Fenway Park, that is!
The Red Sox do a cool thing on Mothers Day - they open up Fenway from 11:00am through 2:00pm for free. You get to enter at gate "C" (under the center field bleachers), go out onto the warning track next to the visiting teams bullpen, and -staying only on the dirt "warning track" - walk the entire perimeter of the field. It was beautiful weather, the crowd numbered in the thousands (bigger than at some teams games!), and parking was free. We (me, Sue, Corey, Julie, Jamie, Nikki, and Joe) happily checked out the dents make from fly balls, practiced making imaginary leaping catches against the padded outfield wall, inspected the "green monster", the dugouts and the bullpens. Various family members imagined themselves actually playing on the field (Sue, Corey, Nikki & Joe) and Joe scooped a pocket-full of Fenway dirt from center field. Just before leaving the building, Sue bought a raffle ticket for an authentic 2007 Championship Ring (valued at aprox. $20,000 - nine rings being offered) or a special edition "Red Sox Audi 30" (valued at aprox. $30,000). Joe spent a moment in awe at the 5-piece jazz band (drummer, trumpet, sax, trombone & tuba) playing just outside of the mens room in the concourse. All in all, it was a fun adventure for everybody - especially the Red Sox Fan Mom who still has her "Bill Lee scrap book" in her hope chest. The people she loves the most (although missing Mary & Tim), good behavior, great weather, and St. Ted's Cathedral - doesn't get much better than that!
Happy Mothers Day, Sue
(Soon you should be able to see a video-ography edition of our trip on Sue's blog, once she edits and adds a musical score and graphics)
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