Last Monday Cy flew out of Phoenix with the team and my sweet dad flew down from Alaska to make the drive to Appleton with me, with a couple quick stops to visit my grandparents and brother and sister in law along the way. We covered 9 states in 5 days- Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin.....Crazy! It was a lot of fun (but I can't lie, I am disappointed we didn't see any Amish people in Iowa, apparently they have several Amish and Mennonite communities there) and I am super thankful my dad could make the trip with me!!
Cy had hist first outing last Friday in Burlington against the Bees, the Angels low A team. He did really well, you can check his stats here. He will pitch every 5th game, and alternate between starting and long relief. All home games will have video if you want to watch!
Appleton is SO FUN!! The Timber Rattlers game day atmosphere is awesome, there is tons of in-game entertainment, great food options, and soo many fans come to games. Yesterday was the home opener and it was such a blast! There are all kinds of great promo nights coming up, including a Frozen night with an Ana and Elsa sing a long- I AM PUMPED for that one!
The team is really young, most of the guys were high school draft picks so Cy is basically an old man at age 22, he says he feels like the dad sometimes haha. Subsequently, Cy is also the only married guy on the team, but hopefully some girlfriends will be coming to visit me soon ;)
We are living with a host family, Bob and Christie. They are SO sweet and funny, and have two wonderful, playful labs! We are really thankful to be living with them for the season.
If you know me in real life, you won't be at all surprised to know that I have already made friends with several of the front office staff, they are super nice and so welcoming. All in all, we are really excited to be playing here!
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As always, I am SO thankful for all of the support of you sweet friends who take the time to read this blog and follow along with our baseball journey. It means so much!!
xo, Hannah
Welcome to Wisconsin and the Midwest!!!! If you visit certain areas in Iowa (near Cedar Rapids) you will find Amish communities.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE Minor league promo nights.
I officially love it here! Everyone is seriously SO nice. Last night I asked the girl in charge of the in-game entertainment if she would pick me for a game ;)
DeleteI was going to stay southern iowa has a lot of Amish and super up north there is a lot. I love getting their jams and jellies. I am so excited and happy that all the front office staff have been welcoming. I try so hard when we have new guys and their girlfriends/wives/etc come. I want to them to feel welcome. Almost like welcoming them into my home.
ReplyDeleteI had some "Amish Peanut Butter" once and boy oh boy was that stuff amazing!! I have always loved reading Amish fiction so I am super interested lol. JESSA you are so sweet, I am sure those girls are so thankful for you when they visit! One of the girlfriends is coming in next week and I am just so excited to visit with her :)
DeleteIt must feel SO good to have a set home base now! You guys covered a lot of ground! How sweet of your dad to come down and make the trip with you!
ReplyDeleteOh girl you know I am practically crying tears of joy to be in a house instead of a hotel room!! I love it here!
DeleteThat's a lot of states for one trip! I think it's funny that you were sad about not seeing Amish people haha. I live in central New York and we have horse and buggy signs on the streets in a few areas near me. Minor league baseball life sounds fun!
ReplyDeleteWe have put soo many miles on our truck just in the past year of baseball, it's crazy! I have always really loved reading Amish fiction (I'm a big reader) so I am super interested in learning more about their culture and lifestyle :)
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