Hockey Night!

We went to the St. Louis Blues hockey game Friday night against the Anaheim Ducks (they are no longer known as Mighty Ducks). The occasion was Sierra and Gabe cashing in their chore Stars to go to the game. They each have set chores to do during the week, but there are also "bonus" chores that they can choose from that range in severity from 3 to 5 stars. They can cash in their accumulated stars for a variety of treats or activities. They both decided to go for the High 35 Star reward of a hockey game. I was glad!

I found an offer for the tickets on Craigslist a couple of days earlier and was able to get a good deal on four seats in the lower bowl of the arena. I got out of work early and arrived home to change into my Clarkson hockey jersey (there were two Clarkson Alum playing for the Ducks, Todd Marchant and Kent Huskins). We headed north into the night and then pulled over on the shoulder of the highway just north of Perryville.



I had set a reminder on my cell phone to hopefully catch a glimpse of the International Space Station and the space shuttle Endeavour. The night before was very cloudy, so I missed seeing it. We got out of the car and saw it just coming into view in the western sky. It was booking along and went right overhead of us to the east. Sierra took a take a movie of it on her Lumix digital camera, but it was much too tiny against the night sky to make out.



We got to the arena in good time and was surprised that the lot parking nearby was only $5. It's usually around $10 or 15, I guess times are tough!