Saturday, September 19, 2015

Cubs Game #3 ?!?

So this was unexpected... a third Cubs game! And Eric DIDN'T have to go to this one... this was actually a one-off work event. What's that, you ask? It's what happens when you have awesome consultants based out of Chicago!

So we received a very unexpected invite for our department to join them (our awesome consultant) for a Cubs game verses the Cardinals. And with the Cubs still doing so awesome, and the Cards being on top of our division, it was sure to be a good game (and probably a hard ticket to come by!). So after some going back and forth, and after realizing that we couldn't all go (so our side of the office wouldn't be left empty), we got the okay to go, with only about 6 of us being able to commit. Was supposed to be more, but two backed out at the last minute (boo!), but we still had a bunch from our consultant's side to fill out the group for an afternoon of fun!

We started at Murphy's Bleachers for some pre-game festivities. After some drinks and a bunch of tater tots (they tasted really good, for some reason), we headed into the game. We were in the stands out by left field - an area I've never sat before, so it was a completely different experience for me! It's a weird combo of die-hard season ticket holder (like really old guys that you can tell have had tickets for ever) and groups that wanted to be in the bleacher (young people drinking a lot). We fell somewhere comfortably in the middle. And the Cubs beat the Cardinals! Pretty good, too, 8-3!!

The whole trip was fun for those of us that drove up. A lot of bonding. Which was cool, because it was across teams and even had a new person for us all to get to know. We got home late, though... midnight, for me, by the time I dropped both the people and the car off (I had the easy access to a rental since I flew back to the airport the night before). I really work with some cool people, bit in my company and as consultants. I really love my job!

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