One of the loudest complaints among my girlfriends is how much time their husbands or boyfriends spend watching sports on TV, or playing golf! In my household, I am the guilty party of always having a game or match on and I play tennis on two teams about six times a week! But I do make sacrifices and concessions in keeping with my Catholic upbringing in Madrid, Spain. Last night, in the midst of that massacre by the Dodgers at AT&T Park, My husband, Brent and I went on a date night to a wonderful show in the Mission (Don Reed at the Marsh) with tapas afterwards at Esperpento.
Today, my dilemma resembles the Giants' battle against the dreaded Clayton Kershaw. Right now, I am home, watching and listening to Duane Kuiper and Mike Krukow as Yusmeiro Petit matches Kershaw pitch for pitch after a slight hiccup in the second inning. But I'm also plotting how I'll get a glimpse of the Niners first regular season game in Santa Clara while attending a special event at Sts Peter and Paul Salesian Church. Tonight's mass and dinner honors the priests who do so much in our community. Yet several of our neighbors will not be there because they will be home watching the game. A few lucky parishioners actually have tickets and will be at Levi's Stadium for the historic event. To miss or not to miss, that is the question when sports and life collide and one often interrupts the other. I realize there are greater problems in the world, but for the true sports addict it's hard to look beyond the present and the needs our teams. We as avid fans feel we must be home watching or there cheering to do our part. Luckily, I'll have my posse of Niner fans who will text me scores and later I'll watch highlights and recaps of all the games. It's the beauty of life , if you seek, you can have a little bit of everything. Now, let's go GIANTS and NINERS!!!! I have to get ready and walk Roxy before we leave.
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