About to head out to Oregon

We're about to go see Gaby at a softball tournament in Oregon. 

We haven't been to Portland since before the pandemic. 

It should be fun.

- JV

MLB All Star Weekend Seattle Edition 2023

 What it was:

Saturday: Futures game. Minor League All Stars game. Then there was the Celebrity Softball Game. 

Monday: Home Run Derby

Tuesday: Actual All Start Game

What went well:

The games were fun, Saturday's Celebrity Softball Game was surprisingly fun, the atmosphere was laid back with an emphasis on having a good time. 

The home run derby was also very fun to watch, it was just Gaby and I 

The beer and the food was on point. I had a Hoppy Valley Hefe on Tuesday and a Shandy on Saturday. I don't think you can find such a wide variety of good beer at any other stadium. Even though there's a lot of good places to eat at the stadium I settled for a Mariner's hotdog and a soft pretzel. Gaby went with the chicken tenders and the garlic fries

This is Gaby being amazed at Adley Rutschman's home run performance (28 home runs)

What could be better:

- Parking was obscenely expensive

- The stadium was hot af. They should have started the game at 7 pm instead of 5 PM. Too much sun

- Crowd control. Too many people, getting around the stadium was tough

- Seat selection. I waited too long to get my tickets, as season ticket holders I was able to get the tickets early at a good price, but by the time I got it together there were slim pickings, it pays to plan ahead.  

Vamos para Argentina!

 Skiing in August? Yes please. 

Soccer game at one of the best soccer countries in the world? (Second to Brazil, of course) Yes!

Eating good? Check, Practice my Spanish? Check, Traveling back to my native South America? Check

I'm looking forward to our family trip to Argentina. We're going to be at Buenos Aires, San Carlos de Bariloche in Patagonia skiing for a couple of days and taking a day trip to Montevideo Uruguay. 

Good times.