Food for Autographs!

(From a backlog of updates I didn't post). The other weekend (July 24th-25th) was the Red Sox Player's Wives Food Drive. This is by far the best way to get certified autographs of the current Major league Red Sox, as you trade 10 food items, or $10 for an autographed 4x6 picture of a Red Sox player (up to 4 pictures per person, so $40 or 40 items). There are a few different tables set up so depending on which one you go to, you'll find a varying experience. The first day, Friday, I went at 5:00 pm, which was when it started. I went to the first table I saw, and all the pictures were turned down, but the people were telling everyone who each pile was, which apparently they weren't supposed to do. I ended up with Matsuzaka, Beckett, Wakefield, and Pedroia. I decided to press my luck and try a second time because everyone seemed pretty relaxed at the table and gave another $20 and got Ortiz and Ellsbury without a problem. So I decided to go back the next day with another a relative to double my chances, and brought food this time as well. I went to the same table again and this time the photos were all turned up so you could see the players, and ended up with Papelbon, Youkilis, Varitek, and Saito. Then went to the other table to see if they had any Jason Bay's, and it turned out this table had all the photos mixed up and face down and whoever you picked you kept (though you didn't have to take doubles). This time I ended up with Bard, Masterson, Baldelli, and Ellsbury and my relative picked Youkilis, Smoltz, Beckett, and Okajima. So overall I ended up with 18 autographed photos, though 3 were doubles that I can trade or sell. I intend to frame some of the 4x6's with some nice 8x10's to display, and buy 4x6 acrylic frames or the rest. I already put the Youkilis in a display with an autographed jersey I have of him. If you have any questions about the event email, thanks!