OUTSIDE PERSPECTIVES

I’ve been trying new things as of late so last week’s adventure found us at the St. Paul Saints game.

This is often our go to date night because well baseball is the best.

But we happened to stumble upon a sip and paint night and decided to give it a shot.

I have had issues with fine motor skills since birth, so painting is not something I am very good at, but the gentleman teaching the class made it very clear that it was about having fun.

The tables were four-person high tops so we ended up having one of the entertainers for the Saints game join us which gave us the chance to learn about some behind the scene insights.   

I am really intrigued by how much fun it must be to have a part time gig working for a minor league ballpark. My dream job would be to work part time as a PA announcer or something.

After a fun hour of painting and enjoying free pop and appetizers, it was time to do what is necessary at any event in 2025, take photos.

A group behind us asked for us to take their photo. We learned one of the people was pregnant and had painted on her canvas that she was having a child. What a fun way to announce your pregnancy!

My first question to her, since I am a wise you know what was “does the father know or are you announcing this to him too?”

There were a lot of laughs.

It was a fun night, and plenty of new stuff including seeing a pregnancy announcement on a canvas.  

Could it get any more neat?

One of my best friends since the first day of college is the strength and conditioning coach for the Houston Astros AA team, and I get notifications on my phone of how his team is doing along with my beloved Red Sox and the Saints. I think we all know how the Twins are doing.

While we were watching the game I noticed that they were playing the AA Saints team, what a coincidence. 

The morale of the story? Go try something new, even if you're not good at it, you will still have a good time!