I'm going to keep my promise

I will not post anymore O-Pee-Chee blaster or box breaks for fear of being stoned by most of the blogosphere. However, I will be posting a highlight of things I find here and there. This gem was too good not to showoff, and I also wanted to point something out on it.

Clearly, this card is freakin' awesome!! Not sure why Bedard is pictured wearing a Baltimore uniform, but that is not what I wanted to point out. If you click on the picture and enlarge it, you can see that around the letters is a brownish color like it was stained or burned when putting the card together. It's like the old treasure maps we all made as kids, that brownish type color on the edges. The fact that I got 2 stripe swatches on the card made it that much sweeter.

Currently at 501/600 of the set complete, which makes me happy. Anyone by chance pull the Cano triple?

My first Albert Pujols Auto.... Dual GU/AU

Sooz came over today as planned to do dinner and hang out for my upcoming birthday, and she brought me a present and even cards! (The greeting kind.) I also got 2 giant bottle of Wawa Diet Lemonade Tea, which is my favorite. I could sit here and list at least a hundred reasons why Sooz is my best friend. But, I am going to use just two words that say it all: Albert Pujols.

Here is the best birthday present anyone could have ever given me:
A 2008 Topps Stadium Club Triumvirate Albert Pujols Triple Relic Autograph, 36/99


The card also came in a clever Chinese food type box, which made me smile because I like steamed Chinese food very much. This was the best birthday present anyone has ever given me. I thought I had a great blog all set up for today, but once I saw Sooz that blog will be for tomorrow because this trumps all. I have been smiling from ear to ear.