Koshien High School Baseball

Last weekend, I had fun! I went out solo for the first time this year. On Sunday I met Ms. T for dinner and drinks after work.  We had an interesting and serious and deep conversation about running and the differences and similarities between men and women regarding training.  Then, on Saturday I met a bunch of friends for Happy Hour, and then dinner and drinks, and then After Hours. It was a long, but fun night.  Then on Sunday I went to Koshien Stadium to watch the high school baseball tournament.  It was my first time to go to Koshien in about two years.  I wanted to sit on the third-base side, infield seats, but those seats were sold out.  Actually I waited in line for about 30 minutes for these seats, and then just as I got to the ticket window, the window closed right in front of my face!! And there was an announcement "We regret to inform you that all of the first and third and back-net seats have just sold out for the second game..."  Ahh....but I quickly regrouped and changed lines and luckily I could get the third-base side outfield seats for 500yen apiece.  

It was my first time to sit in those seats.  Basically they were great and I could get a seat in the first row for the second game so that was lucky.  But the best part of sitting in those seats was that I could experience "Okinawa" again! What I mean is, in the first game I watched, a team from Okinawa played, and I sat in their cheering section.  So many people who sat there were from Okinawa, everyone was singing and dancing and whistling and talking and looking like Okinawa! It was cool!!

I spread my wings and soared like a Philadelphia Eagle last weekend.  But next weekend I am really looking forward to returning to the nest!!!