4 for 4

Our last game was on the way home from Mt. Vernon. We stopped to see the Cubs play in Cincinnati and the Strunks came with us. Their son Josh drove over from Kettering to meet us.

Bronson Arroyo, a former Boston player, started for the Reds.

The center field was made to look like a riverboat.

There were a lot of boats on the Ohio river that day.

surviving in the heat

Lou Piniella came out to yell at the umpire when the Reds player was ruled safe.

Josh, Jean, and Ed Strunk

the whole gang in the 14th inning, when we finally decided to leave
As we were walking out, Alfonso Soriano hit the go-ahead run for the Cubs who won 6-3 in the 14th!

the plans

Our vacation started with the posting of the 2009 Major League Baseball schedule, whenever that was. When the Boston Red Sox were set to cross the path of the Toronto Blue Jays at the end of May, we suddenly knew our trip plans. Ryan has always wanted to take me back to his Canadian roots so this seemed like a good time to head up there.

Our itinerary was basically this:

Fri 5/29 - drive from home to Heilmans' (Ryan's grandparents) in Plymouth Michigan

Sat 5/30 - church with grandparents; hit the road at 4:00p for Toronto; stay with Jo-Anne Easterbrook

Sun 5/31 - Red Sox @ Blue Jays; Centre Island; drive to Kingsway College campus; stay with Curtises

Mon 6/1 - 1-year anniversary!; shop for Blue Jays paraphernalia; tour Kingsway; tennis

Tues 6/2 - Toronto Zoo; Angels @ Blue Jays

Wed 6/3 - drive back to Plymouth, MI; shop at Ikea; Olive Garden with grandparents for supper

Thurs 6/4 - Red Sox @ Tigers; supper with Ryan's extended family

Fri 6/5 - drive to Cedar Point; drive to Mt. Vernon, OH; stay with Strunks

Sat 6/6 - Sabbath in Mt. Vernon; picnic; hiking at Mohican State Park

Sun 6/7 - Cubs @ Reds (14-innings) on the way home with Strunks; home!