Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Season Tix Nite @ the Blade

Uncle Lex had some tickets to a special night at Patriot training camp for season ticket holders. He kindly offered to take me and the boys. Seemed like a cool idea and the boys were fired up to go.
We kicked the night off right by hitting Dave's Diner first. Coco got his favorite, Eve of Destruction (chili cheese fries) to the fear of all. However, it was Caz's steak & cheese wrap that ended up doing the damage while we were stuck in Patriot traffic on Route 1 a mile out from the stadium. Windows down, captain!
There were a lot of people at this event. I think the turnout was far greater than expected. It was very cool though. We went to the far end of the stadium, knowing that they would flip the field for practice at some point. We ended up 5 rows up in the end zone when the Patriots changed directions and came down to our end. The boys got a kick out of seeing the Patriots, both old and new, up close. We got good looks at Ochocinquo, Haynesworth, Welker, Branch, Brady, Wolfork, and Mayo. Rookie QB Ryan Mallet looked good.
The Patriots were due to make rounds at the sides of the stadium for autographs after practice. The boys started to head down but came back. They were too tired to deal with it. The sides were mobbed. And it wasn't like they could pull the "I'm a kid" bit. There were other kids lining the field, all over the place. There were no adult to try and guilt. The boys were happy just to be there.

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