Off Day Fun

        Hi everyone. Daniel here. Chelsea's been wanting me to write a blog from my perspective, so going to give you an update on everything that's Carroll. We just spent the off day today at the Omaha Zoo. It was really fun and we saw so many awesome animals. It definitely was a good experience considering the Omaha Zoo and the San Diego Zoo are rivals for the title "Best Zoo in America". The zoo was very big and took quite a bit of walking to explore the entire premises, but was well worth it. All, or should I say most, of the cages/man made habitats seemed pretty intricate and detailed. For example, the penguins had real snow falling on them. The lions, tigers, and bears OH MY all had cool places to roam around. All in all, we took a lot of pics and had a great experience.
         Afterwards, I talked Chelsea into seeing the new movie "World War Z". Needless to say I liked it and Chelsea hated it- Haha. But she gets some awesome wife points for going with me and sitting through it. Enough about today though, lets back track a little bit...
Chelsea recently returned home to Cali for her little sisters wedding. I regrettably had to miss it due to baseball, but I'm going to take this moment to send a BIG shout out to the newlywed MR. & MRS. Joey Vidrio...Congrats wish I could have been there!
        While Chelsea was gone having a ton of fun preparing for the wedding as the matron of honor, I went on a little trip with my team to visit our neighbors to the North.  Our first stop was in Winnipeg, Canada which is located just above North Dakota in the Manitoba Province. I was not impressed with the city or the scenery. After we won two out of the three games, my whole team was happy to leave that weird place that asks if I want gravy on my french fries. Next stop was St. Paul, Minnesota. Now that was a beautiful  place. My cousin Amber and her husband Brian live in the area and we all got to hang out. They took me on an awesome tour of the Twin Cities. We got to check out the Mall of America, Target Field and my personal favorite, The Old Mill Park Ruins. Yes RUINS!!!!! They were so cool and fun to explore, I felt like a little kid pretending to be Indiana Jones.
     After three games in St. Paul, it was time to come home, which would be a double blessing for me because Chelsea would be at home in Lincoln waiting for me when my team arrived. So I was pretty excited to see my gorgeous wife after not seeing her for about two weeks. I don't know if it's just coincidence, but the first day Chelsea got to see me play again, we had a double header and I went 5 for  7 with 5 RBI's , 3 stolen bases and a Home Run. I'll let you be the judge.
      It's been a long day and I'm getting tired, but will be posting a blog later this week about how I've discovered "Freedom" through Independent Ball and my refreshed view on this game I love. Stay Tuned.