We've had the chance to enjoy a few different summer events the last part of August. Best of all, most of them were free making the outings an even more enjoyable experience.
We began with a trip to the theater to see
The Drowsy Chaperone. The community college here
(Columbia Basin College) puts on summer shows. At the recommendation of Amanda and Sid we purchased tickets for
The Drowsy Chaperone and looked forward to the performance. Of course, no pictures were permitted during the show but we did take a couple before the show began:
Sadly we walked away very jealous of all the talent we've left behind (at The Playmill and in Pocatello) and unsure how the show won several Tony awards. Guess that just means we'll have to see it again with a different cast.
This was our conversation prior to leaving for the theater:
D: Should I change?
J: It's up to you.
D: Do you want me to change clothes?
J: If you want to but it's fine if you don't.
D: Should I change clothes?
J: Honey, it's up to you.
D: Is it ok if we match?
J: It's up to you.
Us on the way to the show....Awww, matchy matchy.
The Benton & Franklin County Fair
We decided to attend a concert at the county fair since Three Dog Night would be performing. So we joined the masses heading to the fair on a Friday evening. About 1 mile before the fair we came to a complete stop and slowly made our way to the parking lot entrance! The county fair costs $12.00 per adult to get in! Course the ticket did include grass seating for the concert and admittance to the rodeo but it still felt a little steep. Thank goodness Dan ended up with two FREE tickets to the fair so we didn't have to shell out our hard-earned cash for our evening out. (My date night activity...I'm cool I know!!!)
This guy was handing out free ear plugs to the concert attendees but I don't think it had anything to do with Dan's singing.
After the concert we wandered around and looked at the exhibits. The goats were cracking us up! One was trying to eat the frame above his pen telling about what was learned. When the fake leaves on the other side fell down he smelled it but didn't eat it (at least not while we watched). Others were ignoring the food in their own food bins and eating from the bins next door. Guess the hay is better on the other side of the fence. (We matched again. I let Dan win this time too. I promise we have more than just red shirts in our wardrobe.)
Tri-City DustDevils
It's just not summer without some baseball. Well not for us this year anyway. Dan's company purchased some tickets for the employees and we got the leftovers! We invited two other couples (and one family's 3½ year old) to the game. Very fun to visit and cheer for the home team from the cheap seats! If only they would have won. :(
Not sure what I was thinking, several pictures of the game but none of us AT the game! Sheesh.
Tri-City Americans
Last year my cousin Cody played for the hockey team here, the Tri-City Americans. The league has the 15-20 year-old players try out each year they are eligible to play, so Cody returned to try out for this year's team or possibly be traded within the league. During their camp they would practice during the day and have scrimmages in the evening. The scrimmages were open to the public and
FREE so Dan and I joined Cody's dad, Uncle Ed, at the arena a couple evenings and watched the Grey vs Red scrimmages.
(Division of the camp attendees who were trying out for the Americans. Cody was #2 Red. According to Uncle Ed he played well in his practices and scrimmages.)
Since it was a practice we were able to sit anywhere so Dan wanted to check out the seats right behind the glass. Watching the scrimmage I noticed I could hear the chatter between players, their skates on the ice, the puck get hit against the goal, the checks against the glass were louder and more intense, etc. Very different to watch than with a group of fans cheering on the home team. See what I mean....
Great adventures. So glad most of them were free. Too bad they were all within a few days of each other rather than scattered throughout the summer. But at least we ended the summer on a high note!
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