Phil still had to work yesterday, but I was surprised by the delivery of this beautiful flower bouquet while he was gone. He sure knew how to start the day off right!
When he got home, we decided to try out a new recipe and had cheesy chicken enchiladas (I highly recommend it; you can find the recipe here), along with Martinelli's sparkling apple juice and strawberry cheesecake. The whole meal was so delicious and filling!
For the evening's activity, I bought us tickets to the season opening game of the Sacramento River Cats (Sacramento's minor league baseball team) vs. the Salt Lake Bees. Traffic was horribly insane. What should have been a 20-minute drive to the ballpark took us almost an hour. But, we caught sight of this, which made us laugh:
I should know by now that everything is bigger here than in little old Idaho, but the baseball stadium blew us away. It was huge, not something we were expecting for a minor league team.
The game started out slow, but got really exciting as it went on. First of all, I surprised Phil with this during the fourth inning:
The Salt Lake Bees are a really good team, but they were kind of violent! At one point, their catcher couldn't find a dropped ball, so instead of asking, he just tackled the River Cats batter to the ground, assuming that he was hiding it from him. In another inning, when the Bees were up to bat, their batter hit the ball so hard that the swing literally shattered the bat in half (which then flew all the way to the third base). I have never seen such things before in my life!
The River Cats were behind throughout the whole game up until the eighth inning. And, what happened was just purely awesome. All of the bases were loaded, and the River Cats batter hit the first (and only) home run of the night, sending the team ahead of the Bees 7-6. The crowd went wild! People were jumping up and down, screaming and clapping, and giving strangers hugs and high fives - Phil even got a couple of those! I don't think I have ever seen such an enthusiastic crowd. We ended up winning the game! To add to the celebration, there was a firework show afterward.
Phil and I had a blast - and it was definitely a memorable anniversary. And to make things even better, we are going to San Francisco next weekend, which we are excited for. I love you, Phil! I can't believe how quickly the time has flown by! I'm looking forward to the many adventures that still await us.
