The boys and I thought it would be great to go to a NFL game and watch our favorite team play. As we discussed when we should go, the usual concerns arose. How cold will it be? How can we all fly to New York for a weekend and justify spending that much money for such a short time? The solution? We decided that we could drive to Phoenix and watched the Giants and the Cardinals play. And since the game was in Phoenix, and it was 98 degrees, the cold would not be a issue. So on Saturday, the 1st of October, we went to Colby's football game, which they won, and then left home at 1:30 to start our journey to Phoenix. This was acutally a great road trip -all 11 hours. The boys never had a bad thing to say to each other and had some great conversations all the way to Phoenix. The boys excitement must have overwhelmed them since they were up and ready to go after only sleeping for about 7 hours. Zac had a great idea of leaving 4 hours before the game so we could tailgate. Since this was our 1st NFL game we all agreed and headed out to the stadium. Tailgating at a professional game is so much different than a high school or college game. It's very serious business.
When we ordered our tickets we also ordered our parking pass. Parking was as close to the stadium as you could get. Our seats were on the 10 yard line and up 21 rows. Wow! What great seats and an even better game. The Giants won.
Monday morning wasn't quite the same getting up as the morning before. No one was excited for the 11 hour drive home, but they were all troopers and made the best of it. What a great experience for all of us, I hope it's something that the boys will always remember. We want to plan on going to an NFL game every year, but mom said we will just have to see. We will have a second annual event with just the boys, but we will have to see what interesting things we all come up with and agree to do. GO GIANTS!
