco is 8 hours away, so I safely assumed it would either be Portland or Seattle. But I wasn’t measuring my wife’s enthusiasm correctly and just figured it was Portland. It wasn’t until a few weeks later than she finally spilled the beans about our trip to Seattle when I jokingly said, “You mean that weekend when we go to Safeco field to watch a baseball game?” I had no idea I was right!
We’ll be visiting the Emerald City June 5-7 and taking in the Twins-Mariners game on the 6th. After more than a dozen games inside the Metrodome, this will be my first outdoor MLB game! Safeco Field is supposed to be beautiful and it appears that we have nice seats. Thanks to her eBay purchase, Meredee has a yellow Twins hat. Now I’ll have to figure out how to wash mine.
It was flattering to watch the enthusiasm in Meredee’s eyes and hear it in her voice while she planned this birthday surprise. It still astounds me how much she cares about me and receives such happiness from doing things for me. I am very fortunate to have such a giving, loving wife.
