Root, root, root for the Cardinals

Last Tuesday was my last night in St. Louis (yesterday and today I went on a mini road trip to visit friends at various colleges west on I-70, and tomorrow I'll be heading up to ND, and then on Tuesday--a Roma!). My family sent me off in style--first, we went to Steak n Shake for some good all-American food. In retrospect, I probably should have gotten the American melt, but instead I went with a Frisco melt, my usual. And an oreo shake, because it's pretty much required. Anyway, here's us outside afterwards! (If I can figure out how to get pictures on here...)


From left: Mom, half of Laura, Caroline, Matt, Dad, and Steve


Caroline, Matt, Mom, Dad, all of Laura, Steve

Yay! After a few failed attempts, I did it! :-) Next, Steve and I went to the Cardinals game against the Brewers. It was awesome. We got there a little late, because dinner went long, but we saw all the good parts. When we arrived, they were down 3-0. As we were walking into our section, though, Pujols hit a homer! Then they promptly scored 2 more runs and tied it up. In the 5th (or 6th perhaps, I can't quite remember), the Brewers pulled ahead again 4-3, but in the bottom of the inning the Cards scored a run on a Molina base hit (after they had intentionally walked the guy in front of him), so it was tied again. In the bottom of the 7th, the Cards had a runner on 2nd, then Pujols was intentionally walked, then Holliday came up...and hit a homer on the first pitch. Intentional walks just didn't work out so well for the Brewers that night. The final score was 7-6, because the Cardinals decided to let it get a little interesting in the 9th, maybe too much so, as the go ahead run was at the plate. Luckily, he struck out to end it. It was an all-around great game--great hitting, great fielding, great baserunning...but then again, nothing too special for the Cards this season. They've been totally dominating lately. It's too bad that I won't be around to celebrate when they win the World Series...


The view from our seats...the Arch is back there somewhere


Steve and I after the game

It was a good "bon voyage" night, as my mom called it.