A Game of Thrones and Baseballs

I’ve been a fan of the TV show Game of Thrones for years. Marina has never watched it with me, but she was still interested in going to Game of Thrones Night at the Rockies game tonight. We both wanted to dress up, so we got costumes months ago. My costume was Catlyn Stark and Marina dressed as her daughter Arya.

When we arrived we saw that very few people dressed up for the event. But we didn’t really care. We had fun with those who did. And we got lots of compliments on our costumes.


We arrived early so we spent time talking with the people in front of us. They were from Baltimore and like to travel to different cities to see the Orioles play. It was interesting to hear about their experiences.

For the beginning of the game we had the sun shining in our eyes. So we got up in the second inning. We picked up our t-shirts and got in the line to meet Dinger. We were close to the front, so when he arrived at the beginning of the third inning we didn’t have to wait long.


We picked up snacks and drinks before going back to our seats. By then the sun was no longer blinding us. The game, however, wasn’t a great one. There was a lot of scoring, but the Rockies were behind the whole time. After the eighth inning, we decided to go home.

Painting Party

Marina’s birthday was over a month ago but it was during Spring Break. Since many of her friends go out of town, we usually wait to have her party. Since our April schedule has been crazy we weren’t able to have the party until today.

We’ve been enjoying painting classes and the instructor we’ve had. So we decided to have a painting party. She chose a painting called “A Girl With Her Dragon.”  We were all excited.

I showed up early and set up some snacks alongside the cake. The cake was actually a group of cupcakes made to look like a blue dragon. Everyone showed up early, so they had time to socialize, have a snack and get their smocks on. Some of the girls wanted to change up the colors of the painting, including Marina. She wanted hers to be an “ice dragon.”

We spent the next two hours working on our paintings. We took a break to let our paintings dry and had cupcakes. Then it was time to paint again. All the pictures looked different but clearly they had a fun time making them. Marina customized hers and it came out looking great.

As soon as everyone else was picked up, we headed out.

Comic Con Concert

Two years ago, Marina and I attended A Salute to Comic Con at the Symphony. We’d both had a great time. When the schedule came out with it on the schedule again this season we both wanted to go again.

Marina wasn’t sure what to wear tonight. She ultimately decided to be a Lolita doll. She put on a Victorian dress I recently got for her with her striped tights. I put her hair into spiral curls and she gave herself rosy cheeks and wore false eyelashes. When she was done getting dress she said, “I nailed it!” I wore my Catlyn Stark costume from Game of Thrones.

We left the house early so we could get through rush hour traffic. Fortunately it wasn’t too bad and we arrived early. We were disappointed that there weren’t any cosplayers this year. It was also surprising that not many attendees dressed up either. We checked out the activities. Marina decided to make a Lord of the Rings leaf pin.

We bought drinks and went to our seats which were right up front. Marina chatted with many of the people around us – mostly those whose costumes she liked.

Our favorite conductor came out dressed as a dragon to start the show. We heard music from Game of Thrones, Star Wars, Mary Poppins and The Lord of the Rings. We both enjoyed the concert and we were fortunate that it didn’t take too long to get home.