Talk about an experience like no other....we never thought that Lambeau Field and the Packers were going to be all it was cracked up to be! We arrived in Green Bay about 10:30am on Saturday, parked in the KMart parking lot right next to Lambeau Field (very close) for 20$ (much cheaper than we were expecting). And the tailgating began. The weather was in the low 30's and maybe flurrying, but no accumulation at the time. The men fired up the propane turkey fryer to heat up our chili, and the small grill for our bean dip and water for hot chocolate. Kieran was all bundled up to experience his first tailgate at Lambeau Field as well. Poor kid was like a giant marshmellow and couldn't move. He did score a nice hat that his mom and dad got roped into buying (good donation I guess).
The chili that Ed made (a new recipe he found online by Bobby Flay) was a butt burner. Molly just had to put some on her tongue and her mouth was on fire, and the guys were lucky to eat an entire bowl. It was hot! (3 jalapenos, chipotle pepper puree, cayenne, chili powder, enough said!!) Definitely warmed us up though. We also had some great bean dip courtesy of Blayne and Molly, and pulled pork sandwiches courtesy of Dusty. We ate well, let's put it that way.
We were lucky to have that propane turkey fryer, because after it warmed up the chili, we used it as a heating source and all huddled around to keep warm. At one point I accidentally put my gloves to close and torched them, good thing I had extras.
Molly and Kieran and I warmed up in the car a bit to eat and heat the feet up. Then it was time to head into the game. Molly and Kieran headed to Appleton to meet some friends, and the boys and I went on to experience the game of a lifetime.
It was everything Ed and I were hoping for in our first Packer game experience. Dusty even said it may have been the best live sporting event ever! After standing in too long of a line to get in, we got free towels to wave during the game, and found our seats just as the National Anthem was being sung.
As you look at our pictures you can see how the snowy weather progressed. Had we not been nice and warm the snow would have been a downer, but it was awesome! I never thought I would be saying that I enjoyed the snow, but it made Lambeau Field truly a Packer experience. Of course we were doubting the Packers after the first few minutes with 2 turnovers, but in the end it was an awesome win for the Packers. Turns out shortly after halftime they ran out of beer in the stadium, so there were many unhappy fans, didn't run out of hot chocolate and soft pretzels for the pregnant fans though!!
After the win, we were going to hang out by the car and the guys were going to have a few beers and wait for some people to leave, but it wasn't packed so we just headed back to our hotel. Turns out after the 4-6 inches of accumulation the roads were horrible, so it took us a bit longer than 10 minutes to go 6 miles to our hotel, but we all made it safe and sound.
We met Molly and Kieran (who had a much worse 1.5 hour drive back from Appleton that was only 30 minutes on the way there) and ate some dinner at the Ground Round (it was attached to the hotel) and we all retired early after a long day of fresh air.
Thank you so much to Ed and Sue for the experience of a lifetime!! We would go back in a heartbeat!!
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