Today my husband got tickets to the New England/Houston playoff game from work. The tickets were clubhouse seats with parking right outside the door. We got here early and walked around Patriot place, met a couple from Canada attending their very first live NFL game, had a quick drink in the CBS Scene with some very nice Houston fans, then made our way up into the clubhouse.
I’m seated at a table next to a window looking right out onto the field. At the moment the place is going wild because Atlanta just beat the Seahawks by a field goal in the last 13 seconds of the game. My husband and the friends from Canada just went to our outside seats and I elected to keep the table and watch the game from in here. I can’t have a more perfect seat! This is the best game I’ve ever been to. It’s now 23 minutes until kickoff.
8 minutes to kickoff! The Pats just came out on the field amid fireworks as they emerged from the big blow-up helmet. National anthem is next. And now…kickoff! Go Pats! Agh! First play- Texans run kickoff back 94 yards! Oh dear! Here we go! Phew! They only got a field goal. I gotta watch now. Enjoy the game!
And so, as another day goes by, win or lose, it’s the experience that counts, living in the moment and all that, (shhh….don’t tell my husband I said that) and….I have written.
Photos: My view of the field, my husband standing just outside the window (red sweatshirt), helmet, lighthouse with flag in it, fireworks….
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