los angeles

chase and i took a long weekend over labor day and went to los angeles.  we were given the best seats in the house at a few dodger games (thanks, susan!) and were treated like royalty!  it was a blast.  we got the behind the scenes tour of the stadium which is the 3rd oldest stadium in the united states.  it has a very cool retro feel about it.  kershaw was on the mound for one of the games, and they won both games that we attended.  i'm think that we must be good luck!

chase and jackie robinson

in the halls of dodger stadium

with the world series trophies

we had seats in the dugout club (right behind home plate) which also gave us access to FOOD!  and lots of it!  every night before the game, they had a huge set up of just about everything you could think of to eat for the dugout club members.  and then, once you got to your seat there was in seat catering.  so you could order nachos or hotdogs or whatever else you wanted to be brought to you.  let's just say that we were not ever hungry on this trip!!

pretty sweet seats!

kershaw

dozier

turner

kershaw

our awesome seats

the original trunks that carried equipment for the team all the way back when they were the brooklyn dodgers

old game tickets and stadium seats

view from the top

you can see the hollywood sign from the stadium.  pretty neat.

more jackie

we did some sightseeing while we were there, too.  we LOVED dodger stadium, but we didn't really think all that much of the city.  we will definitely go back for baseball, but I don't think we will make it a point to go hang out in LA!

santa monica pier

the very end of route 66

venice beach, including a skate park built by tony hawk, a pickle ball park, a body-building competition (gross!), the basketball court from the movie white men can't jump, and one of the original canals...

rodeo drive and beverly hills

the hollywood sign from griffith park and observatory

we went over to hollywood boulevard and the walk of fame.  it was too vegas-ish for me.  we saw it quickly and got out.

grauman's chinese theater

disney's el capitan theater

B.B. King's star (i had to stop for the delta boy!)

dolby theater

it was a quick but really fun trip!  and, the dodgers are still rolling right along in the month of october!!  i think we were the good luck charm that pushed them in the right direction!  go, dodgers!!!