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Because our seats were so far away, we didn't throw these onto the ice.
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The next day I had to go shopping with my better half. That's the deal. I drag her to games, she drags me to malls. It's a win-win for both of us. We ended up at the Robinson Mall where I found this, in what has to be the largest Dick's Sporting Goods ever.
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I love my bobbleheads. But wait, there's more.
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Trust me, this guy will never see the garden.
If any of you have ever driven the 5+ hours across the state, then you would know that you pass out about 150 Giant Eagle supermarkets. I always wanted to stop in to get the Advantage Card. Not because I would ever buy groceries then drive home, but because I wanted to feel like a local, especially at Pirates games. On Sunday's you get like 2 bucks off a Pirates ticket. Ha! I have the card now too, yinzers. Walking around the store I see this:
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SUPERSTAR!!!
Now I decide to get a shopping cart and do what I just said I wouldn't, buy stuff.
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Penguins bottled water. I'll take two. Two that I will never open. Now it's getting late and starting to snow a little so I wanted to get back on the road, then suddenly I almost crash my cart into an 80 year old lady. WHAT IS THIS?????
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You guys get Cherry RC? I thought they stopped making this stuff years ago. They only had five 12 packs so I bought them all. That should last me until at least March.
So that was my trip. A Sidney Crosby hat trick, hanging out with good friends, a Gonch bobblehead and Cherry RC. Now that I am a proud card carrying member of the Giant Eagle community, they better stock up on the Cherry RC come baseball season. Go Pens!
1 comment:
I completely forgot to mention Mark Letestu. I got to see his 1st NHL goal. I probably have seen more than half of his 46 WBS goals so that was cool.
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