When we got back from the World Cup, we immediately bought tickets for Football at Fenway. We knew we would be experiencing a football withdrawal and thought this was just what the doctor ordered. We got to watch Celtic Football Club of the Scottish Premier League and Sporting Clube de Portugal from the Portuguese Liga in our own house (read: Fenway). It was AWESOME!
With the World Cup now over, we were at a bit of a loss. We had never really gotten in to the swing of baseball this season with the World Cup ramping up and now that our soccer was over, it was hard to get into it mid-season. We had a tickets to a few Sox games though, starting with the Rangers. We had standing room only tickets, which worked out in our favor as it was a drizzly day and we captured a table just behind home base before everyone realized they needed to head for cover. During the rain delay, we maintained control of our table and waited out the LONG delay. Once the game started up again, there were a ton of empty seats, so we used the opportunity to walk the park and try out the views from all seats. We enjoyed ourselves, but after all that watched a 4-8 loss (and saw the wrong team’s star hit a gram slam for the cycle).
A long time ago we bought Red Sox tickets. We felt lucky to have gotten in to the infamous “online waiting room” and to have been able to purchase tickets at face value. Little did we know that this game would fall during a week that was slightly crazed for us, what with the Celtics doing so well in the Playoffs and our Greg Laswell‘s tour coming through town the same week. I don’t know if it’s lucky or not that nothing fell on the same night. It might have been better had we been forced to make a decision and pare down the event list for the week.
Needless to say, we walked over to Fenway Saturday night and enjoyed a low key baseball game on a windy, but nice and temperate, evening. Red Sox won (1-0). Our tickets were SRO – we were worried that might be a bit a much after standing all night at the Celtics game the night before, but it worked out just fine. We really don’t mind SRO at Fenway. It’s enjoyable.
The Walk For Hunger Runs on Dunkin:
Registered and Raring to go:
Cheers icon passed in first mile:
Mile 1 – This was the last correct mile marker:
Citgo icon on the route:
The Walk skirts around Fenway:
Coolidge Corner Style 1:
Coolidge Corner Style 2:
These signs were everywhere all weekend due to the water emergency:
Mile 5 – Someone actually edited this sign:
Chestnut Hill Reservoir:
Mile 9:
Mile 10 – halfway point!!! This was sooo weird. First time in 7 years we saw the markers screwed up:
Party House right before Lunch Stop where they offered us beer last year! Haha!
Lunch at Daly Field with bands and a short rest:
A fancy new boathouse at Daly Field:
Mile 11 – MORE than 1/2 way there:
Mile 13:
Look at the birdie! He sang too!
Josh in the tunnel:
Mile 14 – walking home along the Charles:
Our little platoon walking along the Muddy:
A Mem Drive icon, in reverse:
Doing the whole walk in full gear!
Citgo sign again, from across the river – we’re almost home!
See that Mile 19 sign? Across the road? I think the marker is right – it is not on the walk route though…
The Swan Boats in the Public Garden!
Almost there!
And we made it!!!
We did it! 20 more miles. And you did it! Together, the Fiala friends & family raised $1300 to fight hunger. Thank you so much for rallying together with us in our efforts. And our team raised over $6750!
“The opposite of hungry isn’t full; the opposite of hungry is healthy.” -Ellen Parker
Because of your kindness we made our goal raising $1000 to fight hunger.
As most of you are aware, fighting the hunger problem in America is an effort we have chosen to support every year and one we believe is an important way we can actively participate in bettering our community.
As the state’s leading antihunger organization, Project Bread is dedicated to alleviating, preventing, and ultimately ending hunger in Massachusetts. In addition to organizing the annual Walk for Hunger and supporting emergency food programs statewide, Project Bread also advocates systematic solutions that prevent hunger in children and that provide food to families in everyday settings.
Your donation went a long way!
Project Bread fights hunger and advocates change in the community in which we live. It is an organization we believe in and choose to support year after year. We thank you for your support and solidarity in fighting hunger.
To everyone who supports the fight against hunger,
Thank you,
Jeannette and Josh
We went to see Snoop tonight at the House of Blues. It was actually a fairly disappointing experience. Jeannette got there in time to hear the openers: Kidz in the Hall and 88-Keys (who brought out Izza Kizza). While 88-Keys and Izza Kizza were fun, there was a LONG time between sets, especially for a week night show – in Boston (where venues are kept to strict shut down times). Then after 88 Keys finished, they turned on the house lights and people milled around.
Josh made it to the show after the opening acts were done. Then we waited. And waited.
And then we waited some more. After about an hour people started getting upset. Those with floor tickets started throwing their drinks on the stage and the House of Blues people had to go and keep retrieving the cups and wiping down the stage floor. I think people were aiming for the DJ’s equipment that was already set up for Snoop’s crew. Anyways, it was pushing an hour and half between the last opener and the headliner before the lights went down.
Snoop finally came out around 11:30pm. He did his thing, said goodbye and the lights were up and people were being herded out by 12:08am. Such a bummer!! Jeannette had been there since 7:50pm to hear ~30 minutes of Snoop.
Apparently he had a problem getting down Lansdowne Street because the Red Sox won at the same time and he couldn’t get through. He apologized. At the end he said he would come back to Boston anytime we all wanted.
Snoop’s people might have thought the timing would work out, but the Sox went to 12 innings tonight and won on a Youk walk-off double. I think maybe artists should come at the same time as the openers on Sox game days when playing at the House of Blues.
Regardless, Snoop has quite the stage presence. As soon as he walked out and started his gig – everyone was instantly smitten and happy again. Jeannette got teared up immediately and felt like she was seeing Elvis (her equivalent, not the ghost). But still… then it was over as soon as it began and the feelings of disappointment set in. So sad.
These signs were NOT up a few weeks ago at the Dropkick Murphys concert we went to. Only for Snoop. So funny. They were literally posted every 5 feet, on every wall, railing and other surface. And they did not work. Cops were pulling the most blatant offenders out of the crowd.
