Yankees v. Padres

After the Yankees v. Dodgers game, the weekend I had been anxiously awaiting for 11 months finally arrived. The New York Yankees were in San Diego playing the Padres. Not only was I excited to purchase tickets at face value instead of $75 a pop thanks to our season tickets, but Jeter was scheduled to come back after KO-ed for half the season, and it was the last opportunity I'd get to see Mariano Rivera save a game.

I love baseball weekends...or so I thought. This last one taught me that 3 days of partying is exhausting! I'm 17 days away from turning 25 but I felt like a grandma by game 3, and couldn't wait to get home and go to bed that night! 

Let's break down the weekend :]

Friday: 

I took the day off from work to get down to the stadium early and increase my chances of meeting Jeter and Mo. The gates were opened about 2 hours before game time, but people didn't have access to the field level seats until 1.5 hours before the game. 

The pitchers came out to left field to left field and throw and I'm pretty positive Mariano Rivera and David Robertson chose to warm up right in front of me after seeing my sign!

Yankees took the field to warm up, cue the Derek Jeter photos

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We got to sit in our regular seats for face value! These seats were selling for $120 on stubhub! Yankees ended up losing game 1, no Mariano. Whomp.

It was great to get Bettis for a couple of days!

hazyyyy nights!

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Saturday:

We woke up early-ish, had some bomb.com brunch, mimosas, and sangria at Barleymash. This was the start of our 5 hour barhop around downtown San Diego. We hit up Barleymash, Bub's at the Ballpark, South Paw, The Tilted Kilt, and The Corner. 

Fireball shots at Bub's!

Tequila shots at Southpaw...I might have done quacks here.

Riveting conversation at the Tilted Kilt

I see Kayyyyy! and a little bit of Joey G. at The Corner!

We eventually made it into the stadium, and watched the Yankees kick some butt, and  it was my last opportunity to see Mariano Rivera save a game.

We spent the night after the game barhopping, and on our way back to the place we were crashing at, we ran into Andrew Cashner...one of the Padres pitchers!

Another hazyyy nights pic with me not looking cute!

Sunday:

We RSVP'd for brunch on the field months ago because I would be that much closer to the Yankees. Unfortunately, the Yanks decided they would like to take batting practice that morning so we couldn't eat on the field. Instead, we were seated in the batter's eye...which wasn't as great as being on the field, but we got a pretty cool view!

Creeping on CC Sabathia throwing!

Scored an autograph!

The Yankees ended up dropping game 3 to the Padres and San Diego took the series. As great as is was to make it to all 3 games, I was ready for the game to be over and get home ASAP. Because of that, I wasn't as upset about the outcome as I should have been. It was definitely a fun little weekend, glad I got to see the Yanks in town, and hang out with so many people that I love. As exhausting as the weekend was...I look forward to the next one! Which probably won't be until 2014 since baseball is almost over. Wahhh.

100 Things To Do Before You Die.

Like 2 weeks ago I pinned this link titled "100 things to do before you die." It has been on my mind since then, so I figured I would type it out here and cross out what I've done in these 24 years of life of mine...and decided I want to cross off 6 more and have 35 done by my 25th birthday, in September. 

1. Set foot on all continents. 

North America and South America, check! Need Europe, Asia, Australia, Antarctica, Africa.  

2. Live in at least 2 different countries with completely cultures.

3. Solve a Rubik's cube.

4. Learn at least one foreign language. 

I live in the U.S. so Spanish is foreign, right?

5. Swim with whale sharks.
Rob @ the Fantasy Factory serves as inspiration for this one. Shark Attack!

6. Get drunk a least once in your life. 

Many times in my life.

7. Bungee jump.

8. Do the Mongol Rally.
The what? I might have to pass on this.

9. Swim with dolphins.

10. Go on a safari.
And check off Africa at the same time!

11. Learn how to surf.
I've been trying to get out to the beach to make this happen but it never works out.

12. Scuba dive. 

13. Fly an airplane.

14. Give a public speech. 

Speech class/class presentations/thank you toasts.

15. Get your body in the ultimate shape at least once in your life. 

Working on it!

16. Run a marathon.
26.2 miles. Ahh!

17. Run a triathlon.
Swimming, biking, AND running?! Bigger AHH!

18. Hot air ballooning.

19. Ride a motorcycle.

20. Sing to an audience. (Karaoke counts)

21. Volunteer 6 months abroad.

22. Have your own business.

23. Fish and eat your own catch.

24. Own a pet.

25. Renew your vows.

26. Watch the top 10 movies of all time. 

27.White water rapids.

28. Try rock climbing.

30. Learn how to make sushi.

31. Go to Disney World.

32. Learn how to sail.

33. Paint and frame your painting.

1/2 way there!

34. Help a stranger in distress.

35. Ride a roller coaster.

Disneyland. 6 Flags. Knotts Berry Farm. Del Mar Fair.

36. Drive the autobahn.

37. Spend Christmas on the beach.

Does the day after Christmas count? It's my tradition to go to the beach on the 26th and chill.

38. Get your B.A. or equivalent.

Wooooooo!

39. Find of job you love or create the job you love.

40. Read the top 5 novels of all time. 

41. Sleep under the stars.

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42. Make a fool of yourself.

All. The. Time.

43. Drive across an entire country.
Baseball Road trip!

44. See a solar eclipse.

45. Spend the night in a haunted place.

46. Learn how to play a musical instrument. 

Clarinet in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade.

47. Drink beer at the Oktoberfest.
Barf. I hate beer.

48. Sleep in an igloo.

49. Brew your own beer.
Remember how I hate beer?

50. Go to the Superbowl.

51. Go to the Olympics. (Summer or Winter)

52. Write a book. (At least try)

53. Plant a tree.

54. Learn how to dance.

I can bust a move!

55. Ride a camel in the desert.

I rode a camel once at the fair. That was near the beach and far from the desert. But I'm gonna count it.

56. Ride an elephant.

57. Grow a beard at least once in your life.

That might be a little weird.

58. Shave your hair off.

59. Go skinny dipping.

60. Go to your favorite band's concert.

I've seen Drake, Jack's Mannequin, Alicia Keys, Lady Antebellum, and Dierks Bentley, Need John Mayer and JT.  

61. Climb a mountain.

62. Learn how to swim.

Never been good at it though.

63. Party until sunrise.

Good times.

64. Go wild at La Tomatina.
I heard you had to be a dude to do this.

65. Go to the opera.

66. Cross a country using public transportation.

67. Get to know your neighbors. 

No witty remark for this one.

68. Travel around the world.

69. Backpack through another country.

70. Go camping.

It's been years since I've done it! Want to go again, ASAP!

71. Feed a homeless person.

72. Take a class you've always wanted.

73. Own a sports car.

74. Go skiing.
Not very good at that...or snowboarding.

75. Shoot a gun.
BB Gun.

76. Trek Machu Picchu.

77. Visit Angkor Wat.
Which would mean I'd be in Asia, another continent down.

78. See the Iguazu Falls.
Before of after I check out the Carnival in Rio

79. Go kayaking.

Once, with Sara. Funniest moment of my life.

80. Dance at the Carnival in Rio.
I've always wanted to do this!

81. See a glacier.

82. Take a bath in a hot spring.

83. Try to beat a world record.

84. Go to a drive-in movie theater.

85. Ride a gondola in Venice.
What's up Europe?!!

86. See the Eiffel Tower.
Can I get the Lauren Conrad experience like when she went there on The Hills?

87. Fly a kite.

Who hasn't?

88. Solve a jigsaw puzzle.

Again, who hasn't?

89. Be an extra in a movie.

Audience of DWTS/SYTYCD/Jay Leno counts. But I might be auditioning for Anchor Man 2 next week!

90. Dance the macarena.

That was my jam when I was a kid.

91. Eat fried oreos/twinkies/cheesecake.

Thank you Del Mar Fair.

92. Float in the Dead Sea.
I just learned about the crazy tension out in that area with Jordan, Israel, and Palestine. Scary stuff! 

93. Travel at least once by train.

To Anaheim and Santa Barbara.

94. Go on a cruise.
I'm terrified of the deep sea. I might pass on this.

95. See the Northern Lights. (Aurora Borealis)

96. Travel by yourself.

97. Ride a horse.
As a kidlet in Meheeeco.

98. Fall in love.

99. Learn how to juggle. 

Couldn't tell you when or where I learned, but I def can do it.

100. Feel like the happiest person on Earth. 

I was the happiest person on Earth that one time I met Zac Efron.

Is there anything on this list you've done that I haven't? Share your experience/tips! I'd love to hear about it :] What about stuff on this list that you'd like to do? 

Weekend Update: Natasha's Birthday Staycation

Maybe once school is over, I’ll become a better blogger. 17 days until graduation, WHOOO HOOO! Seriously though…how are bloggers able to post their weekend nonsense first thing Monday morning?!! I barely have enough time to get out of bed and get ready for school/work.

Here’s my weekend update :]

Friday: Did absolutely nothing for the night…except for homework.

Saturday: Worked in the morning, then got ready to go to downtown San Diego for a little staycation while we watched some Padres baseball for my friend Natasha’s birthday! We didn't sit in our regular seats and switched it up a little.

Keri & I

Natasha & I

Rant: The souvenir cups at Petco Park are like exactly the same size as the cup holders so my drink gets stuck and I can’t ever get it out. Instead, I put my drink (that I had taken 2 sips out of) on the ground. The people next to us had left their seats to get food and came back and knocked over my full drink. I kind of sighed super loud…but as a joke. The jerk didn’t apologize OR offer to purchase me a new drink. Asshole.

It was kind of a stressful game because so many people from our group were coming at different times, some had tickets, others didn’t, some misplaced their tickets, and others were just being pissy pants. By the 7^th inning of the game, a majority of us were in our seats having a good time, and were treated with extra innings and ultimately a Padres win!

Besides it being Natasha’s birthday, we also went to the game because the Long Haul Bombers were going to be there jacking hits out of the park. It was pretty cool to see these guys hit the ball hard and far. Pretty sure they were using shaved bats…but who doesn’t in slow pitch?

We hit up Bub’s at the Ballpark for some post game shots and drinks and then headed to the hotel for some shut eye.

Sunday: Woke up bright and early to get ready for brunch at the park…one of my favorite perks of being a season ticket holder. Lots of food, and some interaction with the players. Natasha played catch with one of the Padres, and we chatted up Cashner for a bit while he was chilling in the bullpen. He let us know that one of our favorites, Hatcher (bull pen catcher) was sick and not going to be there. Sad face.

We had an hour to kill after brunch was over so we headed to our seats and waited for the game to start. Caroline’ beer slipped out of her hand so she owed some quacks. Chelsea lost hers too so she also had to pay up.

It was a fun game with a Padres win AND SWEEP over the Giants. After, we headed to Bub’s again for some dinner…I wasn’t too pleased with what I had (chicken fingers) but it is what it is. I guess we’ll just stick to their bar. Right as we were gonna head out, Casey Kelly walked it. Not a lot of fans know he is because he was just pulled up into the majors last year and is a relief pitcher for the Padres, and probably the most handsome guy on the team. He had tommy john surgery not too long ago so he’s actually not playing right now and actually recovering. We blew his cover and asked for a picture and talked to him for a little, super cool guy!

It was a good little vacation, some chill time before I take on these last two weeks of school and finals! 

Weekend Update: Spring Break

Whoooo hooo, weekend update :] This is gonna be a long post so hopefully you have some time on your hands!

I go to two different schools right now, the local 4 year univ. [where I will graduate from in May!!] and the community college where I take 2 classes that fit into my schedule since the ones available at the 4 yr. don’t. As much as it’s a pain in the ass to go to both schools, I gotta get it done to finish! One of the sucky things about this situation is the spring breaks don’t match up. My break for the community college is this week, and the 4 yr. break is next week. That kind of puts a damper on any kind of celebrating because I still have crap to do. Hahaha.

Instead of a tropical drunken vacation to Cancun or Cabo San Lucas, I did a weekend getaway to my friend Holley’s place in Irvine, CA which is about an hour North of me.

I was planning on taking the train up, bought my ticket and everything, but I took the back way of connecting to the 76 to the 5 but didn't realize that connection was past the train station! Not even kidding, the next exit for me to turn around and go back to the train station was like 20 miles down the road in San Onofre/San Clemente! By that time I’d already be halfway to Irvine! Hahaha. I made the executive decision to just continue driving all the way up instead of turning around and catching the train. Big Ol' Fail. Hahaha.

Got up there Friday night, stopped by the Ralphs across the street and grabbed some movies…and wine. Props to the cashier for upselling me and convincing me to buy 2 more bottles to complete our 6 pack and save like $37.00! IDK how that works, but it did…and I’m okay with that :]

Woke up Saturday morning, had some Einstien’s bagels [best in the worldddd.] and made our way to Laguna where Holley’s grandparents live. It’s a super nice community called Emerald Bay. We hung out with her family for a little and then hit the beach…the community has their own private beach! We walked along the shore and did a little house shopping before we ventured to the rocks and checked out the sea life! 

^^ Found my dream home :] ^^

It’s crazy to see star fish and sea urchins and sea anemones for real in their natural habitat! I’ve seen them at the aquarium but hey’re in captivity, and that’s not that cool.

How freaking beautiful is this?!! 

#artsyfartsy

We then cruised over to downtown Laguna, and tried to be as tourist as we could by getting some toe rings and pooka shell bracelets! Hahaha. We went out for a late lunch/dinner but only have like an hour before we headed out to the comedy show which was our entertainment for the night. We called ahead to a place called Nick’s and were told that the wait was 5 minutes. We were about 3 minutes away but by the time we crossed the street and got to their door, the wait had increased to 40 minutes! WTF?!! Ugh. There was a BJ’s down the road but their service is always super slow so we didn’t want to risk it and went to an emptier place called C’est La Vie. The picture of a chocolatey/strawberry crepe pulled us in. We sat at the bar and has quite possibly the worst bar tender ever! Not friendly and got pissed off at the servers right in front of us!

Thankfully our food was delicious. I ordered the brie cheese platter as an appetizer and some burger sliders for my dinner. 

We weren’t allowed to photograph or record the comedy show, so there’s no pictures of that :[ but it was fun! The opening act was also the MC for the night, some dude named Nick, a chick from MadTV, and the headliner named Aires Spears from MadTV. No idea who any of them were, but all super funny! I’ve heard of people walking out of shows because they’re offended but I never thought I’d actually see it in person! Super cool people acting totally dramatic. A white dude got called out for not laughing at the black jokes. The comedian kept saying “nigga” and the guy wasn’t laughing so he got called out about it, especially since he was sitting next to a black guy! The comedian told him to lighten up and that it was cool for him to laugh. The wife of the white guy got pissed and they took off. There were some jokes that crossed the line that I wasn’t comfortable laughing at, but for the most part they were all pretty funny!

We got home and poured some wine and headed to the Jacuzzi! It felt so good on my feet after climbing rocks ALL DAY! Ouchhh.

Sunday morning, I woke up and headed to the grocery store to grab some stuff for brunch…

I made the brie grilled cheese with roasted strawberries and chocolate! SO GOOD! Washed it down with some yummy mimosas!

I'll post the recipe later this week :]

Holley lives in a super nice complex that has it's own theater! We slept through most of our reservation for it, but figured we'd go and chill out for an hour or until people kick us out. One one had it reserved at 3:00 but never showed up so we got to see 2 of our movies!

The sunset from Holley's place!

I wanted to go out for a nice dinner but felt kind of bad because Holley wasn’t feeling too well :[ She summoned all her strength to go out and it was probably totally worth it! There’s this restaurant called Seasons52 in South Coast Plaza and it’s supper cool because they change their menu with every season change, and also change their side panel of the menu once a week! Also, everything under the menu is under like 480 calories! Too cool! And I must say, when you tell cooks in OC you want something medium rare, they know what medium rare means! San Diego isn’t so good at that. We ordered their famous flat bread, some steak and dessert!

WOOP WOOP WINE! 

Dinner collage :]

I love the fact that I don't have to fly out of town to enjoy some beautiful scenery, the ocean, etc. It was such an awesome weekend, so great to get away and hang out with my friend all weekend! I owe Holley big time for for letting me come over and crash :] I had such a great time.