When our children turn 12, we start to take them on "dates". It's an opportunity for us to teach them some old fashioned date etiquette, and for us to spend some one on one time with them. Jayd and I decided to go to a basketball game for our date. With the assistance of a coupon given to us by a friend, we were able to buy two third level nosebleed tickets to a Clippers game for $20. We took the train down there, and watched the first half. The game was good, the score was nearly even at halftime, and we were enjoying ourselves. But things were about to get better.
Near the end of halftime, a man approached me and asked if it was just the two of us. I answered yes. He then gave us two season tickets on the bottom level. He was leaving and didn't need them anymore. So Jayd and I grabbed our stuff and moved down to the lowest level, about 10 rows away from the court.
It was amazing! We were so close, we could really see the players, read their uniforms, and even hear them yelling at each other while they were playing. We just sat there revelling in our good fortune and enjoying the rest of the game Gordon racked up 34 points, Griffin had several fantastic dunks, and the Clippers pulled away from the Timberwolves to win the game. 
After the game, we were close enough to the hall leading to the locker room that Jayd was able to hang his hand down and give several players a high five. Jayd had been a little reserved about going before the game, but came home in very high spirits.
look at me, i'm green.
ReplyDeletegreen with jealousy.