So refreshing...

Last night I went out to a Cub's game. You may remember that I'm not necessarily a Cub's fan and that Mike is most certainly a Cub's fan, so yeah, a little tiny part of me felt a little bit guilty for heading out without him to go to his favorite baseball park. But not too guilty because last night was so refreshing for me. Now...what made it so refreshing?

It wasn't the beer...

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It wasn't the nachos with the spicy cheese that made me drink that beer very quickly...

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It wasn't even the fact that Cubs played shitty baseball for the first 6 innings...

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And it wasn't the beautiful view from the ballpark...

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It must have been the fact that I got a chance to go out with a good friend. And the fact that I was in charge of figuring out how'd we'd get there - and we got there just fine (thanks! Kristabella). Usually when I go out to the city I'm never the one to lead, but since my friend is from Townsosmalltheydidnthaveastoplight, WI - I figured I'd be in charge. Although it was very comical when the two of us were trying to figure out how to use a card for the L - oh! - you have to first buy a card and also add money to that card - we did survive 2 train rides, 1 L-ride, 1 cab ride, and 1 walk home all by ourselves! And that was refreshing.

The Hat

One of my most favorite things about summer and boys are baseball caps. Quinn has officially outgrown his first real baseball cap seen here. Super cute, I know! So, I loaded up the family and headed to the mall in search of a new cap for Quinn's big ol' head.

I love the look of a short hair cut and a cap from the back. So cute!

Now, maybe my brother and possibly Dan might want to stop reading, because see, I married a Cubs fan. And I have forever been a White Sox fan. And I still am a big Sox fan, but I wanted things to be fair. Quinn's first hat was a White Sox hat - one that I picked out lovingly for him - and one that he wore almost everyday in the sun for two summers. So, I told Mike it would be okay for Quinn to get a Cub's hat. Heck, I even like the bright blue color used on most Cub's hats. So Mike was all excited about this, because, as he says, "This is their year. They're gonna do it this year."

I always love the side shot of a boy in his cap.

So we took Quinn into the store and started trying on hats. All sorts of hats in all sorts of sizes and styles. As it turns out his head is so large that he does not fit in a child's size hat or even a youth size, he needs an adult small for his big ol' brain. And, as it turns out, Quinn said, "Wait. I don't like these hats, I like these. I want a Sox hat." And he picked out this one.

Look at that: sun-kissed cheeks, blue eyes, funny smile, and the perfect baseball cap.

That's my boy!

Oh - and don't worry about the whole Cubs vs. Sox thing. Mike was fine with him picking out this Sox hat. You know why? Because as we were walking out of the mall Quinn started singing, "Go Cubs Go. Go Cubs Go. Hey Chicago what do you say, Cubs are going to win today." And he asked me to sing that song for his bedtime song tonight. And I did.

Go SOX

Quinn has a new Sox hat. Cute, isn't it? Tonight's the first game of the World Series...pretty exciting. For all of you out-of-towners: you would be amazed at all the hipe on the news. Or maybe you wouldn't. Either way, I'm a Sox fan and I'm getting a little tired of it all. =)