I realize I haven't posted in a while, so I thought I would catch y'all up on what I've been up to!
A few weeks ago I went home for my mom's 80th birthday party. She had so much fun. All six of her kids were able to be there and a good amount of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren were there too. Her best friend (a woman I've always called Aunt Beth) surprised her by showing up for the party, none of us knew she would be there. I hadn't seen her in years. A fun time was had by all!
The birthday girl!
We had a table with items representing some of my mom's favorite things
An arrangement of photos of my mom over the years
We love our Blue Bell
My Aunt Beth!
My nieces and nephews who were able to attend the party (I have 16 total). Somehow my nephew Danny escaped the mandatory photo with Aunt Rachel- he was there too. Lol
I have five great-nephews and three great-nieces. Three of them were able to attend the party. Oh, and we found out my niece Stephanie is pregnant, so I will have another great-niece or great-nephew to add to the bunch. Yes, my family is huge.
The same weekend as my mom's birthday party, I rushed back to Dallas for the last day of the Fan Expo (formerly Dallas Comic Con). I wasn't originally going to go, but I decided to go at least one day. I'm so glad I did! I had a once in a lifetime opportunity to meet both Mark Hamill and Tim Curry. I also got to meet one of my teenage crushes, Sean Patrick Flanery. He played the young Indiana Jones in a short-lived TV series and TV movies. If you bought an autograph, he took a selfie with you. He actually took my phone and took a few selfies of us together. He called me darling twice. I will confess that I swooned. Lol.
He's 51 and still makes my heart swoon, I'm not gonna lie.
For those who never saw The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, here is a glimpse of the greatness that you missed.
Yes, I had a moment when he followed me on Twitter
I had a Star Wars nerd moment when I met Luke Skywalker himself- Mark Hamill. He laughed at my shirt
This was the line we had to wait in so we could even meet Mark Hamill- it was crazy, but worth it
I was a little tempted to buy the life-size cut-out of Jensen Ackles, but I refrained. Mainly because I was out of cash and they didn't take credit cards. Lol
I love Back to the Future so I was super excited to meet Tom Wilson (Biff)
I got a hug from King Ezekiel himself (The Walking Dead), Khary Payton. This guy was probably the nicest person I met all day (well, besides Sean Patrick Flanery). I didn't tell him, but I've never seen The Walking Dead. It's not my thing. But, my friend wanted a picture with him and I agreed to split the cost and be in it too. He kept getting pulled away for professional pictures but he always came back to his booth and promised everyone he would meet them. One of the convention workers said the day before they were trying to get him to cut off his line so he could leave and he said he was going to stay until every person had a chance to meet him. He spent a lot of time with each fan, so it wasn't like a quick picture and you were gone. You can tell he really appreciates his fans. He gained a new one that day.
Tim Curry. What an icon. I love his movies. He had a stroke in 2012 and doesn't talk a whole lot, but he still wants to make an effort to give back to the fans. As we were walking away I told him thank you and he said "you are welcome".
April 3 was Opening Day for my Texas Rangers. Well, technically it was Opening Night since the game started at 6pm, but we started tailgating at one, so it was a day long event. Despite the outcome of the game, I still had fun with my friends at the Ballpark. I'll take a bad day at the Ballpark over being at work any day. Lol.
Tailgating fun
Before the game some friends and I got to meet country singer Neal McCoy. He was one of my favorite country singers when I was in high school and college. He's a huge Rangers fan and is at a lot of games. I finally ran into him for a picture!
A view from my seats this year (I got a 20 game pack again)
I met up with my friend Corina (she wasn't able to make the tailgate). It's a must for us to take a picture together any time we see each other! :)
My friend Bob got last minute tickets and stopped by our section to say hi
Don't worry, I will have plenty more Rangers pictures throughout the season, you have been warned! :)
Oh, I have more book reviews coming soon- I know, I know. I'm way behind again!
I could go on and on about how much fun I had at the Ballpark this weekend for Rangers Opening Weekend OR I could just post pictures of my adventures. Since I'm feeling lazy, I think I'll just post pictures. And yes, I'm going again tonight to the game (for those playing along at home, that will be game number four of the season for me). I'll catch up on sleep another time (I may or may not be running on less than 5 hours of sleep since I got home late from the game last night).
Me and my tailgating crew...
View from my season ticket holder seat
Me and my baseball homegirls (you will see LOTS of pictures of them over the next 7 months!)
The flyover during the National Anthem. I got this shot on accident. I couldn't see because of the sun and I just aimed my camera at the sky!
I always love running into friends at a Rangers game!
On Saturday some Lady Rangers fans met up for lunch at Chuy's. It was a lot of fun! We hope to do it again!
Our poor waiter, Colton. He had to put up with 21 women. If you are ever at Chuy's in Arlington, ask for him. He's a super nice guy!
Tailgating again on Saturday. Got to meet some awesome friends from Twitter!
Got to meet the great Chuck Morgan (the voice of the Rangers). When you go to the game, he's the one who announces the players as they come up to bat. He starts the game by saying, "It's Baseball Time in Texas". :)
Our view Saturday night (this game wasn't part of our 20 pack deal, we bought it separately).
Guess I have to lay off the Chick Fil-A milkshakes- I broke my seat! :(
We were able to see the Rangers get their AL Championship rings!
The BFF was there with friends- we met up towards the end of the game.
Despite heavy rain storms all afternoon on Sunday (see warning on my TV and my flooded parking lot above), the game still
went on that night! Again, we weren't in our regular seats. We were one section
over from where we were Saturday night (still on the back row though).
It was a lot cooler up at the top than we thought it would be after the rain storms. I was "forced" to buy a Rangers blanket from the gift shop!
My lovely fellow Rangers fans!
I was able to meet another Twitter peep Sunday night!
My own AL Championship trophy for being such an awesome fan (okay, so me and 29,999 other people got one as well, but hey, let me think I'm special!) :)
Hope you enjoyed the pictures! I'm looking forward to another 7 months of baseball!! Have a great day y'all!!
