Over the weekend Susie and I made our first pilgrimage to the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field to see the Green Bay Packers take on the lowly Oakland Raiders. What a great trip. Neither one of us had ever been there before and it was number one on my list of things to do before I die. It was a real treat to be able to see Brett Favre play before he retires. It was especially great to see him still able to play at the high level he's been at all year.
Susie and I stayed in Green Bay for the whole weekend and we were able to participate in all the pregame festivities. The night before they had a tree lighting ceremony at the field. Santa and his reindeer were there, we got to decorate Christmas cookies, and we had dinner at Curly's Pub, inside the atrium.
Game time was pretty cold Sunday. Susie and I both wore a few pairs of pants and lots of layers. We were pretty comfortable, but we talked to a lot of people from Cali and Florida who couldn't feel their toes before noon.
We got to the game about two hours early so we could take pictures and really get the game day experience. Lambeau doesn't disappoint.
We had a blast watching the Packers destroy the Raiders and to make a great trip better, the next day Susie took me shopping for my Birthday/Christmas/Anniversary/Flag Day present.
She said I could get anything I wanted, and I had one thing on my mind since October, an autographed Brett Favre helmet. We found it in a collectibles shop across from the field. Man do I love it. It's something I've coveted since I was 14 years old.
Brayden stayed with his Grandparents in Wisconsin for the weekend and had almost as much fun as we did. He helped decorate his great grandparent's house for Christmas and helped grandpa and grandma Lange put up their tree. We brought him back some nice souvenirs, hopefully he'll be a fan like his dad (his mom's starting to come around too).
Thursday, December 13, 2007
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Sounds like tons of fun! And a guaranteed victory for GB. After our trip to see the Twins play the Brewers last year, I can see the total fun in going to out-of-state stadiums for a game. It's so fun to have a change of scenery and all... This year the Twins play the Rockies for inter-league, so we might have to head to Colorado!
what an awesome trip...looks like you had tons of fun:)
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