Saturday was the Rockets for the Cure game. I think I already talked about how I bought 60 t-shirts/tickets for this game, but I’m too lazy to go back and check. I was fortunate enough to get some good pals to go to the game, and some of Brian’s relatives also came up for the game.
Brian and his Uncle Jim and Aunt Beth sat in the good (front row) seats, and the rest of us had to fend for ourselves, so we left really early to get the 8 seats we needed. Luckily, Mary and her family got there about the same time, so they sat behind us. Kim and her peeps didn’t get there until a little later, so we didn’t get to sit with them. She reports that they had a good time.
Mary and I took Livi and Riley down to get in the fan tunnel. By the time we got down on the court, the maximum tunnel length had been reached, so we were told to stand behind other people. Mean old people wouldn’t let the kids have their spots, so we held the kids up and tried to make it fun anyway. Olivia and I had a good time bopping around, and the girls got to meet Roxy and see the team run by, so I think it wasn’t a total bust. Plus Olivia (unknowingly) got a high five from Bossman when we walked by there, which I thought was funny.
The average crowd for a Lady Rocket game has been just under 4K for the season, and the attendance at the pink game was a stunning 5,712. I feel really happy that it was such a successful day and that my dad and I had a part in getting some people to the game that don’t usually go. (Also, getting Mary’s peeps and Kim’s peeps there and reporting that a good time was had made my heart sing).
Here’s a picture from the game that shows the pink jerseys that were auctioned after the game.
The game was not close at all, and all of the eligible/healthy Lady Rockets played, and they all scored.
Mary and Livi advertising for an insurance agency:
(The other side of that sign had a “3” on it for your post-3-pointer-holding-up pleasure…Drew was doing all sorts of math to know when it was appropriate to hold it up.)
Drew didn’t want to deal with the mascots, but here’s a picture of the girls with Rocky:
This is the only picture with Drew in it, but I love it because it shows how into the scoreboard/numbers Drew was. “You guys! Toledo has 58!”
During the alma mater after the game:
We stayed for the auction afterward, but all the jerseys were more expensive than my dad and I were willing to bid. At the very end, they auctioned off a signed ball, and as soon as the auction was over, I was full of regret for not bidding on it.
After the game, we went out to eat at Smokey Bones with Brian’s parents and Aunt Beth and Uncle Jim.
It was SUCH a great day :)