take me out to the ballgame

you know what? things are just going really well here in houston.

well except for the fact that the braves lost to the astros today. last night we had the good fortune to see a great game (at least if you're a braves fan like me). down 5-2, the braves came back in the ninth as billy wagner blew the save. the game remained stuck at 5-5 until the top of the 13th inning, when gary sheffield finally smacked a solo homer. smoltz came on in the bottom of the 13th to record his 41st save, but not before causing some excitement that resulted in the final out being made on a great relay by furcal as craig biggio tried to make it to home plate. braves win, 6-5!

today, however, was another story. the ball must have looked about the size of a grapefruit to the astros, because they were racking up hit after hit. the astros won, 8-5.

the other great thing about today though was that i got to hang out with leila and brian all day. we met at the ballpark, watched the game, i laughed at them via cell phone as they got lost in the museum district. when they finally found their way, they checked into their hotel, ditched their other friends (who were off to bar-hop their way through houston), jumped in my car, and we headed down to my side of town (clear lake). we had dinner at saltgrass steakhouse, then came back to my apartment to hang out for a while. then i took them back to their hotel.

now i'm quite sleepy, so it's to bed, and then the astros-braves series finale tomorrow at 1:35!