Are you Ready for Some Football?!

Our annual trip to the Panthers/Saints game came earlier this year.  The Gillams and Hantla's were onboard for making a weekend of it, except B had class that week.  We waited for B to get out of class on Saturday and then left for Charlotte.  MP watched the kids for us over the weekend. 

We got on the road about 4:15 pm, and made our way to Charlotte.  K/J had made reservations at a hotel that they normally stay at, and Chris & Heather were meeting us there.  C/H decided to meet us and go to the game with us this year.  We are always welcoming more friends, so having 6 of us was going to be exciting.  By the time we made it to the hotel, it was already getting pretty dark.  We were all starving so we headed into Charlotte for dinner at Rock Bottom Brewery.  B & I had never been there, but the other 4 had.  I looked at the menu ahead of time and knew I wanted the Chicken-n-Mac.  It was yummy mac and cheese with shredded chicken mixed in with some spice.  It was so good.  Jen even got it also.  B got Jambalaya, Chris got a burger, Heather got veggie quesadillas, and Keith got a steak.  I think everyone's food was great, but I know mime was.  We didn't even sit down to order until almost 10, which made for a late late night.  I think we got to sleep shortly after 1am. 

We were so excited about sleeping in, but around 7:15, I woke up and was wide awake.  B and I layed in bed for a while, and then finally got up for the continental breakfast.  The breakfast was hot with eggs, bacon, muffins, gritts, and some fruit.  It was nice to just take it easy and eat breakfast without cooking or cleaning up afterwards.  C/H came down for breakfast later, but J/K never made it down.  They got to sleep in late....We all checked out of the hotel and headed to the stadium for our tailgate.  We found an awesome spot for free, and started the pregame party.  We all brought some stuff to snack on, but B and I weren't very hungry since we just had breakfast.  We ate and talked for a while, and then headed into the stadium around 12:15pm.  Keith and I wanted to be in our seats so we could see both teams come out and warm up.  The past several years we had been late to the game and missed all that excitment.  This year we had plenty of time though.  The entire weekend was a blast, but the Saints lost:(  Carolina's defense was just better than our offense that day. 

Jen and I took naps on the way home, while B and K talked in the front.  By the time we got back to our house after stopping at K/J's to get our car, it was after 9pm.  MP had kept R & A awake so we could see them, but W was already asleep.  We missed our kids a lot.  We look forward to the days when all the Hantla Clan can come to these games together.

Pregame snacking

Keith, Bryce, and Chris

Heather, Katie, and Jen

Gillams, Bryants, Hantlas

Silly

Cam is #1

Who Dat

So Sad:(  Panthers 35   Saints 27

Not in the mood for a picture

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