Ok y'all, since I currently don't work, have somewhat easy online classes, and have absolutely nothing to do when my man is playing on the road, I consume myself in Netflix. Now, normally I would just make a bag of popcorn and watch movies all day, but since we're in Canada, our Netflix has changed. We now have Canadian Netflix, which has more shows and way less movies. At first, it was a big bummer because I love watching me some movies when I'm alone, but after I found some good TV shows to watch, it was no bummer at all.

Show #1: Game of Thrones. Not on Netflix, but just finished is my all-time favorite. I'm so sad it's over now. Anyone know when Season 5 is coming out?

Show #2: Orange is the New Black. I finished season 2 in just 2 days. I'm not ashamed, and it was AMAZING. Raunchy, but who doesn't love a good hardy TRUE prison story.

Show #3: The 100. I wasn't sure about this show at first, but since Ry and I wanted to watch something together, we decided to give it a go. It's fairly new and it just ended on TV so who knows when season 2 will come out. Give it 2-3 episodes and you'll be hooked. It's pretty much about the earth being contaminated with radiation so people have been living on an international space station for some years. Then when the leaders think that the earth could be safe again, they send 100 juvenile delinquents down to test it out. Pretty cool.

And I save the best for last.

Show #4: Suits. It's no secret that I am OBSESSED with this show. I'm pretty sure it's better than Breaking Bad. Of course, I've never seen BB so I wouldn't know, but I know how popular it is and Suits can be just as popular if people in America could get it. I know it's on USA TV obviously, it's just not on the American Netflix.



My friend Rachel, who is one of the players wives here too, told me about it and honestly, it didn't appeal to me at first. It's about lawyers and stuff I don't really understand. Game of Thrones is already my "thinking" show, so I didn't want to have to figure out plots and characters in another show on top of that. But when you throw in good looking lawyers, twists and turns, love, humor, everything, it's going to be a good show. I decided to give it a go since, you know, I finished all of my other ones and now, I'm hooked. I'm on season 3, and I'm flying through episodes left and right. Gosh I sound a little pathetic. BUT LOOK AT THESE GORGEOUS PEOPLE!











And then there's the HILARIOUS Luis....lol



Anyways, what I'm trying to say is that if you haven't seen this show, YOU NEED TO. It won't disappoint and you'll be letting the next episode roll on over and over again.

Day: Whatever. Who's keeping track anyways

The boys have left. FOR 11 DAYS! It's been about a week now, and luckily, I have friends to keep me busy...somedays. The first day the boys left, us wives (there's 5 in total that I know of, 3 of which are living here all summer) got together for a day out. We drove to a diner out in the country, all thanks to Hannah's amazing host daughter Krissy, that sat right next to a river. It was a beaut! Strap us in for smokey dogs and burgers galore!



Doesn't look like much on the outside, but inside was so awesome!



And the back outside was even more awesome...no filter necessary





After that, I spent the next few days finishing season one and two of the show Suits. #HarveyisHawt



And can I just take a second to appreciate what these men do in real life and in my life.

The life of a baseball wife isn't the most glamorous, and it can be a bit boring when they're on the road for weeks at a time. Thinking about it though, it is extremely rewarding and you visit some incredible places along the way. I can't say I want to pack up my things and move to Canada, BUT we've been able to find some gems in the Slurpee Capital of the world.

Day 17: Hail Storms and North Dakota #PinedaCan14

Why am I just now realizing (again) that blogging is just the perfect outlet to express (most of) myself? I don't know the answer to that, but what I do know is that it has been so therapeutic to sit in my room, by myself, and just be in the thoughts of the world. Ok, now I'm sounding like a yoga instructor not that that's a bad thing of course. 

I'm in day 17 on the Pineda trip to Canada for the summer. Thus far, I've experience a lot in the past week. As you know, I went on the road with the boys to the Dakotas. Sioux Falls first, which was awesome (you can read about that here) and then Fargo, which was awesome in the sense that I got to travel and see it, but not so much in the sense that the weather was terrible and I almost got strep throat. Yeah, it wasn't fun, but thankfully I came back with just a sore throat and nothing more.

Fargo was cool. We stayed at a HoJo, but before you say anything, it was cheap and I wasn't there for long. If you don't know what "hotel" the Howard Johnson is, be thankful. The downtown was nice to walk around and had a great atmosphere with cool billboard signs, too!

 



A Town for Misfits is exactly my kind of town. Figuratively speaking, of course. 

While in Fargo, I experienced my first hail storm. It was unlike anything I've ever seen before and let me tell you, scary as heck! The hail were the size of GOLF BALLS! Yes, golf balls and after it cleared, ALL of the cars in the parking lot were dented. Poor guys.



I couldn't believe how loud it sounded when the hail was hitting the windows. It. Was. Crazy.

The Fargo-Moorhead Redhawk's field was pretty cool too! Especially cool, because of this



So anyone could get a kids meal with a hot dog, chips, and drink for only $2.50! Now that's my kind of deal. It rained though, A LOT, and it was cold and dreary. We managed to get a few smiles in before the storm came though! Look at this adorable face.



But honestly, I am glad to come back to Winnipeg where I can sprawl my white legs out and wear summer clothes. I'm not a cold/rain/any weather but hot person so it's nice to return to some sun. Well that rounds up my road trip to the Dakota's. We are back in Sunnyville Winnipeg for a week before the Goldeyes head off again. I won't be going with them next week so I will need to find a hobby that takes up A LOT of time. Especially, since I already finished Orange is the New Black season 2 in just 2 days. I'm not ashamed. I. Am. Not. Ashamed. 

Day 09: All About Baseball #PinedaCan14

I can't believe the first week of this summer is over already and we're in June! I saw this post on Facebook today that said 2014 is already half. Talk about time flying.  We ended the 4 home game series against the Lincoln Saltdogs with a loss, unfortunately, and you can read more about that (and my man's hits) here. I must add though, that game 2 was the most epic. I'll leave the news letter + video and highlights here if you want details, but basically, we were down a run after a couple of crushing RBIs from the Saltdogs, and everyone in the stands was praying for a run from the next batter. 1 person is on base. First pitch, Strike 1. Second pitch, Ball 1. Third pitch, HOME RUN!!!!!!!!!!! It was so epic the whole crowd was jumping with the team. Incredible. I'll never forget the feeling. Our host family's kids have this ritual where they bring Beary, a stuffed bear, (when they remember) to a home game, the Goldeyes win. Only if you rub his nose, of course. But the kids did something extra special to the stuffed bear that warmed my heart. The sweet thangs dedicated Beary to Ryan and made him his own jersey. Adorable. They're really an awesome pair of youngsters. I haven't snagged a solo picture with Nick yet, but how cute is this girl! We like to take many selfies in-between innings. Usually, I wouldn't go on the road with the team, but it worked out that our host family was driving down to watch the road games and I could tag along for the ride. So I packed the new backpack Ry got me from the team and headed to our first stop Sioux Falls, South Dakota. We got to SD just in time for a quick lunch together before Ry left for bp. Downtown Sioux Falls is happening. I'm staying at the same hotel as the Goldeyes and they're right in the heart of the town. Coffee shops, vintage stores, and $9 Japanese bento boxes which were DELICIOUS. We ended the night with a win for the Goldeyes 3-2 against the Sioux Falls Canaries on a perfect day. Ryan's best friend from college actually plays for SD and hit a homer tonight which was cool to see. Of course, I cheered on the inside because my heart is with the fish. It got a little cold towards the night, but hey, I can't complain. Ok, maybe I was complaining a little. I'm used to 100+ weather not anything below 60. 

How's that girl's epic leg lift right when I'm taking my picture dang it. 

We're here for 4 days and to be honest, I feel so comfortable back in the States. Not that I know anyone in South Dakota, or that I'm doing anything out of the ordinary, or that I don't like Winnipeg or anything, but it just feels good to be back home (in the country sense). You don't realize how different Canada is even though it borders us, until you live there. Next stop is Fargo, North Dakota! I'll update more than just every 9 days, too. The first week, I was trying to get settled in and learn the Canadian ways. Will check in soon!