Farewell Yankee Stadium

It was always a dream of Charley's to attend Yankee stadium before they closed it down. With this being the last year it would be open he made it a point that he would attend a game. Time seemed to slip away with Jack arriving and before we knew it there was only 1 weekend left to make it to a game. I could see the disappointment in Charley's eyes when he knew he would not be able to attend. So little did he know, I was determined to make it happen. He was sure that tickets would be thousands of dollars, but I thought I would take a look for myself. So I went online to stubhub and decided to bid on a set of tickets. The anticipation was crazy as each day passed and I was still the top bidder. I just knew that someone would come in at the last minute and outbid me. As it came down to the last minute I prayed I would win.....and I did! Timing was perfect as the next day was our anniversary. Charley and I have a problem though with being too excited when it comes to gift giving and we always end up giving them to each other early. So the night before our anniversary at 11:00 while we were in bed I asked him if he wanted his card. He looked at me strangely, but like always didn't turn down the offer to receive something early. When he opened the card and saw the picture of Yankee Stadium he was confused and just stared at me. To sum it up, I think I got the best gift when I saw how excited he was. That Saturday he went to see the 2nd to last game played at Yankee Stadium. They played the Orioles! How perfect. I told Charley they couldn't close the stadium without the best short stop in the world seeing a game. He had a great time with my dad and created a memory that will last forever. I was so happy for him.