The Suite Seats

May 18, 2010.

Luxury Suite seats that is. Now, how can you say NO to an offer like this. Walked into the office that Wednesday morning. It was cold and gray, which was not at all odd for Pittsburgh this time of year.

Shortly after arriving, our CFO came to me, wanting to know if I wanted 2 tickets to a luxury suite at the Pirate Game that night. Now who can say no to this...LOL Hell yeah....and I thanked him and then set off trying to figure out who to take with me. I could not take one kid over the other, that just wouldn't be fair. However, other than my friend Jackie, there are not a lot of baseball fans in the office. Even less that were free that night. I was getting a little frustrated as I went about my search for a suite mate.

Thank goodness I am not a quiet person. Apparently our CFO overhead my frustration and said that there would be a third ticket and he put me in touch with vendor who had the tickets. Yes, now the kids and I would be off to a great game. And I was not going to tell them where we were going. This was a rare opportunity and I wanted them to be surprised and enjoy it for all it was worth.

As I drove home, I get a call from the vendor. We had exchanged cell numbers just in case, since I was to meet him in front of the stadium. Well he called to say he not only had the 3rd ticket, but a fourth and a parking pass and could I use them. Damn straight I could. So I offered the extra ticket to their father and off we all went.

The drive to the Park on a bad day takes no more than about 20 mins and soon we were picking up the tickets, parking the car and heading to the Suite Seats. This is truly how the other half watches a baseball game!

It was the Brewers vs. Pirates that night. This was a must win situation after the last time the Brew Crew came to town. The kids were wearing their OBrien Pirate Shirts (yes, they can't be traded) and I was wearing my good luck "Chicks Dig The Long Ball" shirt. There was a suite full of great food, snacks and drinks and awesome seats. And of course, only my daughter would comment on the size of the restroom and it's stainless steel sink with brass fixtures...LOL It always amazes me what kids take notice of!

So we sat outside on the "bouncy" swivel seats and enjoyed a great game of Pirate Baseball. There were no "long balls" that night for the Buccos, but they played a hell of a game of "small ball", manufacturing runs when they needed too and beat the Brewers 6-4.

We were the first ones to arrive and the last ones to leave and as we thanked our host John, I knew this would be a special night the kids would remember. I so love surprises! Let's Go Bucs!