Red Sox and Wet Socks

Today is the day...for a nap...

This week has been long, in wonderful ways. On Wednesday we had a birthday celebration, and then yesterday we went to a Red Sox game! Both evenings lasted till after midnight, so we are definitely glad for Jonathan's strong coffee.

The game was everything I could have hoped for. Unfortunately I am genetically forsworn to hate the Red Sox, but I pretended to support them last night, just so I wouldn't get murdered. Fortunately, Boston fans are pretty awesome. There is no roof on the stadium, so it was possible the game would get cancelled because of rain. But Fenway knows its fans. We waterproofed as much as possible and showed up unexpectant. But the game proceeded, and fans came. And came. And by the second inning the stadium was at least 2/3 full.

The atmosphere at Fenway was exactly as I would imagine baseball to feel like - unabashedly old-fashioned. Even the ads on the Green Monster looked like something from the 1930s. The stadium hasn't changed since its creation, and while some franchises would see that as a weakness, I think it is the Red Sox's biggest strength.

Most fans stuck around longer than we did. The game was called for rain after the fifth inning, but as we walked down the stairs and out the gate we saw fans drawn up in circles, holding beers and laughing. Maybe they were hoping the game would continue, but I think most of them were just enjoying the atmosphere.

I have watched the Boston bandwagon from the outside wondering what exactly the draw is, but I think now I know. There is something authentic about them. Last night was the kind of experience I always like to have - a piece of the past, or really authentic culture.

Okay, that rant doesn't pertain exactly to the group as a whole...I just wanted to share my impressions! One thing we did have in common, however, was being wet! We found refuge under under umbrellas (some of us), but Lizzie had only a sweatshirt for most of the game, and water kept dripping from the edges of Emily's umbrella, which we were sharing, and onto our legs and backs. But we got McDonald's ice cream on the way home, and watched Taken (for most of us, the first time we had seen it) until well after midnight.... Such a satisfying day, in my opinion!

We are plugging away at our promotional materials today. Half the group is at home recording the audio for the BWC version of "I'm on a Boat"...details to follow... :) I just finished a website also called modernmissionaryjourney.weebly.com that is about short-term missions opportunities here in the city...check it out! (if only to see what kind of stuff we've been working on).

"Smell this. Smell what your friend did." --David (about Emily)