Milwaukee Brewers Game, August 14, 2009

We were thrilled when Jodie asked us to go to a Brewer's game on the Friday of Fair Week--neither Rod nor I have been to the new stadium.  In fact, I hadn't been to Milwaukee since I saw a concert there with Mike Ensminger when I was in high school--Heart was playing along with 2-3 other acts.  Anyway, it turns out one of Jodie and Garry's fellow church members is an insurance agent trying to get Garry's contractor business (Larson and Larson Builders)...and she was wooing him.  LOL

Can I just say that the people in Milwaukee KNOW HOW TO TAILGATE!!!  Somehow, I thought the Florida Gator Tailgates, the ones we have been to in Tampa Bay and Miami would be pretty typical.  No.  These people bring entire outdoor kitchens and the stadium even provides dump bins for hot charcoal.  LOL  Awesome...it was hard to walk by all this food and all the fun partiers!

Our tickets were for this great private box (the Gehl Club) that could seat about 250 people.  It had four rooms inside that were air conditioned with lots of food stations and a big bar.  Our tickets entitled us to food and drink--and can I just say that FREE great food and nice stong mixed drinks are much better than cheap hotdogs and $8 cups of beer!!!    Right when you walked in the door, you were greeted by a hostess who gave you an arm band and then told you to help yourself to hotdogs, brats and burgers--etc., etc., etc. 

In the next room there was a chef making a chicken pasta dish with lots of kalamati olives, some appetizers and a nacho bar.  The room after had the bar and then on the far side was another chef slicing pork for big pork sandwiches, an asian station with three different things and last but not least a salad bar with four different prepared salads.  Everything was top notch and it was all good--I tried it ALL.  LOL 

After we were done with Round #1 of the food, we gathered with our group down in the box seats below the box.  There was another outdoor bar here, so Rod didn't have to go far for refills.  We pretty much watched the game here.  The Brewers were playing the Houston Astros and in the first inning they scored like 8 runs, so, I wouldn't say we were watching it intently...just checking things out inbetween chatting with everyone.

About the time the fifth inning was over and they were taking the food away, Jodie and I started thinking maybe they would have something for dessert!  Within a couple minutes a hostess was bringing out plates of warm from the oven chocolate chip cookies.  And we found more goodies back inside...brownies, little pecan pies--just yummy bites of sweet stuff.  Can you say, "sugar high"?

Part of the evenings fun was Garry trying to talk Travis into getting to know the insurance gal's daughter--who I think looks like Cameron Diaz.  She is a year younger than Travis and adorable--and both of the kids are pretty shy.  Travis wasn't being pushed around though...no matter how often the adults tried to put the two of them close to each other. 

The game ended with the Brewers winning 11-2 and I must say we had an excellent time.  Our thanks to the group of Milwaukee insurance agents who offered the tickets!