Cotton Candy Ruined the Night

Tonight we took the kids to the Wizards game. The tickets were free to us and Chris suggested we take the kids. They were so excited despite the fact that they knew nothing about basketball. The seats were great. Thankfully basketball games are short (a little over two hours). The kids did get squirmy but there were a lot of things for them to watch. There is entertainment every time there is a big break in the game. The half time show was great – trampoline guys doing tricks.

I enjoyed the evening even though I didn’t get to watch as much of the game as I would have liked. It is a little distracting having kids climbing all over you.

The kids had a good time. They loved clapping and cheering along with the crowd.
We skipped dinner because we knew the kids would want food at the game. We had a pretzel, popcorn and nachos. At one point Chris got up to fill the kids’ cups with water and someone came by selling cotton candy. I thought, “Why not? It will keep them in their seats.” Wesley kept asking for more "cottoned ball."
When Chris got back he was not happy that the kids had cotton candy. He wasn’t concerned about the lack of nutritional value; he was worried about the kids touching him with their messy hands and ruining his clothes. This brings me to the second reason that Chris did not have a good time. He mentioned this morning that he might want me to bring him clothes to change into for the game (we met him at Pentagon City and took the Metro) but he didn't sound like it was certain. Since he didn’t mention it on the phone, I forgot all about it. He had on wool dress pants, a shirt, and a tie. He was very hot at the game and wished he was wearing shorts (it was in the 60s outside but warm in the arena). The fact that he was wearing his work clothes added to the fear of the kids ruining his clothes. Thankfully, they didn’t damage his clothes.

So, in the end the cotton candy didn't ruin the night but I inadvertently contributed to his lack of having a good evening. Hopefully for our next outing we will be more on the same page.