Opening Day

Some times in life things seem to good to be true. Yesterday was one of those days. I couldn't help but think that it was all a dream... That at some point in time during the day I was going to wake up and it would be 9:30 p.m. The time I usually got up for my old job. Now I know I've said that before, but it was how I felt throughout yesterday.

As most of you know by now, yesterday was the home opener/ ring ceremony for the Sox. Because of that a lot of us got there pretty early to make sure everything went without a hitch. While I can't say everything that I did, my day was spent working with volunteers on top of the Green Monster (Fenway Park's 37 foot-high wall in left field) as well as setting up/ tearing down the equipment for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Dropkick Murphy's. Working in front of 37,000+ screaming fans was definitely one the craziest feelings I've ever had. Still, those moments paled in comparison to the time in between setting up and tearing down which was spent making jokes with the firefighters of Engine Company 33 Ladder 15 as well as an Air Force Chief Master Sargent from my neck of the woods.

Now if you hadn't heard, recently there was a big fire in Boston that killed 2 firefighters and injured a slew of others. So naturally the Red Sox wanted to find a way to honor the brave men who worked tirelessly to put out the fire and prevent the fire from spreading throughout the Back Bay.

As you can imagine, upon seeing these guys enter and line up next to me my mind was filled with a lot of different thoughts and feelings. Thoughts of admiration and honor. Feelings of being excited to be in their presence and sadness for the reason they were in my presence. Now if you know me, I'm bad at starting up small talk. Like wicked bad. But yesterday was bitterly cold so naturally that's what I started out with. It was so much fun. From describing the Opening Day Ceremony to them (we couldn't see it from where we were standing) to assuring them we'd take pictures of the event, that was definitely one of the most fun things I've ever done. Before they left to take the field I made sure to thank them for their service, to which  the just shook their heads and waved off my thanks. Very cool group of guys.

After the ceremony, I was off the clock and able to soak in the atmosphere of Fenway. Let me tell you, if you've never been to a game, or haven't been in a long time, you need to go. The history of the park, the knowledgeable fans and the Boston skyline in the background make Fenway a beautiful place to take in an MLB game. Plus I'll probably be there! Haha

Anyways today I start my real job of working on Yawkey Way, I'm sure more awesome memories will be made and I'll definitely writ a few down within the coming weeks. Have an incredible rest of  the day, and enjoy some good music by my friends The Doodads and Don'ts (FREE ON NOISETRADE.COM)