Last night was celebrity night for me.
I am FB friends with a die hard Cubs fan who is a meteorologist for our local CBS affiliate. I met him at the Cubs game and I’ve run into him a couple of times at and around the park. His tickets are behind home plate in the 100 level so I went to visit him before the game. He wasn’t in his regular seat because he was moved over a section for Cubs family.
When I arrived to see him, he was chatting with a woman a few rows in front of his regular seats. It was Laurie Rizzo, Anthony’s mom. He came up to his seat when he was done and we chatted a while. He pointed out Zobie’s family and KB’s brother Nick. I tried not to be star struck. As I was leaving, a number of young women in matching black tracksuits with players numbers in gold arrived carrying glasses of champagne. A little early for champagne, but it obviously didn’t hurt the mojo.
The celebrity sighting did not stop there! I saw the big kahuna himself: Tom Ricketts and is wife. Tom looked rich-guy-normal, Cecilia was dripping in diamonds. They were traveling fast along the walkway in the middle of the inning and I was had just come up with a loaded hot dog and beer. I almost bumped into overdressed Cecilia! Thanks for the team Tom. Sorry about the Old Style and neon green relish Cecilia.