Some of my favorite moments with my dad occur at Twins Games. My dad has been taking me since I was old enough to sit on a seat by myself. We started going to the Sunday afternoon games. Luckily the Twins were bad enough back then that for every adult general admission ticket you bought, you could get three child tickets for free! My sister and I each got to bring a friend. It was always better though when it was just Daddy and his girls.
As a growing girl I have to admit that I mostly went for the food. We always stopped at a little gas station on the way and could picked out our favorite treats. We also were treated to a Dome Dog while at the game. I was usually able to talk him into at least one more treat! Dad's favorites are the salted in shell peanuts.
We went to games so often that the game infiltrated my little brain. My dad also really enjoyed high school sports. We would go to high school basketball and football games without knowing any of the kids but by name. When I was about three my dad brought me to a varsity girls basketball game. As the girls ran onto the court to excite the crowd, I screamed at the top of my little lungs "GOOOO KIRRBBYYYY PUUCCKKEETTTT." I don't envy the long explanation my dad had to muster up for the ride home.
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