Commander Log - Stardate 61589.7: Vacation
Take me out to the ballgame
Take me out to the crowd
Buy me some peanuts and crackerjack
I don't care if we never get back
- Jack Norworth
Take me out to the crowd
Buy me some peanuts and crackerjack
I don't care if we never get back
- Jack Norworth
I am currently sitting in the lobby of the Hilton at the Ballpark in downtown St. Louis. I decided to take two days off and go on an extended weekend visit home for the President's Day weekend. I sooooo needed the vacation. And right now I'm sitting in the lobby watching lots of people checking in and meeting up, while I wait for my room to be cleaned. See I slept in today so housekeeping couldn't get in until I finally left for lunch around 2pm. Now I'm just waiting to get back into my room and making use of the free WiFi from the Starbucks in the lobby.
There appears to be some kind of convention or competition going on here. There are large groups (10 or more) of white kids meeting up. One little girl is sitting 10 feet away from me playing a... what do you call those things with the keys and bellows... accordian! Another little girl is next to her playing the flute and another the violin. I've seen costumes with large, full skirts and beading and sequins so it seems to be some kind of Irish / riverdance / jig-a-ma-bob convention. Oh, wait now all 10 of them have pulled out instruments and are playing (and it ain't even the same song!) What I can't believe is how the parents of the children are allowing them to pull out their instruments and proceed to practice in a full lobby where people, like myself, are working on their laptops.
Next to that group seems to be a young, Black band. I only know they're a band because one brother, with some serious locs down to his butt, is holding a keyboard. His band mate is wearing a lime green polo, collar up, matching satin/silk tie, and requisite stunner shades. There are a few young ladies with them who I estimate to be the vocalists.
Anyway, I am enjoying the much needed rest. Unlike when I usually come home, this time I rented a vehicle and booked a hotel room because I just wanted to be able to relax and have some me time. My family thinks it's because I'm "big ballin" now but I got a really good deal - I used frequent flyer miles for my plane ticket and booked the hotel and car online using priceline.com. It was my first time and your girl scored! I got a car for $15 a day and a room for $45 a night. When I checked into the room I saw on the door placard that the room's normal rate is $299 a night. Say what?!
I needed this weekend to just rejuvenate myself. I am in my second semester of seminary, the second half of my first year as an Assistant Principal, and my roommate and I are not getting along to say the least. That's a whole-nother post but in case I never feel like writing about it, suffice it to say he is moving out by the 29th and I can't wait. So this is my big woo-saa (is that how you spell it?) moment before I jump in and finish the rest of the school year. I'm using this time to recharge my battery, catch up on some homework, and get a jump on some things that are looming on the horizon.
