5-1

Yes, my Green Bay Packers are now 5-1! And I was lucky enough to be there in person to witness their 5th win of the season. (yeah, yeah, i know i didn't post anything about last week when they lost--i'm just trying to forget about it.) My sister-in-law Cammie had two tickets and asked if I would go with her--OF COURSE! Plus, it was her birthday on sunday, so it was even more fun. Our day was complete with free tailgating, free food and drinks, great seats, and great company! We woke up at 5:30am in order to get up to Green Bay with enough time to tailgate and walk around before kickoff at noon. As we were walking towards the stadium, I ran into my mom's cousin (luckily I recognized him b/c I haven't seen him in probably 10 years). I just thought I'd say 'hi'--but he quickly grabbed us and said, "Come on. I'm on my way to meet Joe McCarthy, coach Mike's dad". So before I could even introduce Cammie, we were racing through the parking lot with my mom's cousin (Gary) and his friend..who we still hadn't met at this point. But we ended up meeting Coach Mike McCarthy's dad, brother, and cousin! So here is a picture of Cammie and I with Joe McCarthy (his son looks just like him!)

After all this, we said goodbye to my mom's cousin and his friend and headed back towards the stadium. On our way, we ran into this beautiful woman collecting donations for a local food pantry. I went to give her a donation and noticed that she had a Donald Driver jersey on (for those of you unfamiliar with the Packers, Driver is one of the wide receivers on the team). I asked her if she was Donald Driver's wife and she said yes! So of course, we asked if we could have our picture taken with her! And here we are with her and her beautiful little girl Christina.

All this before the game even began!! We finally made it to the stadium and of course, we had to have our picture taken in front of Lambeau field with the statues of Coach Vince Lombardi and Packers founder 'Curly' Lambeau in the background.

And what trip to Lambeau would be complete without a picture wearing cheeseheads? Notice the large stack of cheese behind us. I don't care who you are, no one can look good in one of these!

The game began and the weather was great for about 20 minutes. It was in the mid-50's and overcast! And for Lambeau Field, anything over 30 degrees is warm! But of course, it began to rain towards the end of the first quarter. Luckily, we had rain gear with us (thanks to my mother in law) and stayed dry the entire game.


We had such great seats. We were in the end zone about 8 rows back, so we felt like we were right in the middle of the action (at least when it was on our end of the field). Here are a few pictures of Brett Favre--probably the closest we'll ever be to him!


Favre in action......not sure how the rest of the photo came out blurry except for him, but it looks pretty cool!



And here was the final score....17-14 Packers over the Redskins. And of course, Favre was on the jumbotron right as i took this picture. Could it get any better?

Cammie and I had such a great day! We even made it on the jumbotron twice!!! And I have to say that I could not have enjoyed such a fun day without the help of Matt. He watched the kids all day on sunday so that I could go, even after he worked all day on saturday. What a guy! Hopefully I'll be able to post more about the success of the Green Bay Packers!