Nothing as memorable as this night!!
We had a great ticket package through Bryon's work, and were so excited to take the boys on a rare school night outing. We had heard that the weather was supposed to be bad (tornados in Oklahoma) but had also heard that it was going to be later on that evening. We were hoping for a quick game and hitting the car before any really bad weather hit.
Here we are at the beginning of the game.
Only Hamilton's second night back from being on the DL.
Then, the clouds started looking really funny. The announcer asked that all fans in the upper decks find seats down below due to high winds. Then, all the fans around us started calling family members around the DFW area. Apparently, people were taking shelter all around town. Finally, the game was suspended because of lightening, and we headed to the snack area to wait out the storm. Then, we heard tornado sirens. Employees with walkie talkies instructed all the fans to start heading underground. What we didn't know at this point was that we were going to have to hop the cement barrier and jump onto the field and walk to the bullpen in order to get underground!
Well, the boys thought this was one of the coolest things ever! They were jumping up acting like they were snagging a home run ball while there was a threat of a tornado above us! No fear!
This is the hallway from the players' garage to the field. Didn't expect this tour when we started the evening!
Finally, we were told that we could head back to our seats. You can see where we ran earlier that evening (right by the Snapple sign). After waiting for a while, the announcer told us that more bad weather was expected so we should go back to the snack area. After another drenching, we were told that the game would resume at 11:20 pm! I was ready to call it an evening, but, of course, was overruled by very excited boys!
We love our Baylor Bear, David Murphy!
We ended up getting even better seats, since most fans had the common sense to head home. The players were so sweet and turned around to talk to fans. I finally convinced the boys around 12:50am that we needed to start heading home. We could tell that we were going to lose at this point, and I had patients starting at 8:15! We got home a little before 3am. Yes, a very memorable night in Arlington!
Only Hamilton's second night back from being on the DL.
Then, the clouds started looking really funny. The announcer asked that all fans in the upper decks find seats down below due to high winds. Then, all the fans around us started calling family members around the DFW area. Apparently, people were taking shelter all around town. Finally, the game was suspended because of lightening, and we headed to the snack area to wait out the storm. Then, we heard tornado sirens. Employees with walkie talkies instructed all the fans to start heading underground. What we didn't know at this point was that we were going to have to hop the cement barrier and jump onto the field and walk to the bullpen in order to get underground!
Well, the boys thought this was one of the coolest things ever! They were jumping up acting like they were snagging a home run ball while there was a threat of a tornado above us! No fear!
This is the hallway from the players' garage to the field. Didn't expect this tour when we started the evening!
Finally, we were told that we could head back to our seats. You can see where we ran earlier that evening (right by the Snapple sign). After waiting for a while, the announcer told us that more bad weather was expected so we should go back to the snack area. After another drenching, we were told that the game would resume at 11:20 pm! I was ready to call it an evening, but, of course, was overruled by very excited boys!
We love our Baylor Bear, David Murphy!
We ended up getting even better seats, since most fans had the common sense to head home. The players were so sweet and turned around to talk to fans. I finally convinced the boys around 12:50am that we needed to start heading home. We could tell that we were going to lose at this point, and I had patients starting at 8:15! We got home a little before 3am. Yes, a very memorable night in Arlington!
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